St Peter’s Church is open daily from 9am-4pm
Welcome to St Peter’s Titchfield, the oldest church in Hampshire,
where Christians have been coming to worship God for more than 1300 years
Link to short video on the history of St Peter’s Church
Our Vision Statement – Welcoming all, Celebrating Life, Sharing the Journey
Our Vision for Growth 2026-28 • To be a church where discipleship is taught, shared & grown • To be a healthy and vibrant church for all ages
• To develop a creative offering of prayer & worship
• To be a welcoming, hospitable and community-facing church ‘Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain’
Psalm 127
Vacancies at St Peter’s Treasurer required to oversee the finances of St Peter’s. Training, guidance and support will be given and there is an amazing team supporting this position – including Bookkeeper, Gift Aid Steward and Money Counters
Safer Recruitment Officer to work alongside our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Dave Foster. This role involves safe recruitment of volunteers in line with Church of England
requirements, keeping confidential records and signposting volunteers to safeguarding awareness training.
Role descriptions are available on our website. Please let Revd Penny or the Churchwardens know if you might be interested.
What’s On at St Peter’s Church
As well as all our events listed in the Events Calendar on the right, here are the services and activities for the next week:-
- Thursday 12th 10am Holy Communion (CW) 7pm Alpha (Chapter Room)
- Friday 13th 10:30am “Coffee Break” (Chapter Room)
- Sunday 15th 10am Parish Communion 12noon Holy Baptism (Roman Meehan)
- Monday 16th 2pm Pilgrim Group (Chapter Room)
- Tuesday 17th 8:30am Parish Prayers
- Wednesday 18th 10am Ash Wednesday Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes
- Thursday 19th 1pm Funeral (Beth Tillot)
- Friday 20th Lent Lunches (Chapter Room)
- Saturday 21st 9am Lego and Craft Church (Chapter Room)
- Sunday 22nd 10am Parish Communion
Other activities to note the dates and get involved in…………
- Alpha Course at St Peter’s starting on Thursday 22nd January – 7-9pm. Each week we will share a pudding together, watch a video on a theme such as “Is there more to life than this?” and share thoughts, questions and ideas in a relaxed place. Whether you are new to faith, have no faith, exploring faith or fully practicing. All are invited – contact the Church office to signup and give your dietary requirements. Anyone can support the Alpha course by making a pudding or helping serve please sign up on the sheet at the back of church.
- Beer at the Wheatsheaf – Thursday 19th February at 7.30pm Men’s group gathering – All welcome
- Lent Course – ‘Draw Near: Life giving habits for Lent’
If you are not a regular group member and would be interested in joining one of the Pilgrim Groups to follow the Lent course this year, please sign the sheet at the back of church. There are 4 groups running at different times of the week so choose the one that suits you best. The booklet to accompany the course has a small charge of £2.20. - Lent Lunches begin Friday 20th February
Lent lunches will run for 6 weeks assuming we have enough teams to run each of them. So far the first two weeks have a team in place. If you are interested in joining or leading a team, please speak to Joan Angelides, Lin Kelly or Helen
Perry. The lunches consist of homemade soup, bread and cheese. Donations, invited from those who attend, will be passed on to the St George Foundation. Soup makers are also invited to sign up. The sheet can be found in the Chapter
Room on the board to the left as you enter from the church - Lego and Craft Church – the 3rd Saturday each month Come and be creative with Lego or crafts or both. Breakfast will be served from 9.00 am – bacon rolls, toast and hot or cold drinks. Next get-together is Saturday 21st February 9-10:30am
- The Life of St Wilfrid ~ Friday 6thMarch ~ 7.30pm in church
Friends of St. Peter’s have organised a talk by Dr James Connelly who will share with us the fascinating life of St Wilfrid, a brave and faithful priest who introduced Christianity to the people of the Meon Valley. Wine is served from 7pm. See the poster in church. Tickets cost £10 from Hays Travel - Quiz evening * 7:30pm * Saturday 18th April
This will be held in the village hall, in conjunction with the Friends of St. Peter’s. This is a social event with any profits given to the Friends for use on the church. Please put the date in your diaries and encourage others to do the same.
Real Easter Eggs Opportunity to buy Real Easter Eggs from the Meaningful Chocolate Company which includes a 24 page Easter story activity book, are made of Fairtrade chocolate, are palm oil and plastic free, and reflect the Easter themes of hope and new life. The Meaningful Chocolate Company donates to charitable projects every year, including Fairtrade farmers, providing eg school books, solar panels and fresh water.
Even if you are not giving an egg to anyone this year perhaps consider giving one to the Food Bank and supporting the Real Easter Egg campaign. The egg costs £5.50. Order from Anna Sketchley until Sunday 15th March
Who We Are
We are a lively, diverse and inclusive community, seeking to grow in the Christian faith and to live out our faith in the world around us.
Our services vary from traditional to modern please come along to one of our services. You will be very welcome!
If you would like to know more about the Christian faith, talk to us about baptism, confirmation or arranging a wedding or funeral, please contact the church office where there will be someone available on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings or at other times telephone 01329 847003 to leave an answerphone message.
The June issue of our Parish Magazine, Titchfield News, is now available to buy in church. The price is £1.00. Link to previous editions > older editions of Titchfield News
Annual subscriptions to the magazine cost £8 for 6 copies. If you would like a subscription please contact Gerry Pontefract by text message on: 07818 568034 and she will see if there is a distributor for your area.
The church can now Accept Donations Online. These can be for either £5, £10, £20 or £50. Please click the button on the right to make your donation
Previous Services
Click here to view a list of previous service recordings on our Youtube Channel
Our Prayer Diary
Our weekly Prayer diary is available by looking on the worship section.
A daily Bible Reading and Psalm can be found here