Two of the most important ways we engage with our faith is through study and prayer. We believe these are fundamental if we are to grow in our faith, and become a better and better Christian as we live the faith out day by day. Many Christians therefore choose to read the Bible and pray in the privacy of their own homes, often on a daily basis, and the Vicar is always pleased to be able to offer advice if this is something you want to begin. However, it’s also important that study and prayer also take place in the context of the church community, which is why we put on regular groups throughout the year. 
Every fortnight we host an online study group for adults, ‘Zoomers’, and most Saturdays throughout the year we host a Bible reading group, called ‘Read, Mark, Learn’, at St Peter’s, with participants making their way through various books of the Bible over coffee and chat. Courses are also offered at Advent, Lent and in the summer. Recent topics have included ‘Faith, Creeds and the Liturgy’, a course on the creeds, ‘Living the Faith’, a course on the promises we make to God and how we live them in our lives, and ‘Do this in Memory of Me’, a course exploring the ‘why, how and what’ of the mass. These courses, together with sermons preached at sung masses, aim to take an approach to the faith that draws from Scripture, Tradition and the church’s teaching, and make all of that relevant as we seek to live that faith out in today’s world. Sessions are usually held at both churches – St Peter’s on Wednesday evenings, and St John’s on Friday mornings – to cater for all requirements. Follow us on Facebook, X or Instagram, or subscribe to our mailing list to find out about the latest courses on offer.
The parish also has a long-standing tradition of making pilgrimage to various sites and shrines in England, as well as abroad. There is a regular parish pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk, which takes place one weekend each year, and members of the parish have also attended the National Pilgrimage in the late May Bank Holiday, the children’s pilgrimage in the Spring, and the youth pilgrimage in the Summer. We also have a Walsingham Cell which operates from the parish and meets periodically for prayer, study and fellowship. Occasional trips to other pilgrimage sites or regional events, such as the Bishop of Beverley’s Northern Provincial Festival, also take place.
