Tove Benefice

31/08/2026

Yesterday at St Bartholomew's Greens Norton bells were ringing as part of the village show.

Thanks to ringers from across the benefice who helped out. You may even have noticed Revd Greg ringing :-)

If you had a go & want to find out more, this video from St Paul's Cathedral gives you a behind the scenes insight. You might even spot one or two of our ringers in this band.

If you want to join in then pop along on a Thursday evening during practice & they will be delighted to teach you more.

The Diocese of Peterborough

26/08/2026

🔔 From Towcester to the Bullring… 🔔

Well worth a listen to Illuminated on BBC Radio 4, which follows the Birmingham bellringers as they prepare for the National 12-Bell Striking Contest — the world’s leading competition for 12-bell ringing.

And there’s a great St Lawrence, Towcester connection too!

Mike Wilby, captain of the Birmingham 12-bell team, learnt to ring here at St Lawrence, and some of the team are good friends of the St Lawrence Society and ring here with us from time to time.

It was particularly good to hear reference in the programme to the team ringing here at Towcester as part of their preparation for the competition.

A fascinating glimpse into the skill, teamwork, friendship and tradition behind the sound of church bells — and a reminder that our twelve bells here at St Lawrence are part of a much wider ringing story.

The Diocese of Peterborough
Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers

Arguably best in the world, will Birmingham win the 2026 12-Bell Striking Contest?

24/08/2026

A Service of Celebration & Thanksgiving

On Sunday 20th September at 9.15am, our Family Communion at St Lawrence Church will include an opportunity to celebrate and give thanks for the completion of our new heating and lighting and projection and screen projects.

We are enormously grateful to the charities, organisations and individuals whose generosity and support have made these improvements possible.

Everyone is warmly invited to join us, with refreshments following the service.

Please RSVP by Sunday 13th September:
☎ 01327 350459
✉ [email protected]

The Diocese of Peterborough

20/08/2026

If anyone is wondering how to interpret and understand what happened to Jason Arday and his total exposure in the press then this is a really good article by Bishop Rowan William.

A young man has died. Where was the possibility of absolution?

20/08/2026

A slightly different Chaplain Day at Peterborough Cathedral today for RevPaula

Some amazing creations in The Travelling Bricks exhibition, followed tonight by a Tina Turner tribute concert.

LEGO, Tintansaurs & Tina Turner rehearsal… never quite sure what a day at the Cathedral will bring!
😄

The Diocese of Peterborough

18/08/2026

🎉 St Lawrence Day Quiz – Results! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who took part in our St Lawrence Day quiz and had a go at spotting all the knitted people hidden amongst the wonderful displays in church!

It was incredibly close.

🧶 There were 19 knitted people altogether. Two entries were very close, spotting 18, but each had just one quiz question wrong.

✏️ Two other entries got every single quiz question right, but counted 12 and 13 knitted people.

With it being so close, we’ve decided there really ought to be four winners! 🏆🏆🏆🏆

We’ll be in touch with our winners shortly with a little prize.

A huge thank you again to Judith, Kim and Mel and all those who contributed for all the time, creativity and care that went into the St Lawrence displays. They were a lovely way to celebrate our church’s namesake — and we hope everyone enjoyed discovering a little more about St Lawrence along the way!

16/08/2026

Just a reminder that renew169 Wellbeing Café has drop in sections this week at the Chantry House & Sawpits Centre Monday to Thursday (due to going problems with their building)...

Do pass the message on to anyone who regularly attends or anyone new who wishes to pop along...

Our drop-in service will continue this week and until further notice at our pop-up locations in town. Our usual staff and volunteers will be in place and we look forward to welcoming you.

15/08/2026

Nominations for general synod are now open... If you would like to be a part of the decision making process of the Church of England consider putting your name forward for nomination...

Not sure if it's for you, speak to one of the clergy & they can put you in touch with someone who is already serving on general synod...

Nominations open today!

Civica, the organisation running the elections on behalf of the Church of England, will email all electors a link to the nomination portal. The email will arrive from the following address: [email protected] and you may wish to add this address to your list of contacts now rather than risk it going into spam or being rejected by your internet provider.

Find out more about Stand for Synod here: https://www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/aboutus/governance/governance-noshow/elections-for-new-general-synod-members-in-2026.php

15/08/2026

Family and friends gathered today to pray for Maeva as she was baptised at the church of St Lawrence.

13/08/2026

A day in Peterborough Cathedral as chaplain for Greg. Behind Titanosaur is a Lego model of Titanic - part of the Travelling Bricks exhibition. Never seen the New Building as it was today.