LONGTHORPE
ST. BOTOLPH
CHURCH OF ENGLAND PARISH CHURCH

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St. Botolph's Parish Church, Longthorpe, Peterborough (UK)
Canon Bill Croft

Welcome to the web site of the Anglican Parish Church of St. Botolph Longthorpe, which is situated at Thorpe Road, Longthorpe, Peterborough PE3 6LU.  (See "How to Find Us")

A warm welcome is extended to all to join us in worship at St. Botolph's Church. Whether you have been a regular churchgoer or not, you are very welcome at any of our services, and we trust you will find peace, joy and friendship with us.

The Parish Office is open at 7.00pm on Wednesdays for baptism and marriage applications. I can be contacted at  315 Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6LU, Tel: 01733 263016; Email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

I am also priest in charge at Holy Spirit, Bretton.  For more information click on the menu button labelled "Holy Spirit Bretton"

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COME AND JOIN OUR JUBILEE PARTY FOR ALL THE FAMILY
Lunch, Games, Quiz, and free raffle.Sunday 3rd June at 12.30pm in the Village Hall. Tickets Adults £6.00 Family Ticket £14. For more information and tickets contact Chris Williams 264199 or John Mullins 267440.
THE BIG JUBILEE THANK YOU
You are invited to add your personal greeting to the 'Thank you' to Her Majesty the Queen for 60 years of service to our Church and country. Sheets will be available to sign in the Cloister between May 20th and June 4th.
PATRONAL FESTIVAL 17th JUNE
Services at 8am, 11am. on the Village Green and 6pm. The All-Age Team are planning to organise a BBQ to follow on from the 11am Service on the Village Green. There will be a Bring and Share of salads and puds. Please sign up on the list in the Cloister both for food contributions and for numbers wishing to partake. Chris Walker would also like to hear from anyone who could bring a gazebo.
HYMN REQUEST BOX
You are invited to make requests for hymns to be sung during the summer months:July, August and September. Place requests in Hymn Request Box in Cloister
HELP FOR THE ELDERLY
Sam Leedham, a member of our youth group, is offering to do some voluntary work in the community for 3 months as part of his Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award. He would like to help elderly people with any odd jobs. If interested, please pick up a leaflet with fuller details in the Cloister. Contact Chris Walker 266394
EUCHARIST WITH MINISTRY OF WHOLENESS AND HEALING
Monday 21st May at 7pm. All welcome
NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING
You are invited to Peterborough North West Urban Safer Neighbourhood Panel Meeting Hartwell Court Residential Home, Hartwell Way, Westwood Tuesday 22nd May at 7pm.
RELEASE UPDATE
You are warmly invited to hear Andy Dipper and Canon Andrew White in conversation at Bretton Baptist Church Copeland, South Bretton onThursday 31st May at 7.45 pm.Canon Andrew White is vicar of the only Anglican church in Iraq and President of the Foundation for Relief and reconciliation in the Middle East. Living and working with Multiple Sclerosis in one of the most dangerous parts of the world he has an extraordinary story to tell of faith under fire and the impact of the Gospel in a war-torn nation. Admission free of charge.An offering will be taken up to support the work of Release.
FIRST COMMUNION
First Communion preparation classes will be on Sundays 24th June and 1st July at 2pm. The First Communion itself will be at a special All Age Service at 11.15am on July 15th.
LONGTHORPE FETE
Saturday 16th June from the Village Hall through to the Green from 10.30 omwards.
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S APPEAL 
We have two more fund raising events this summer.
Garden Party at 51 Apsley Way 15th July
Little Puffers Open Day at 13 Apsley Way 19th August
We can sell anything! Please deliver to 51 Apsley Way
TRAIDCRAFT
Many thanks to all who showed their support for fair trade by ordering items from the spring catalogue. The total value of the goods ordered by this church was around £200.
 

MAY CALENDAR 


Thursday 17th Ascension Day
2.00pm Dorcas Group
7.30pm Peterborough Deanery Ascension Service at All Saints Church, Park Road
Friday 18th 8.00pm Yobby Dogs
Sunday 20th Easter 7
11.15am All Age Service
6.00pm Evensong with commissioning of Deputy Wardens and Sidespersons
Monday 21st 7.00pm Eucharist with Ministry of Wholeness and Healing
Tuesday 22nd 9.15am Alpha + 7.30pm Cursillo
Thursday 24th 7.30pm Home Group at 2 Threave Court
Friday 25th 10-noon ‘Open House’ at 29 Melford Close
3.00pm Wedding: Alexander McIntyre and Tracey Killick
Sunday 27th Pentecost 6.00pm Eucharist
Monday 28th 10.30am Home Group at 8 Wakerley Drive 7.30pm PCC
Tuesday 29th 10.15am Home Group at 119 Muskham
Wednesday 30th 12.30pm Cloister Lunch

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