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All Saints Oakham Weekly Pewsheet Service Details and Notices Seventh Sunday after Trinity Sunday 3 August 2014 Oakham 8:00am Holy Communion (CW Trad) 10:30am Parish Communion 2:30pm County WWI Commemoration Service 6:00pm Evensong Whissendine 11:00am Holy Communion Market Overton 9:00am Holy Communion Ashwell 6:00pm Evensong Teigh 9:00am Matins Langham 6:00pm Word, Worship & Response Braunston 11:00am Holy Communion & Baptism Brooke 6:00pm Lights Out Evensong Egleton 9:15am Holy Communion (CW Trad) 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 your pew, or would like a large print version of this Pewsheet, please ask a sidesperson. Please take this Pewsheet home

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Page 1: Pewsheet - 3 August 2014 (Oakham)

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All Saints O

akham

Weekly Pewsheet Service Details and Notices

Seventh Sunday after Trinity

Sunday 3 August 2014

Oakham 8:00am Holy Communion (CW Trad)

10:30am Parish Communion

2:30pm County WWI Commemoration Service

6:00pm Evensong

Whissendine 11:00am Holy Communion

Market Overton 9:00am Holy Communion

Ashwell 6:00pm Evensong

Teigh 9:00am Matins

Langham 6:00pm Word, Worship & Response

Braunston 11:00am Holy Communion & Baptism

Brooke 6:00pm Lights Out Evensong

Egleton 9:15am Holy Communion (CW Trad)

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 your pew, or

would like a large print version of this Pewsheet, please ask

a sidesperson.

Please take this Pewsheet home

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Oakham Team Clergy

Revd Canon Lee Francis-Dehqani

Team Rector (Oakham)

01572 722108 [email protected]

Revd Audrey Atkinson

Team Vicar (Langham, Braunston, Brooke, Hambleton, Egleton)

01572 723154 [email protected]

Revd Janet Tebby

Team Vicar (Whissendine, Teigh, Ashwell, Market Overton)

01664 474096 [email protected]

Revd Hildred Crowther

Assistant Priest

01572 767779 [email protected]

Revd Dr Dominic Coad

Curate

01572 770024 [email protected]

Lay Ministers

Mr Vyv Wainwright Reader – 01572 759157 [email protected]

Mr Alan Rudge Reader – 01572 755570 [email protected]

Mr David Pattinson Reader – 01572 723884 [email protected]

Mrs Gail Rudge Parish Evangelist – 01572 755570 [email protected]

Mrs Jenni Duffy Parish Evangelist – 01572 720064 [email protected]

Mrs Madeleine Morris Pastoral Assistant – 01572 868418 [email protected]

Director of Music

Mr Kevin Slingsby – 01572 898242 [email protected]

Oakham Team Office

Mrs Janine Weaver Team Administrator

01572 724007 [email protected]

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 be sent to [email protected] or delivered to the office

by Wednesday at 11 am.

www.oakhamteam.org.uk

www.facebook.com/oakhamteam

[email protected]

@oakhamteam

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8:00am Holy Communion

10:30am Parish Communion*

The Order of Service is contained in the separate Service Book.

Opening Hymn*

1. The gracious invitation stands for any who will come;

the Father runs with open arms to children heading home

and all who trudge with weary feet along life's dusty road

receive at last a welcome chance to lose their heavy load.

2. No longer need we clothe our lives

in garments soiled and torn when Christ gives robes of righteousness

for what was old and worn: to those bereft of dignity

and yearning to be whole, forgiveness brings the healing pow'r which liberates the soul.

3. When all that busy lives produce is dry futility,

we find in Christ the living source of full reality;

and if, within our hearts, the truth is what we long to hear,

the whisper of the Spirit comes as music to the ear.

4. Whoever looks for nourishment

will find the table spread: the finest riches heaven holds,

foretold in wine and bread. The banquet is for ev'ryone,

the greatest and the least: for all are called as honoured guests to come and join the feast!

Words: Martin E Leckebusch (b 1962) Music: Kingsfold, Traditional English Melody, arr Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

(Anglican Hymns Old & New – 709)

Gloria

1. Glory be to God in heaven,

and to all on earth, his peace;

Lord and Father, King in glory,

gifts of praise in us release,

so our worship and thanksgiving

from our hearts will never cease.

