Across the country this is the time of the year for congregations to sing out that old favourite ‘We plough the fields and scatter’ and Peakirk was no exception during their Harvest festival celebrations over the weekend of 11 and 12 September. The fields ploughed, the seed scattered, the fruit harvested and now again ploughed [...]
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On Sunday 18th July, while attending a family service at St Benedict’s in Glinton, the Palmer family, who live in the village, were horrified when a gravestone toppled onto their three-year-old daughter, Grace, leaving just her head exposed. An ambulance was called to the scene and she was rushed to hospital where she was thankfully [...]
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Kate Hinchliff and Carol Jones were elected as new Churchwardens at the recent Church AGM. Both have lived in the village for 25 years, are friends who enjoy walking together in a group, are members of the WI, enjoy catering and have two grown-up children, so in addition to their church duties, they already have [...]
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By Dr Avril Lumley Prior My fascination with St Pega, sister of the reclusive Guthlac of Crowland (died 716), began almost twenty years ago, when I discovered that this Mercian noblewoman and miracle-worker had founded a cell on the site of Peakirk Hermitage, which from 1980 to 2001 was occupied by members of an enclosed [...]
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Sunday 3rd April (Mothering Sunday) 9am Eucharist Northborough (RM) 9am Communion Maxey 10am Family Service Etton 10.30am Sung Communion Helpston (HG) 10.30am Morning Prayer Glinton (DH) 6.30pm Evensong Peakirk (HG) Sunday 10th April 10.30am Simple Communion Helpston (CS) 10.30am Morning Praise Glinton 10.30am Family Worship Northborough 10.30am Eucharist Peakirk (HG) 5pm Evensong Maxey (HG) Sunday [...]
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The next Bishop of Peterborough is to be the Ven. Donald Allister, currently Archdeacon of Chester. He succeeds the Rt Revd Ian Cundy, who died in May. He expects to take up his new post in the early spring of 2010 and comes with the express hope that he can help to build people’s confidence [...]
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‘Tuesdays at the Barn’ Group celebrated their 2nd birthday in September. This group is an off-shoot of St Botolph’s Church and meets weekly for Discussion and Worship at Botolph’s Barn, Church Lane, Helpston. L-r: Kay Nichol, Annie Davies, Sue Young, Hettie Davies, Joyce Stanton, Jamie Irons, Linda Smith, Tim Jarrold and Ruth Dunn. All are welcome [...]
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A recent meeting of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Helpston was attended by Archdeacon David Painter, following discussions he had had earlier in the summer with the Churchwardens, Pat Jackson and Chris Topper, as well as with the parish priest, Hilary Geisow. The purpose of the meeting was to consider a proposal that Helpston [...]
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