Pewsheet - 12 June 2016 by Oakham Team Ministry

Weekly Pewsheet

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Service Details and Notices

Oakham Team Ministry

Third Sunday after Trinity Sunday 12 June 2016

Services in the Team today: Oakham

8:00am Holy Communion (CW Trad) 10:30am Parish Communion* 6:00pm Evensong

Whissendine

8:00am Holy Communion (BCP) 11:00am Family Service

Teigh

9:00am Holy Communion (BCP)

Ashwell

No service

Market Overton Langham Braunston Brooke Hambleton Egleton

6:00pm Evensong 11:00am Holy Communion* 11:00am Sunday Worship 8:00am Holy Communion (BCP)

9:15am Holy Communion (CW Trad) 2:00pm Baptism No service *Common Worship (Contemporary)

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Oakham Team Clergy Revd Canon Lee Francis-Dehqani Team Rector (Oakham) 01572 722108 lee@oakhamteam.org.uk Revd Janet Tebby Team Vicar (Whissendine, Teigh, Ashwell, Market Overton) 01664 474096 janet@oakhamteam.org.uk Revd Canon Julie Hutchinson Team Vicar (Langham, Braunston, Brooke, Hambleton & Egleton) 01572 868816 julie@oakhamteam.org.uk Revd Dr Dominic Coad Curate 01572 770024 dominic@oakhamteam.org.uk Revd Owen Williams Curate 01572 495070 owen@oakhamteam.org.uk

Lay Ministers Mr Michael Hinman Reader – 01572 722061 michael@oakhamteam.org.uk Mr Phillip Hutchinson Reader – 01572 868816 phillip@oakhamteam.org.uk Mr David Pattinson Reader – 01572 723884 david@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Robin Robson Reader – 01572 757404 robin@oakhamteam.org.uk Mr Alan Rudge Reader – 01572 755570 alan@oakhamteam.org.uk Mr Vyv Wainwright Reader – 01572 759157 vyv@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Jenni Duffy Parish Evangelist – 01572 720064 jenni@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Gail Rudge Parish Evangelist – 01572 755570 gail@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Madeleine Morris Pastoral Assistant – 01572 868418 madeleine@oakhamteam.org.uk

Director of Music Mr Kevin Slingsby – 01572 898242 kevin@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 or reports for inclusion in the pew sheet and website should be sent to notices@oakhamteam.org.uk or delivered to the office by Wednesday at 11 am.

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Collect Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts whereby we call you Father: give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service, that we and all creation may be brought to the glorious liberty of the children of God; 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 – 2 Samuel 11.26–12.10,13-15* When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made lamentation for him. When the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD, 1and the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, ‘There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. He brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children; it used to eat of his meagre fare, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. Now there came a traveller to the rich man, and he was loath to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared that for the guest who had come to him.’ Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man. He said to Nathan, ‘As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.’ Nathan said to David, ‘You are the man! Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul; I gave you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added as much more. Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, for you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the LORD.’ Nathan said to David, ‘Now the LORD has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the LORD, the child that is born to you shall die.’ Then Nathan went to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became very ill.

Second Reading – Galatians 2.15-21 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law. But if, in our effort to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have been found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again the very things that I once tore down, then I demonstrate that I am a transgressor. For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

Gospel – Luke 7.36–8.3 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, ‘If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him - that she is a sinner.’ Jesus spoke up and said to him, ‘Simon, I have something to say to you.’ ‘Teacher,’ he replied. ‘Speak.’ ‘A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he cancelled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?’ Simon answered, ‘I suppose the one for whom he cancelled the greater debt.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘You have judged rightly.’ Then turning towards the woman, he said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.’ Then he said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’ But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, ‘Who is this who even forgives sins?’ And he said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved you; go in peace.’ Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources.

Post Communion Prayer O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining and whose power we cannot comprehend: show us your glory as far as we can grasp it, and shield us from knowing more than we can bear until we may look upon you without fear; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

Today 1:00-6:00pm – THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Cutts Close, Oakham A fun packed afternoon to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday, with ‘Wrinkle Rock’ performing. Face painting, fun fair, bouncy castle, and our curate, Revd Owen Williams, will be hosting a craft stall on our behalf. 3:00-4:30pm – TEA PARTY All Saints Oakham A Tea Party to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. For further details contact Joyce Wells (07779 242745) or Pam Wells (01572 755532).