2. Christ incarnate, sent by Father

to redeem, renew, restore;

risen Lamb, in glory seated,

hear our prayers, Lord, we implore.

Now to Father, Son and Spirit

be all glory evermore.

Words: John Richards (1843-1901) Music: Regent Square, Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879)

(Mission Praise – 175)

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Collect

Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things:

graft in our hearts the love of your name, increase in us true religion,

nourish us with all goodness, and of your great mercy keep us in the same;

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.

First Reading – Isaiah 55.1-5

The LORD says this: Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have

no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour

for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you

may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not

know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

Second Reading – Romans 9.1-5

I am speaking the truth in Christ – I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the

Holy Spirit –I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people,

my kindred according to the flesh. They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the

promises; to them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Messiah, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

Gradual Hymn*

1. O God, unseen yet ever near,

thy presence may we feel; and, thus inspired with holy fear,

before thine altar kneel.

2. Here may thy faithful people know

the blessings of thy love, the streams that through the desert flow,

the manna from above.

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3. We come, obedient to thy word,

to feast on heav'nly food; our meat the body of the Lord,

our drink his precious blood.

4. Thus may we all thy word obey,

for we, O God, are thine; and go rejoicing on our way,

renewed with strength divine.

Words: Edward Osler (1798-1863) Music: St Flavian, from Day’s Psalter 1562 (Anglican Hymns Old & New – 548)

Gospel – Matthew 14.13-21

When Jesus heard that Herod had beheaded John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on

foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came

to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.’ Jesus said to

them, ‘They need not go away; you give them something to eat.’ They replied, ‘We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.’ And he said, ‘Bring them here to me.’ Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the

two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were

filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Offertory Hymns*

1. Lord, today your voice is calling,

lifting thoughts to things above; life is wonderful, enthralling,

touched by your unfailing love. Suddenly I see the beauty

often hidden from my gaze, so I come, not out of duty,

but with glad and grateful praise.

2. Lord, I sometimes fail to value

all your blessing as I should. Slow to make the time to thank you,

blind to so much that is good. Days are lived in such a hurry

there's no time to stop and stare, joy is crushed by weight of worry,

happiness obscured by care.

3. Lord, today I come rejoicing, vowed to waste your gifts •no more;

bringing praise and gladly voicing what I should have voiced before.

Pouring out my adoration, scarcely knowing where to start,

with a song of exultation, Lord, I thank you from the heart.

Words: Nick Fawcett (b 1957) Music: Lux Eoi, Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900)

(Anglican Hymns Old & New - 482) © 2004 Kevin Mayhew Ltd

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Communion Anthem*

Blessed bread, everlasting life; sacred cup, eternal salvation.

Words & Music: Margaret Rizza, based on the Eucharist © 2012 The Royal School of Church Music

Sung by Convivium Singers, conducted by Eamonn Dougan

Post Communion Prayer

Lord God, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life, ever giving himself that the world may live: may we so receive within ourselves

the power of his death and passion that, in his saving cup,

we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love; for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Amen.

Final Hymn*

1. Longing for light, we wait in darkness.

Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people;

light for the world to see.

Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.

Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light!

Shine in your church gathered today.

2. Longing for peace, our world is troubled. Longing for hope, many despair.

Your word alone has power to save us. Make us your living voice.

3. Longing for food, many are hungry.

Longing for water, many still thirst. Make us your bread, broken for others,

shared until all are fed.

4. Longing for shelter, many are homeless. Longing for warmth, many are cold.

Make us your building, sheltering others, walls made of living stone.

5. Many the gifts, many the people,

many the hearts that yearn to belong. Let us be servants to one another,

making your kingdom come.

Words: Bernadette Farrell (b 1957)

Music: Christ Be Our Light, Bernadette Farrell (b 1957) © 1993 Bernadette Farrell/OCP Publications

(Ancient & Modern – 42)

2:30pm County World War I Commemoration Service

Please see separate order of service.

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6:00pm Evensong

The Order of Service begins on page 58 of the Prayer Book, and the hymns are taken from

New English Hymnal.

