Flowers for Sheila. Malcolm and his family wish to thank most sincerely all those who brought flowers to the church for her funeral; and indeed to everyone who came to say goodbye. Wednesday 7 August 1:30pm - Music at Lunchtime: Alison Nairn (flute) and Vanessa White (clarinet). Sunday 11 August 12.30 – 2.30pm: Ashwell Open House and Bring and Share Lunch. This will be held at The Roost, Water Lane Ashwell. All welcome for lunch, with activities for young at heart! For more details, offers of food etc do contact Joy (759204) Tuesday 13th August, 10am – 12 noon: Open House. All welcome to call in at the home of Audrey and Michael Hardy, 14 Deans St Oakham for a cup of tea and a friendly chat. Saturday 31 August 7:30pm – Opening Organ Recital at Whissendine by Jemima Stephenson to mark the restoration of the organ by Henry Groves and Son. Saturday 14 September – Rutland Ride and Stride: Oakham folk - please make sure you take one of the information leaflets about Ride and Stride, and consider how you could get involved as a walker, cyclist, or recorder – or at least be willing to sponsor those participating! This year, for the first time, even those with restricted mobility are able to take part, visiting churches by car! Further information from Stan Bruce (756656) or Richard Adams (756706). Sunday 6 October from 12 noon – Harvest Lunch: For All Saints Oakham at Victoria Hall. List to sign will be available from early August. Thursday 10 October 2:30pm – Launch of All Saints Oakham Church Trail: The Trail for Children has now been finalised and approved by NADFAS. Further details will be available later. Any enquiries to Sally Corton (722272) or Gill Bruce (756656). Home needed for cat. Freya Osiatynski is seeking a new home (without other cats or dogs) for their female ginger tabby cat (Jassie) before they move in 2 weeks’ time. She is very easy, independent and just wants a comfy lap to sleep on!Please contact Freya on 759096, 07810 524468 or freya@osiatynski.com if you can help. FAIRTRADE- Sales for July amounted to £157.90 many thanks to everyone who supports the stall. The stall is here after today’s 10.30 service and again on 1st September. Denise 722729
Sunday 4th August 2013
WELCOME If you are new to this church or visiting, please make yourself known to the clergy or churchwardens. If you wish to receive Holy Communion in the pew where you are sitting, please inform a sidesperson before the start of the service. 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 Rev Dr Dominic Coad (Curate) 01572 770024 dominic@oakhamteam.org.uk
Oakham Team Office The Team Office is staffed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am- 1pm, Thursdays 11am-3pm and Fridays by email. Notices for inclusion in the pew sheet should arrive by Wednesday at 11 am. 01572 724007 office@oakhamteam.org.uk
www.oakhamteam.org.uk Services for Sunday 11th August (Trinity 11) Braunston 11:00 Matins Brooke 08:00 Holy Communion Hambleton 09:15 Holy Communion Langham 11:00 Holy Communion Market Overton 10:30 Holy Communion Oakham 08:00 Holy Communion 10:30 Holy Communion 18:00 Evensong Teigh 09:00 Holy Communion Whissendine 16:00 Church@4 Midweek Communion Services Tuesday All Saints’ Oakham 10.00 am Wednesday St John and St Anne Chapel 10.00 am Thursday All Saints’ Oakham 8.30 am Friday (BCP) All Saints’ Oakham 10.00 am Every Wednesday at 5.30 pm Christian Meditation Group at St John and St Anne.
4th August 2013, The Tenth Sunday after Trinity The Collect Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please you; through Jesus Christ you Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Ecclesiastes1.1,12-14;2.18-23 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. I, the Teacher, when king over Israel in Jerusalem, 13applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to human beings to be busy with. 14I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to those who come after me 19—and who knows whether they will be wise or foolish? Yet they will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. 20So I turned and gave my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labours under the sun, 21because sometimes one who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by another who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. 22What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun? 23For all their days are full of pain, and their work is a vexation; even at night their minds do not rest. This also is vanity. Colossians 3.1-11 If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly:
fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life. But now you must get rid of all such things— anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all! Luke 12, 13 -21 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God.’ Post Communion Prayer God of pilgrimage, you have willed that the gate of mercy should stand open for those who trust in you: look upon us with your favour that we who follow the path of your will may never wander from the way of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. © The Archbishops' Council 2000