All Saints Oakham
Oakham Team Ministry
Welcome to Parish Church
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. Large print versions of this service booklet are available. Please ask one of the sidespersons.
Weekly Newsheet The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Sunday 15 September 2013
Oakham Team Clergy Revd Canon Lee Francis-Dehqani Team Rector (Oakham) 01572 722108 lee@oakhamteam.org.uk Rev Audrey Atkinson Team Vicar (Langham, Braunston, Brooke, Hambleton, Egleton) 01572 723154 audrey@oakhamteam.org.uk Rev Janet Tebby Team Vicar (Whissendine, Teigh, Ashwell, Market Overton) 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 Mrs Janine Weaver Team Administrator 01572 724007 office@oakhamteam.org.uk The Team Office is staffed on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9am- 1pm, Thursdays 11am-3pm and Fridays by email. Notices for inclusion in the pew sheet should arrive by Wednesday at 11 am. For full details of services and forthcoming events please visit our website at www.oakhamteam.org.uk
Communications Working Group The Communications Working Group is looking at all aspects of communication at All Saints and in the wider Team Ministry. This is chaired by Kevin Slingsby, and other members are Kevin Andrews, David Dyer, Beryl Kirtland, Victor Hall, Millie Long, Stewart Long, John Tomalin. One area we have started to look at is the pewsheet and hymn sheets, and we are currently trialling this new sheet at Oakham if you have any comments about it please speak to a member of the group.
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8:00am Holy Communion 10:30am Family Communion* The Order of Service is contained in the separate service booklet, and the hymns are taken from BBC Songs of Praise.
Opening Hymn* 155 – Loving shepherd of thy sheep
Collect O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers of your people who call upon you; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Old Testament Reading – Exodus 32.7-14 At the top of the Mount Sinai the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshipped it and sacrificed to it, and said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” ’ The Lord said to Moses, ‘I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a great nation.’ But Moses implored the Lord his God, and said, ‘O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, “It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth”? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, “I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it for ever.” ’ And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.
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New Testament Reading – 1 Timothy 1.12-17 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost. But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Gradual Hymn* 253 – There is a redeemer
Gospel Reading – Luke 15.1-10 All the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable: ‘Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.” Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance. ‘Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, saying, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.” Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.’
Offertory Hymn* 150 – I will sing the wondrous story
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Communion Hymns* Broken for me, broken for you, the body of Jesus, broken for you. 1 He offered his body, he poured out his soul; Jesus was broken, that we might be whole.
2 Come to my table and with me dine; eat of my bread and drink of my wine. 3 This is my body given for you; eat it remembering I died for you.
4 This is my blood I shed for you, for your forgiveness, making you new. Words & Music: Janet Lunt © 1978 Sovereign Music UK (The Source – 58)
1 Faithful Shepherd, feed me in the pastures green; Faithful Shepherd, lead me where thy steps are seen.
3 Daily bring me nearer to the heavenly shore; may thy love grow clearer, may I love thee more.
2 Hold me fast, and guide me in the narrow way; so, with thee beside me, I shall never stray.
4 Hallow every pleasure, every gift and pain; be thyself my treasure, though none else I gain.
5 Day by day prepare me as thou seest best, then let angels bear me to thy promised rest. Words: T B Pollock (1836-1896) Music: Pastor Pastorum, F Silcher (1789-1860) (New English Hymnal – 282)
Post Communion Prayer Almighty God, you have taught us through your Son that love is the fulfilling of the law: grant that we may love you with our whole heart and our neighbours as ourselves; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Final Hymn*
328 – Go forth and tell! O Church of God, awake (tune 39)
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12:15pm Baptism Hymns – from BBC Songs of Praise 3 – All things bright and beautiful 223 – Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising
6:30pm Choral Evensong for Harvest at Holy Trinity Teigh no service at Oakham Words of hymns printed under CCL Licence No 245730
Food Bank & Fairtrade Harvest Festival at Oakham will be 6 October – dried and canned donations will be given to Rutland Foodbank. Items from the Foodbank shopping list can be purchased from the Fairtrade stall. The stall will be open today and next week (15 & 22 September) and will be in the north transept while the tiles are being relaid. Sales for August amounted to £135.80, and Denise (722729) thanks everyone for their support.