Opening Hymn 410 – My God, how wonderful thou art

Psalm 80.1-7 qui regis israel

T A Walmisley

1 Hear O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest | Joseph ∙ like a | sheep : shew thyself also thou that | sittest ∙ up- | on the | cherubims.

2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin | and Man- | asses : stir up thy | strength and | come and | help us.

†3 Turn us a- | gain O | God : shew the light of thy | countenance ∙ and | we shall ∙ be | whole.

4 O Lord | God of | hosts :

how long wilt thou be | angry ∙ with thy | people ∙ that | prayeth? 5 Thou feedest them with the | bread of | tears :

and givest them | plenteousness ∙ of | tears to | drink.

6 Thou hast made us a very | strife unto ∙ our | neighbours : and our | ene-mies | laugh us ∙ to | scorn.

7 Turn us again thou | God of | hosts : shew the light of thy | countenance ∙ and | we shall ∙ be | whole.

Glory | be ∙ to the | Father,

and to the | Son and ∙ to the | Ho-ly | Ghost; As it was in the beginning is | now and ∙ ever | shall be :

world | with-out | end, A- | men.

First Lesson – 1 Kings 10.1-13*

Office Hymn 84 – It is a thing most wonderful

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Magnificat – Luke 1.46-55 E J Hopkins

1 My soul doth | magnify ∙ the | Lord :

and my spirit hath re- | joic’d in | God my | Saviour.

2 For | he hath ∙ re- | garded :

the | lowli-ness | of his | handmaiden.

†3 For be- | hold, from | henceforth :

all gene- | rations ∙ shall | call me | blessed.

4 For he that is mighty hath | magni-fied | me :

and | ho-ly | is his | Name.

5 And his mercy is on | them that | fear him :

through- | out all | ge-ne- | rations.

6 He hath shew’d | strength ∙ with his | arm :

he hath scatter’d the proud in the imagi- | na-tion | of their | hearts.

7 He hath put down the | mighty ∙ from their | seat :

and hath ex- | alted ∙ the | humble ∙ and | meek.

8 He hath fill’d the | hungry ∙ with good | things :

and the | rich he ∙ hath sent | empty ∙ a- | way.

9 He remembering his mercy hath holpen his | ser-vant | Israel :

as he promis’d to our forefathers, Abraham | and his | seed for | ever.

Glory | be ∙ to the | Father…

Second Lesson – Acts 13.1-13*

Nunc Dimittis – Luke 2.29-32 Dr E G Monk

1 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant de- | part in | peace :

ac- | cor-ding | to thy | word.

2 For mine eyes have | seen ∙ thy sal- | vation,

which thou hast pre- | par’d be-fore the | face of ∙ all | people,

3 To be a light to | lighten ∙ the | Gentiles :

and to be the | glory ∙ of thy | peo-ple | Israel.

Glory | be ∙ to the | Father…

Hymn after the Prayers 114 – Now is eternal life

Hymn after the Sermon 339 – Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart

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Today

2:30pm – COUNTY WWI COMMEMORATION SERVICE

All Saints Oakham

An opportunity for the County of

Rutland to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of World War I. The

preacher will be The Very Revd Charles Taylor, Dean of Peterborough.

This Week

WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST

1:30pm – MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME

All Saints Oakham

Yvonne Bloor and Cécile Joly guitar

THURSDAY 7 AUGUST

OAKHAM & BRAUNSTON

MOTHERS’ UNION BUS TRIP

Why not come to Rutland Water with

the MU? For details contact Meg Dyer on 01572 771564

2:30pm-4:30pm – COME & CHAT

BEREAVEMENT GROUP

Oakham Church Hall

For all going through bereavement. You’ll be able to meet others who are also going through the bereavement

journey or chat to our volunteers. Clergy & other experienced listeners

will also be present. If you think this might suit you, you’ll be most

welcome to join us.

FRIDAY 8 AUGUST

2:00pm – FRIENDS OF ALL SAINTS

OAKHAM STRAWBERRY TEA PARTY

Oakham Church Hall

Guest speaker Revd Dr Dominic Coad. Cost £5 – please sign up on the

list on the table by the South Door. Contact Beryl Kirtland 01572 724103.

