Illumination - a free exhibition of biblical calligraphy

for 5 hours
St Peter's Church
Church Road Thundersley Benfleet, SS7 3HG, United Kingdom

Illumination is a free exhibition of biblical calligraphy and illuminated manuscripts, at St Peter's on Saturday 17 October, 10.00am to 3.00pm.

At its centre are facsimile volumes of The Saint John's Bible - a modern handwritten and illuminated Bible, seven volumes in all, lettered and decorated by hand. You can see the pages close up, and find out how biblical texts were written, decorated and illustrated long before the printed page.

Entry is free and everyone is welcome, whether you come to church or not. Children are very welcome.

School groups: St Peter's is open to schools by appointment from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October, free of charge, with a hands-on session in calligraphy and illumination. It links well to RE, history and art. Please contact the Revd Mark Smeed on 01268 211009 or [email protected].

The same exhibition is at St James the Less, Hadleigh the week after - schools from Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, and open to the public on Saturday 24 October, 10.00am to 3.00pm.

St Peter's Church

You are very welcome at St Peter's, the parish church of Thundersley. We stand at the top of the hill in Church Road, with far-reaching views, set in a large and peaceful churchyard among the trees, and our church field adjoins Coombe Wood.

Sundays at 8.00am and 11.00am

Holy Communion at 8.00am is held in the oldest part of the church. Our 11.00am Sung Eucharist is in the main worship area, which seats around two hundred.

During the week

Our midweek services are listed further down this page.

Finding us

The Parish Office is opposite the church and is open Monday to Friday, 9.15am to 12 noon. There is more about the building, its long history and our halls on our About Us page.

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Get in touch

Revd. Marcus Giddy.

Parish Office
Church Road
Thundersley
Essex SS7 3HG

SS7 3HG
Revd. Marcus Giddy
01268 211009
Robert Waterson (Church Warden)
01268 211009

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Illumination - a free exhibition of biblical calligraphy

for 5 hours
St Peter's Church
Church Road Thundersley Benfleet, SS7 3HG, United Kingdom

Illumination is a free exhibition of biblical calligraphy and illuminated manuscripts, at St Peter's on Saturday 17 October, 10.00am to 3.00pm.

At its centre are facsimile volumes of The Saint John's Bible - a modern handwritten and illuminated Bible, seven volumes in all, lettered and decorated by hand. You can see the pages close up, and find out how biblical texts were written, decorated and illustrated long before the printed page.

Entry is free and everyone is welcome, whether you come to church or not. Children are very welcome.

School groups: St Peter's is open to schools by appointment from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October, free of charge, with a hands-on session in calligraphy and illumination. It links well to RE, history and art. Please contact the Revd Mark Smeed on 01268 211009 or [email protected].

The same exhibition is at St James the Less, Hadleigh the week after - schools from Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, and open to the public on Saturday 24 October, 10.00am to 3.00pm.

Safeguarding

St Peter's is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults, and follows the House of Bishops' guidance and the safeguarding policy and practice of the Diocese of Chelmsford.

If you are worried that a child or an adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm, please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer through the Parish Office, or the Diocese of Chelmsford Safeguarding Team on 01245 294444. If someone is in immediate danger, call 999 and ask for the police.

How to report a concern, and other sources of help, are on our safeguarding page.

Safeguarding at St Peter's