Welcome to St Peter’s Church!

We are a community of Christians seeking to serve and love those around us. We are part of the Colchester Town Centre Parish, and our building is at the top of North Hill (where it meets the High Street). Our congregation is made up of people of various ages and stages, some of whom live in the parish and many of whom come from further afield. Other than that, of course, things continue to be a bit unusual at the moment.

Weekly Updates. Please click here for the most recent Update (23rd January).

Sunday ‘on-line’ Services. These pre-recorded services are online at 10:00am on Sundays (or any time afterwards), and can be viewed on Facebook or on YouTube. For the relevant service-sheet, click here.

Sunday ‘in-church’ Services. In light of the recent government policy and the advice received from the Diocese, we will sadly be closing St Peter’s for public worship for the time being. We will keep the matter under ongoing review and will continue to make Church Family Worship Online available each Sunday morning.

***   THE CHURCH CALENDAR   ***

Sunday 24th January  [the 3rd Sunday of Epiphany]

• • • 10:00am — Church Family Worship Online (available on Facebook or YouTube)

Monday 25th January

• • • 7:30pm — Church Safeguarding Committee Meeting (via Zoom, details on request)

Wednesday 27th January

• • • 8:00pm — Church Prayer Meeting (via the St Peter’s Church WhatsApp group)

Thursday 28th January

• • • 7:45pm — Christianity Explored (via Zoom, details on request)

Sunday 31st January  [the 4th Sunday of Epiphany]

• • • 10:00am — Church Family Worship Online (available on Facebook or YouTube)

***   CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS   ***

• Mark writes: In light of the recent government policy and the advice received from the Diocese, we remain closed for public worship once again. We will continue to make Church Family Worship Online available each Sunday morning, and will endeavour to help those unable to access this in other ways. The Churchwardens and I will keep the matter under ongoing review and will keep people informed as much as possible.
• It’s not too late to join the Christianity Explored group on Thursday evening. Please contact Mark if you are interested.
• The Church Safeguarding Committee meets by Zoom next Monday.
• The next PCC meeting is planned for Tuesday 9th February, at 7:30pm, via Zoom.
• The preliminary date for the Annual Church Meetings in 2021 is Tuesday 27th April, at 7:30pm. This will be via Zoom unless by then it is viable to hold the meeting in church.
• Our church WhatsApp group is open to all who are part of St Peter’s. It is used for encouragement and prayer, as well as general communication. If you would like to be added to the group, please contact Bernice Watts in the Church Office (details over)

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Whether you’re visiting or have recently moved to the area, whatever your age or background – we would be delighted to welcome you! 

Looking for information about our redevelopment? Click here. You can also follow us on Twitter to hear the latest updates.

SAFEGUARDING. St Peter’s is committed to safeguarding children, young people, victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse, and vulnerable adults. The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding, which may be found here —  https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Mrs Anne Kavanagh, who may be contacted through the Parish Office or via the contact details displayed immediately inside the West Door of the church.