This Week TUESDAY 14 JUNE WILLOW CRESCENT BIBLE STUDY No session today – the next one will be on 28 June. 12:30pm – LANGHAM LUNCH The Noel Arms, Langham A simple two course lunch – all are welcome, especially if you might at home on your own otherwise. Cost

£7.50 – please call Tracie on 07943 137412 to book a place. 1:30 for 2:00pm – CINEMA FOR RUTLAND – 12 ANGRY MEN Rutland County Meseum Tickets £2 on the door. 2:00pm – RUTLAND REMINDERS Aberdeen House, 20 Stockerston Road, Uppingham LE15 9UD Singing sessions for people with dementia – Uppingham hub. 07779 413889 or rutlandreminders.org.uk for details. 5:00pm – FOODBANK AGM All Saints Oakham Church Hall If you have been involved with the Foodbank, you are invited to Join us at the AGM and hear what we’ve been doing during this past year. Tea and cakes will be served. RSVP to Helen Baggott (hrbaggott@gmail.com).

WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE 10:00am – MU CORPORATE COMMUNION Chapel of St John & St Anne

1:30pm – MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME All Saints Oakham Emma Farmer ‘cello & Jessica Tomey violin Bruch Violin Concerto (movt 1); Holst Invocation, op. 19 no. 2

THURSDAY 16 JUNE 10:00am -12:00pm – OPEN HOUSE Home of Helen & Wim Zwalf, 1 The Dell, Oakham All are welcome to call in for tea or coffee and a friendly chat.

SATURDAY 18 JUNE 10:00am-4:00pm – SUMMER MINI BAZAAR & BOOK FAYRE St Andrew Whissendine A large variety of goods for sale with many new additions and some interestingly not so new. A wide selection of books to browse and purchase. Something for everyone so come along to Church for a bargain. Tea, coffee & biscuits available. 10:00am-4:00pm – ICONS FOR ALL Ketton Church Hall Icon writing retreat – third of five sessions, please see separate article or the website for more details. 3:00pm – TEA@3 Langham Baptist Church Tea organised by Langham WI. Open to all, and those alone at home and their carers are particularly welcome.

SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2:30pm-6:00pm – MUSIC FOR THE SMALLER CHURCH St Mary Essendine This workshop will focus on simple, but effective music that can be sung unaccompanied, or with a very straightforward instrumental accompaniment (not necessarily organ). The event is intended for anybody who finds themselves in the situation where there may not be a regular organist or choir. Cost £5, which will include some photocopiable resources. Ability to read music is not required - just a willingness to sing! Please contact Kevin Slingsby for booking details.

Looking Ahead MONDAY 20 JUNE 7:30pm – LANGHAM LIGHT CIRCLE 4 Melton Road, Langham Postponed from 6 June.

TUESDAY 21 JUNE 12:30pm – LANGHAM LUNCH The Noel Arms, Langham A simple two course lunch – all are welcome, especially if you might at home on your own otherwise. Cost £7.50 – please call Tracie on 07943 137412 to book a place. 3:30pm – RUTLAND REMINDERS Brambles, Rutland Care Village Joint session with Strawberry Tea in celebration of the Queen’s 90th birthday. Singing sessions for people

with dementia. 07779 413889 or rutlandreminders.org.uk for details. 7:30pm – GOOD NEWS VAN 25 Willow Crescent, Oakham A good selection of books and DVDs are ready to be borrowed.

WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 1:30pm – MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME All Saints Oakham Millie Icke & Beth Whitlock sopranos Woodforde-Finden Four Indian Love Lyrics; Whitacre Five Hebrew Love Songs 7:30pm – ADMISSION OF CHURCHWARDENS All Saints Oakham

THURSDAY 23 JUNE 10:30am – TEAM WALKING GROUP Braunston Park around the church at Braunston for a 10:30 start. The walk is approx 5.5 miles, and will be led by Stephan Johnson. Please bring a picnic lunch. New walkers always welcome. Group contact Dennis Corton on 01572 722272.

FRIDAY 24 JUNE 6:30pm – FEAST WEEKEND CONCERT St Peter & St Paul Market Overton Featuring lots of local talent, including the Church choir.

FRI-SUN 24-26 JUNE MARKET OVERTON FEAST WEEKEND – Market Overton Including Concert in Church on Friday (6:30pm), full day of events on Saturday, and strawberry teas in Church on Sunday afternoon. See the website www.feastweekend.co.uk for more details.

