News From St Peter and St Paul

Our new Priest-in-Charge, Revd. Ben Lewis, joins us early in September. Here he tells us a bit more about himself

We are pleased to announce that the Rev Ben Lewis, currently vicar of St Mark’s Wellingborough, is to become priest in charge of Olney Parish Church.

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting APCM will be held on Sunday 18th May after a shortened morning service. You can find details of the meeting, and copies of the reports and accounts, here

There will be a civic service of welcome for the new Bishop of Buckingham, Rt Revd Dave Bull, on Sunday 9th March at 3pm in Milton Keynes. You can watch the service online

Every six years the Electoral Roll of all Church of England churches has to be completely revised, and we are revising our Electoral Roll this year. This means that everyone (including current members) will need to complete a form in order to be on the new roll

We are recruiting a new Priest-in-Charge for our church, and the advertisement for the vacancy has now been published

The Deanery of Newport (of which Olney is a part) is being reorganised, which means we’ll be looking to appoint a Priest-in-Charge rather than a Rector. Click on the link to find out more

Our recent Harvest Lunch raised £266 for the Christian Aid Gaza Appeal, and gifts of food from our Harvest service were delivered to the Olney is Kind foodbank. Many thanks to all involved in organising and preparing our lunch and looking after our food gifts!

We will be joining the other churches of Olney for the Holiday Bible Club which runs from the 5th to the 9th of August

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting APCM will be held on Sunday 5th May after a shortened morning service. You can find details of the meeting, and copies of the reports and accounts, here

On Friday 31st May the St. Andrews Madrigal Group will be visiting the church as part of their annual tour. More details to follow.

Every year we choose a selection of charities to make a donation to from our income. Find out more about the charities we have chosen to support this year