St Peter and St Paul's Church

All parents and carers with preschoolers and babies are welcome to this lovely group running term-time in Hardwick. Contact Rev’d Clare or see St Mary’s Hardwick’s website for more information.

Dear Friends, What a difference the sunshine makes! It’s been wonderful to have some warm spring weather at last after what feels like endless rain! The Churchyard has benefitted from both the warmth and the rain, and it is looking very pretty with our wildflowers starting to grow! Weather permitting, Forest Church is held outdoors…

Dear Friends, There is something incredibly spiritual about walking with friends – and making new ones along the way. Later in the month I will be leading our annual Lordsbridge Pilgrimage walk, on Friday 17 May, starting at 7:30am in Coton! I am very much looking forward to visiting all the churches in the Team…

Dear Friends, Happy Easter! It is such a wonderful time of the year, with our gardens, hedgerows, churchyard and surrounding countryside bursting into life. The daffodils have been especially lovely this year. Spring has definitely arrived and it is so good to have warmer days and longer nights again after a rather wet and windy…

Dear Friends, We are immensely grateful for all the support we have received from so many in our congregation and in the village. Rather than ending the year with the predicted loss, we had a surplus of just over £2,000. Our Fundraising Appeal, which we launched in November last year, contributed to this in a…

Calling all singers! A chance to enjoy Faure’s beautiful Requiem in an informal, Come and Sing session directed by Dr Edward Wickham (Director of Music at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge).The session will include refreshments and there will be a final sing-through (supporters welcome) at 6 pm. Suggested donation: £10 (on the door). Tickets reservations at…

Dear Friends, February sees the start of the season of Lent: the six weeks before Easter when Christians are called to spend time reflecting and praying. It’s a season when we intentionally seek to grow spiritually; a time to stop, think, slow down and wait on God, refocusing on Him. Each Lent God calls us…

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! As we embark on this New Year – 2024 – I wonder: what journey of faith is God calling us on? Each of us may face difficult challenges and unexpected diversions: we can’t predict the year ahead. Our recent experiences have shown us that anything and everything can happen. But…

Join us on Saturday 3rd February at 5.30pm for a Recital by The Alea Quartet. Tickets are £10 and £5 (students & under 18s) and can be reserved at https://ddchambermusic.eventbrite.co.uk. Payment on the door. Everyone is welcome!

Dear Friends, Every year Christmas gives us a great sense of fresh hope and wonder. Jesus’s birth transformed the world: it changed lives, and continues to change us. He was born in the humblest and most unlikely circumstances, in a stable surrounded by animals. Jesus is the living hope that God is with us, through…