The Coming Week Tuesday 17 September – 7:30pm: Good News Van at St John and St Anne. Wednesday 18 September – 10.00 am: Mothers Union Corporate Communion at the Chapel of St John & St Anne Wednesday 18 September – 6pm: An evening to find out more about Christian Meditation. This will be held at St John and St Anne, and the evening will include a light meal, the opportunity for general discussion, and an excerpt from a video ‘Pilgrimage, the way of Christian meditation’. For further information please contact Vyv Wainwright 01572 759157 or Barbara and Chris Bamber 01664 474360. Wednesday 18 September – 7.30 pm: Oakham All Saints PCC Meeting In Church in the Mayhew Room. Thursday 19 September – 7.30pm: Healing Prayer Group. This will be held at 24 Kilburn End, and led by Carol Scothern. Thursday 19 September – Confirmation Classes begin We will be preparing for a service of Confirmation on Thursday 14 November. See the pink leaflet for details of this and all our Autumn groups.
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Friday 20 September – 7:30pm: Organ Recital by Ivan Linford at All Saints Braunston Followed by wine & nibbles. Tickets from Alan Rudge (01572 755570) or Music & More, Oakham. Friday 20 September – 7:45pm: The Gentlemen of St John’s at Oakham School Chapel. The Gentlemen of St John’s, choral scholars of the world-renowned Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, perform a diverse and exciting programme of Renaissance music, folksongs, close-harmony arrangements and classic jazz standards. Tickets £10 available from 01572 758820, boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk, www.wegottickets.com or Music & More, Oakham. Saturday 21 September: Medecins Sans Frontiers & SCF Annual Bring & Buy Cake Stall at the Butter Cross, Oakham Market Place Please help with donations in kind of cakes, jams, sweets, etc, and raffle prizes. Personal help is also needed. Telephone 01572 723616/ 01572 722869 for further information. You can also bring your donations on the day to the stall from 8:30am, or phone to if you want it collected.
Looking Ahead Tuesday 24 September: Friends of All Saints Oakham outing to the National Memorial Arboretum. Thursday 26 September – 10:30am: Church Walking Group The next walk starts from High Street, Castle Bytham (around the Castle Inn) and is approx 6½ miles. Bring a picnic lunch. New walkers always welcome. Contact Paul Butler 720631. Thursday 26 September – 7:30pm: Deanery Synod Meeting at Manton Village Hall, speaker Dr Frances Clemson discussing, an “Inter-faith engagement: the practice of Scriptural Reasoning”. Sunday 29 September – Team Sunday – Michael and All Angels 8:00am – Holy Communion at Oakham; 11:00am – Service of Angels – Team Family Communion at Whissendine; 5:00pm – Harvest Festival at Egleton; 6:00pm – Music Sunday Choral Evensong at Oakham Open Choir with The Team Choir, Laudamus – all singers are invited to join us for the occasion. Rehearsals will start at 3:00pm, and tea will be available between the rehearsal and the service. A leaflet with full details is available.
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Sunday 6 October from 12 noon: All Saints Harvest Lunch at Victoria Hall Please find list near the south door and sign up before 29 September. Offers of help please to Jackie, Marilyn, Gill or Pamela. Wednesday 9 October – 10:00am: Oakham & Braunston Mothers’ Union Deanery Quiet Morning at Ketton Wednesday 9 October: Exploring the Creed Study Group begins. Please note this change of date. To sign up, please contact Revd Dominic Coad. Thursday 10 October – 2:30pm: Launch of All Saints Oakham Church Trail Sunday 27 October – 3pm: Tea Party at All Saints Oakham Help is needed with setting up/clearing away and serving tea/coffee and cakes. To offer or for more information please contact Jenni Duffy (720064) or Monica Compton (755734).
Services Next Week
(Sunday 22 September – Trinity 17) Oakham
8:00am 10:30am 6:00pm
Holy Communion Parish Communion Evensong
Brooke Hambleton Langham Braunston
8:00am 9:15am 11:00am 4:00pm
Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion Harvest Festival
Market Overton Teigh Whissendine Ashwell
9:00am 9:00am 11:00am 4:00pm
Holy Communion Holy Communion Holy Communion Evensong
Midweek Services Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
10:00am 10:00am 5:30pm 8:30am 10:00am
Holy Communion at All Saints Oakham Holy Communion at St John and St Anne Christian Meditation Group at St John and St Anne Holy Communion at All Saints Oakham Holy Communion (BCP) at All Saints Oakham
Next Week’s Readings at Holy Communion Amos 8.4-7; 1 Timothy 2.1-7; Luke 16.1-13
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