Looking Ahead

WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST

10:00am -12:00pm – OPEN HOUSE

Home of Joy Cant, 23 Vicarage Road, Oakham. All are welcome.

1:30pm – MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME

All Saints Oakham

Terpsichore, with Claire and Peter

Hitchcox

THURSDAY 14 AUGUST

12:15-12:45pm – CELTIC MIDDAY

PRAYER

St Edmund Egleton

Come and weave a little silence to your lips, weave a little silence into your life and come and join us if you can. All

Welcome. For further details please contact Vyv Wainwright 01572 755752.

SUNDAY 17 AUGUST

HYMNS AND PIMMS

St Peter & St Paul Langham

Join us to sing some of your favourite hymns and to share in a glass of Pimms.

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SUN 17 – SUN 31 AUGUST

WALK RUTLAND FOR JESUS

Churches & Villages of Rutland

Walk Rutland calls us to walk together

and share fellowship as we walk through the villages of Rutland. It is an

opportunity to talk about God with friends and strangers. Walk Rutland is

supporting the Churches that already exist in the villages, and we hope that they will engage with us in witness. The

fortnight starts with a commissioning service at Hambleton Church on

17 August at 2:30pm, and ends with a celebration service at Uppingham

Methodist Church on 31 August at 2:30pm.

Please pray about joining us for some

time between 17 and 31 August. We would appreciate volunteers for

stewarding, support driver, banner carrying and for leading worship/singing

and prayers at various venues. Full up-to-date details are available from the

website at www.walkrutland.uk.

SAT-MON 23-25 AUGUST

A HISTORY OF WHISSENDINE

EXHIBITION

St Andrew Whissendine

Come and learn about the village! Open from 10am (Saturday & Monday) and 2pm (Sunday) until 5pm.

There will be a presentation about the village from the 7th century at 11am &

2pm (Saturday & Monday) and 2:30pm (Sunday), and light refreshments are

available daily.

Preveiw Evening on Friday 22 August at 7pm – tickets £5 with

wine and nibbles from 01664

474605 or from the Village Shop.

SATURDAY 23 AUGUST

7:30pm – PIANO DUO CONCERT

Lyddington Church

In aid of Oakham based Rutland Rotaract

Family Support Centre (RRFSC) – this supports about 200 children and young

people aged 0 to 25. It was set up in 2005 and is only funded by grants and by donations. It aims to provide social,

recreational and therapeutic support to them and their families.

The exciting evening’s entertainment is provided by international piano duo James Redfern, of Hallaton, and

Laura Pauna, of South Africa.

To reflect the summer evening they will

perform 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Mendelssohn and 'The Rite Of Spring' by Stravinsky.

Concert tickets will be £15 per person including a welcome drink and canapes

in the interval. Tickets from Uppingham The Falcon Hotel, Oakham Music &

More, Stamford Music Shop, or by ringing Elaine Redfern 01858 555465

SUNDAY 24 AUGUST

NO CHURCH@4 AT BRAUNSTON

MONDAY 25 AUGUST

11:15am – BANK HOLIDAY ORGAN

RECITAL – All Saints Oakham

Robert Gower. Followed by lunch in

the Church Hall (cost £5). Please note that the afternoon concert in

Egleton previously advertised will not now take place. In aid of RCO 150 for 150 appeal.

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SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

11:00am -6:00pm – PRAYER BOOK DAY

St Peter Brooke & All Saints Braunston

Sung Matins at 11:15am in

Brooke Church, is followed by a talk on the church at 12:15pm and a

chance to view the 17th Century Book of Common Prayer. After some

time to explore the church and village we move to Braunston, with lunch at the Old Plough (if pre-booked). At

3:30pm there will be a talk about Braunston Church, followed at

4:30pm by Evensong and Compline. For details and to book

lunch, please phone Mary Stewart on 01664 474353 by 10 August or

pick up a leaflet in church. The services will be sung by members of

Laudamus, joined by other choir members from the Deanery – music

will include Tallis’s anthem ‘If ye love me’, and a faux-bourdon setting of the

evening canticles by John Holmes. Please contact Kevin Slingsby (01572

898242) if you would like to join the choir for the day or part of it.

TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER

FRIENDS’ TRIP TO NEWSTEAD

ABBEY AND HUCKNALL PARISH

CHURCH

All are welcome to join us on this

journey to Byron’s last resting place. Further details will follow, but please

read the article on page x on today’s Pewsheet.

Stewardship 2014

We will be holding our triennial

Stewardship Campaign at Oakham this autumn. This will be an

opportunity for everyone, both old and new members, to review their

planned giving in support of the church. More details will follow, but

please note 21 September in your diary, when there will be a

presentation at all three services.

Rutland Foodbank

The Foodbank now opens regularly at

the back of 40 Melton Road, Oakham (behind Rutland Radio, opposite Jules

One-Stop) on Monday & Wednesday (1pm-3pm) and Friday (10am-12pm). We are grateful for your continuing

support – please bring donations of food to the collection points in all of

our churches – we are currently short of instant mash and sponge puddings!

News from a former

chorister

We have heard this week, through

the website, from John Green, member of the choir at All Saints

Oakham from 1968-72 during the incumbency of Revd A D Lowry-

Corry and choirmastership of Derek Thomas. John is currently organist,

treasurer and Deanery Synod member at St Thomas with All Saints, Bedford, Leigh in the Diocese of

Manchester and recalls having to play the Merbecke Gloria as fast as

possible to avoid being left behind by the congregation!

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Clerical visitor

Following a visit to St Andrew’s

Hambleton last week we received the following message from Revd Russell

Dewhurst via the ‘A Church Near You’ website:

I just wanted to write and to say how

good it was to worship at St Andrew's on Sunday. I was staying at the hotel in the

village while going to a friend's wedding, and I really appreciated the service. The

warmth and welcome were spot on, the singing-- especially for a small

congregation-- was really good and easy to join in, there was a great sermon, and

I found the whole service uplifting, joyful, and a real benefit. Thank you to

everyone at St Andrew's for making me feel welcoming and for being just what a parish church should be. It's what the

Church of England is all about!

Russell is currently the incumbent at

St Mary’s Ewell in Surrey.

All Saints Oakham

Locking Up Rota

If you are a keyholder to All Saints

(outer door or vestry door) please speak to Alison Long. If you are able

to join the rota of people who lock the church in the evening (even

occasionally) Alison would be especially glad to hear from you.

Lee – 10 Years

In September, Lee will have been at All Saints for 10 years and we would like to

celebrate this with him. Any contributions for this would be greatly appreciated –

please see either Margaret or Alison.

Give As You Live

We would like to share with you a

new way you can support the church - at no extra cost to you. It's called

Give as you Live, and all you have to do is shop online with your favourite

stores, just like you already do.

Give as you Live brings together thousands of retailers that have signed

up to donate to All Saints Church Oakham a percentage of every online

purchase you make. Just by shopping online with stores including John

Lewis, Amazon and Expedia, you could raise money for All Saints

Oakham, without adding to the cost of the shopping.

It is easy to sign up – go to

http://www.giveasyoulive.com/

join/allsaintsoakham and support us every time you fill your basket. If

you have any problems, please speak to Beryl Kirtland or Kevin Slingsby.

Pewsheet Notices

Thank you for the positive comments that we have received about The

Weekly Pewsheet in its new shape. As we take comments on board we hope

to see further developments over the coming weeks. Please email notices,

by preference, to [email protected] by

11am on Wednesday. If you don’t have email access, they can still be delivered to the Team Office in

person or by phone to Janine during weekday mornings by the same

deadline.

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The Complete

Guide to the

Parish Churches

of Rutland

Author Andrew Swift, a geologist with a passion for historical buildings, has just

published a new book, The Complete Guide to the Parish

Churches of Rutland. This book follows two earlier books

featuring churches in Leicestershire. Andrew Swift

spent two years visiting all 50 parish churches in the county

researching their history in preparation for the book which

consists of over 100 full colour pages. The book looks at the

features, history and general design of each building plus

anything else that seemed interesting to him. Andrew, who lives in Leicester, has

written around 400 words on each of the churches and taken about

15 photographs of each church to illustrate his book – Braunston

features on the front cover.

