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Reflections on Joy

As we think about joy and celebration at St Peter’s this spring, I have two personal experiences of joy that I would like to share with[…]

The Tree of Life

April 2nd 2017 The readings for this Passion Sunday, which marks the beginning of the journey into Holy Week and Easter, are a mix of[…]

Open Doors, Open Hearts

It is almost a year since St Peter’s opened its doors daily to visitors. There is a growing movement across the Diocese of London to[…]

Thoughts for Epiphany

Friday 6th January, was Epiphany, which celebrates the arrival of the three wise men. As I took my Christmas cards down, I was struck by[…]

Advent Reflections: Clean Hearts

Advent is a many layered season. As the winter days grow short and we turn towards a new year breaking into the darkness, the church invites[…]

The Gift of Listening

For the past three years, I’ve spent at least one afternoon a month sitting in the nave of St Andrew’s Holborn, looking out past the[…]

Artist in Residence: Remembrance Circles

St Peter De Beauvoir Town recently hosted its first artist-in-residence. Joanne Dorking is a local artist born in Hoxton. Her work includes drawing, sculpture, floral design[…]

St Peter’s in Cyber-Space

St Peter’s and digital technology were in the press, following Lord Lloyd Webber’s support for a government-funded scheme to install Wi-Fi in churches, as a[…]

A new website for St Peter’s

Can digital space ever be sacred space? Yes, if that is the intention when creating it. When the team at St Peter’s decided to update[…]

Strength in numbers – St Peter’s thriving brigade of volunteers

I am the Treasurer at St Peter De Beauvoir, a thriving church in Hackney with 175 members on the Electoral Roll. Like many inner city[…]

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