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Welcome to the website for the St. Peter's Church in Devizes, Wiltshire.
We are a
Forward in Faith
Church in the
Anglican Diocese of Salisbury. Episcopal oversight is given by the Bishop of Ebbsfleet.
We are active members of the
Devizes Partnership of Churches.
Firmly established in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England,
S. Peter's Church
has witnessed to the Christian faith and served the people of the Devizes area since 1866. The church is in the town's western outskirts on the Bath Road, near the famous Caen Hill Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
The Church is proud of its associated School - St Peter's Primary. To see the School's own web pages click here.
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Latest News
Services and Events this Week
|
When |
Where |
Service / Event | |
|
Sunday,
29 August + TRINITY 13 |
8:00 am | St Peter's | Low Mass (BCP) |
| 9:15 am | St Peter's | Morning Prayer | |
| 10:00 am | St Peter's | Sung Mass, Sunday School & Sermon | |
| Thursday, 2 September | 7:00 pm | St Peter's | Vigil Mass of St. Gregory the Great &
Homily with Holy Unction |
| Saturday, 4 September | 10:00 am - 12:00 noon |
97, Avon Road | Coffee Morning |
| 6:00 pm | St Peter's | Evening Prayer & Preparation for Communion | |
|
Sunday,
5 September + TRINITY 14 |
8:00 am | St Peter's | Low Mass (BCP) |
| 9:15 am | St Peter's | Morning Prayer | |
| 10:00 am | St Peter's | Sung Mass, Sunday School & Sermon | |
| 5:00 pm | St Peter's | Devotions & Benediction | |
[To download full Diary for this week together
with Fr Peter's Notices and Saints for the week,
also the Collect, Readings &
Gospel
for Trinity 13 and 14 - see the
Diary page]
Shop Online and Support Our Primary School
If you shop online in order to get bargains and discount prices, now you can get exactly the same discounts but with the added bonus of supporting Friends of St Peter's Primary School (FOSP).
FOSP is very active in organising events which are enjoyable in themselves and also raise a lot of money for the purchase of books and equipment for the School, and for the support of disadvantaged children within it. Events they have organised during this past school year include
Christmas Party
Valentine's Dance
Easter Party
Meeting on the New St Peter's School
Summer Fayre
This last event, the Summer Fayre, has raised over £700 in clear profit.
Their latest venture is a webshop, through which you can shop at the most popular online retails stores including M&S, Amazon, EBay, HMV and ASDA. There are links to over 100 sites in total and you can also specify an item you wish to purchase and get a comparison of different prices that the retailers offer. You will be told the percentage referral fee that FOSP will get.
Try it at:
- and make your retail therapy even more therapeutic
Dates for Your Diary
Saturday September
4th 10:00 am
Coffee Morning in
aid of church funds on 97, Avon Road. Carol or Geoffrey will be
pleased to
- 12:00 noon
accept donations of items for sale or raffle prizes on
Friday 3rd September. Alternatively they
will collect them from you if you ring to let them know.
Monday September
6th Pilgrimage to Walsingham: The Forward in Faith Parishes of Swindon New
Town are making a
to pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. As in 2009 we have
been been invited to join them.
Thursday
September 9th
Cost, including transport, will be £205. Please contact Fr. Peter for
details if interested.
Thursday September
16th Visit
of Pope Benedict XVI to England and Scotland : A State Visit at the
invitation of Gordon Brown.
to
For the latest information see
www.thepapalvisit.org.uk
Sunday
September
19th
This
visit culminates in the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, whom Fr
Peter has referred to
as "A Saint in Waiting". On September 19th in the Archdiocese of
Birmingham the waiting will be over.
Sunday September 19th 11:00 am Baptism Sunday: Mass starts one hour later to allow baptism to be administered during the main Mass.
Saturday
October 2nd
7:30 pm Harvest Supper A delicious Supper cooked by St
Peter's own celebrity chef, John Hunt, followed by
after supper entertainment - see Gallery page for
pictures of the 2009 Supper.
The closing date for signing up – and indicating menu choices – is Sunday 19th
September. The sheet is
on the table at the back of church.
Sunday December
12th 11:00 am Baptism Sunday: Mass
starts one hour later to allow baptism to be administered during the main Mass.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Recent updates
(4-September-2010)
New September Letter and Parish Paper
(2-September-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(24-August-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(19-August-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(11-August-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(5-August-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(1-August-2010)
New August 'Parish Paper'
(28-July-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(27-July-2010)
New August 'Letter'
(22-July-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(14-July-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(13-July-2010)
New July 'Parish Paper' and new July 'Letter'
(7-July-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(1-July-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary'
(19-June-2010)
New 'This Week's Diary' and Fr John photos added
to Gallery page