The forward has been contributed by Bishop Donald and is available at The

Cathedral Bookshop, Walkers in Oakham and Stamford, also at Rutland

County Museum and the Castle. Andrew is happy to post books

directly (and sign them if desired). You can contact him on 0116

2833127. The price is £15 (plus £4 for postage if ordered directly).

I sent for my book as soon as I heard

about it and can recommend it as a not too technical but interesting

account of our County churches. As I deliver The Friends’ posters around

the 10 churches in The Oakham Team Ministry I will certainly look at each

one with more interest, insight and knowledge and could well be tempted to explore the other 40 as a project

(next year?). I have also booked Andrew to speak at a Friends’ event

in 2015.

Beryl Kirtland

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www.giveasyoulive.com/join/allsaintsoakham

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Byron’s Last Journey

Did you know that the ‘mad, bad, dangerous to know, scholar,

freedom fighter, athlete, lover and poet Lord Byron’s body

rested in The Crown Hotel in Oakham on its way to Hucknall Church, for burial?

Newstead Abbey still retains its idyllic

charm and it is easy to see how it inspired Byron to write some of the

most romantic poetry of his time. Visitors can see Byron’s private

apartments as well as letters, objects and furniture that belonged to him.

The Abbey still retains the original medieval cloisters, a Gothic Revival Library, a baronial Great Hall and the

original façade of the old priory church on the West Front. The

Abbey with over 300 acres of parkland and formal gardens for all

tastes was Byron’s home from 1808 to 1814.

Due to Byron’s tempestuous past it

was considered not fitting for him to be buried in his ancestral home of

Newstead Abbey and that the nearby Hucknall Parish Church was to be his final resting place. St. Mary Magdalene

attracts visitors from all over the world as well as being a worshipping

church with a full range of services and its literary connections. The

church has impressive Kempe stained glass windows, memorials to Byron

are both inside and in the churchyard. The 19th Century Lady Chapel

reveals the story of the computer

connections of Byron’s daughter Ada, Contess of Lovelace.

Should you be tempted to a warm welcome at St. Mary

Magdalene, Hucknall, experience the romance and mystery of

Newstead Abbey, a beautiful historic house set in glorious

landscaped gardens, note Tuesday 23rd September in you

diaries. The Friends of All Saint’s Church, Oakham are arranging a

coach trip to see both. Posters and further information to

follow.

Beryl Kirtland

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Services During The Week

Monday

4 August

08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham

09:00 Morning Prayer Langham

04:30 Evening Prayer Oakham

05:00 Evening Prayer Langham 07:30 Light Circle Langham

Tuesday 5 August

08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham 10:00 Holy Communion Oakham

04:00 Evening Prayer Oakham

Wednesday

6 August

08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham

09:00 Morning Prayer Langham 10:00 Holy Communion J&A

12:00 Healing Prayer Oakham

04:30 Evening Prayer Oakham 05:00 Evening Prayer Langham

05:30 Meditation J&A

Thursday

7 August

09:00 Team Communion Oakham

11:00 BCP Communion Langham

12:00 Ecumenical Prayer Oakham

04:30 Evening Prayer Oakham

Friday 8 August

08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham 09:00 Morning Prayer Langham

10:00 BCP Communion Oakham

12:30 Village Prayers Braunston 04:30 Evening Prayer Oakham

05:00 Evening Prayer Langham

Services Next Sunday – 10 August (Eighth after Trinity)

Oakham 08:00 Holy Communion (CW Trad)

10:30 Parish Communion

06:00 Evensong

Whissendine 08:00 Holy Communion

11:00 Family Service

Teigh 09:00 Holy Communion (BCP)

Market Overton

06:00 Evensong

Ashwell

Langham 11:00 Holy Communion

Braunston 11:00 Matins

Brooke 08:00 Holy Communion (BCP)

Hambleton 09:15 Holy Communion (CW Trad)

Egleton

Next Week’s Readings at Holy Communion

1 Kings 19.9-18; Romans 10.5-15; Matthew 14.22-33