Whissendine Prayer Group - The summer diary is now available from St Andrews' Church, or (tel: 01664 474 454). This issue includes prayers for the Queens Jubilee and the Olympics.
Sunday20th May 2012
Tuesday May 22nd 10am : Bible Study at 25 Willow Cresent. Wednesday May 23rd 1.30pm: Music at Lunchtime. Vanessa White playing the clarinet . All Welcome Thursday 24th May: Oakham Church Team walks group. An easy walk of approx 6 miles starting from St Mary and All Saints Church at Fotheringhay, with parking around. Please bring a picnic lunch, and share a car if possible. New walkers always welcome. Group contact Dennis Corton 722272. Thursday 31st May, 10am – 12pm: Church Flower Guild Coffee morning and Bring and Buy. This will be at held at 58 Ashwell Road Oakham. £1.00 entrance fee. We hope to see you there Joan and Harold.
WELCOME If you are new to this church or visiting, please make yourself known to the clergy or churchwardens.
Tuesday 5th June : Diamond Jubilee Celebrations , in Cutts Close. Churches Together will have a tent for tea and cakes. Could you offer an hour or so to help? Or offer a cake or something homed baked? Please let Patrick Wilson know. (723288) Thank you.
If you wish to receive Holy Communion in the pew where you are sitting, please inform a sidesperson before the start of the service.
Tuesday 12th June 10am: Bible Study at 25 Willow Crescent. Tuesday 12th June 7.30pm: Good News Van. This will be at 25 Willow Crescent.
Wednesday 20th June: “Open House” change of date. This is the new date for Helen Bush, 17 Tolethorpe Close. Thank you. Friday 22nd June: Friends and Mothers Union outing to Warwick. Coach and Choral Evening, Church Tour and Tea: £16.00 (£12.00 deposit) Leave 9am outside the Church. Open to all Benefice, sign list by the south door. Quires please phone Gordon or Pamela Woods 755371 Tuesday 26th June, 7.30pm: Festival Organ Recital by Paul Butler at Oakham All Saints Church. Admission £6.00 full details and tickets on line at www.oakhamconcerts.info this evening is in support of LOROS. All Welcome to this wonderful event. Tuesday 17th July 6.30pm : An Evening Garden Party at the home of Mr and Mrs Timothy Hart , The Old Hall, Market Overton. Tickets are £12.50 this includes Drinks and Canapés. All the proceed of this evening will go to the roof appeal of St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Market Overton. Please contact Diana Latchford on 01572 767205 or Stefa Hart at stefa@hambleton.co.uk Saturday 28th July: Please book this date now for the Royal Safari Supper. Do join in to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee and offer to host a course if possible. Please phone Pam Cook on 757191 Coral Pike 759487 or Pamela Woods 755371
At All Saints’ Church, Oakham, large print versions of the hymns and service booklet are available. Please ask one of the sidespersons. Oakham Team Clergy Rev Canon Lee Francis-Dehqani (Team Rector, Oakham) 01572 722108 lee@oakhamteam.org.uk Rev Audrey Atkinson (Team Vicar) 01572 723154 audrey@oakhamteam.org.uk Rev Janet Tebby (Team Vicar) 01664 474096 janet@oakhamteam.org.uk Rev Hildred Crowther (Assistant Priest) 01572 767779 hildred@oakhamteam.org.uk
Oakham Team Office The Team Office is staffed each weekday morning from 9.15am. Notices for inclusion in the pew sheet should arrive by Wednesday at 11am. 01572 724007 office@oakhamteam.org.uk www.oakhamteam.org.uk Services for Sunday, 27th May 2012 Ashwell 18:00 Evensong Brooke 08:00 Holy Communion Braunston 10:30 Holy Communion Hambleton 09:00 Holy Communion Langham 10.30 Holy Communion Market Overton 09:00 Holy Communion Oakham 08:00 Holy Communion 10:30 Holy Communion 18:00 Evensong Teigh 09:00 Matins Whissendine 11:00 Holy Communion Midweek Communion Services Tuesday All Saints’ Oakham Wednesday St. J. and A. Chapel Thursday All Saints’ Oakham Friday (BCP) All Saints’ Oakham
10.00 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 8.30 a.m. 10.00 a.m.
Every Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. Christian Meditation Group at St. John and St. Anne.
20 May 2012, The Seventh Sunday of Easter The Collect O God The King of glory, You have exalted Your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to Your kingdom in heaven: we beseech You, leave us not comfortless, but send Your Holy Spirit to strengthen us and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, Who is alive and reigns with You, in the unity of The Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Acts 1.15 – 17, 26 – 6 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred and twenty people) and said, ‘Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus— for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.’ So one of the men who have accompanied us throughout the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection.’ So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed and said, ‘Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.’ And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles. 1 John 5.9 - 13 If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
John 17.6 - 19 ‘Father, I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.
Post Communion Prayer Eternal God, Giver of love and power, Your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world to preach the gospel of His kingdom: confirm us in this mission, and help us to live the good news we proclaim; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. © The Archbishops’ Council 2000