WED 29 JUNE-SUN 3 JULY OAKHAM FESTIVAL A week of music, dance and comedy – details at www.oakhamfestival.co.uk.

THURSDAY 30 JUNE FRIENDS’ / MU COACH TRIP TO BURY ST EDMUNDS Coffee and morning tour of The Theatre Royal, last surviving working Regency playhouse in the country & National Trust’s only theatre. Afternoon tour of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, cream tea, and choral evensong. Other attractions include Greene King brewery with beer café and shop, St Mary’s Church, Moyse’s Hall Museum and Abbey Gardens. Cost £30 (NT Members £25). See posters for details. Signup sheet on table near South Door on Oakham Church. Contacts Pamela and Gordon on 01572 755371 or Beryl on 01572 724103.

SAT-SUN 2-3 JULY LANGHAM FEAST WEEKEND St Peter & St Paul Langham Church open all weekend (except wedding on Saturday 2-3) closing at 6:00pm. Coffee Morning 10:00am12:00noon on Saturday, while

decorating the church. 11:00am Feast Festival Family Service with Baptism on Sunday. (No evening service).

SAT-SUN 2-3 JULY 10:00am-5:00pm – FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS St Mary Ashwell Everyone is welcome to view our displays based on hymns. Tea/coffee and cakes. Songs of Praise on Sunday at 5pm.

THURSDAY 7 JULY 7:30pm – DEANERY EUCHARIST Greetham Parish Church Please join us if you can for the annual Eucharist, when all the churches in the Deanery have the opportunity to worship together. The Team Choir Laudamus will be joining other Deanery choirs to sing.

SUNDAY 17 JULY 10:30am – FIRST COMMUNION All Saints Oakham Please speak to the clergy if you know of any young people who would like to be prepared for First Communion today.

MONDAY 18 JULY 7:30pm – ORGAN RECITAL All Saints Oakham We are lucky to be hosting three young Australian organists who are touring the UK – Samuel Giddy, Nico Tjoelker and Stephen John AvelingRowe. Please come and join them for a splendid evening of organ music.

FRI-SUN 2-4 DECEMBER 3:30-6:00pm (Fri), 10:00am-6:00pm (Sat), 10:00am-4:00pm (Sun) CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL St Peter & St Paul Langham Please consider whether you could support this with a decorated tree - now is the time to get your creative minds wandering with ideas and thoughts of possibilities. It really is tremendous fun – all the more so if you are fully involved! There is no specific theme as we like to leave your imaginations a free rein!

Please pray for  Austin Oscar Thompson who will be baptised at Hambleton today, and his parents Alex and Tanith;  George Andrew Jake Howsam who will be baptised at Hambleton today, and his parents Glen and Sophie;  Michael Lane & Erika Palmer, who were married at Market Overton on Saturday;  The family and friends of Phyllis Franklin, of Oakham, whose funeral took place at Grantham Crematorium on Thursday;  The victims of the recent terrorist attacks, earthquakes and plane crash;  A lasting ceasefire in Syria, and for all those whose lives are torn apart by war and violence;  For the refugees to find somewhere safe to settle;  Those trapped under extremist regimes and the hostages held by religious extremists and their families and friends;

 Victims of religious extremism and persecution especially in Sudan, CAR, Kenya, Syria, Somalia, Eritrea, North Korea, China, India, Northern Nigeria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, and Pakistan;  The Rutland Food Bank;  The Drop-in Centre;  Justin and John our Archbishops and Donald and John, our Bishops;  Lee, Janet, Julie, Dominic & Owen, our Team Clergy, and all lay members of the Ministry Team;  Madeleine McCann and her family and all missing children.

Come and Chat Bereavement Support Group For the last 3 years we have been running a Bereavement Support group in the Parish Hall. It has been for people of all faiths or none, for those recently bereaved or those who are still aching after many years. However, particularly since Hildred left, it has become clear that we are not meeting people’s needs, so the meetings on the first Thursday of the month in the Parish Hall will now stop. We are planning to re-launch the service in the autumn, in a different format. To help provide something useful, we have drawn up a short questionnaire to ask those who are bereaved what would help. If you have lost a loved one – recently or further back, please fill in one of the Questionnaires which will be at the back of Oakham Church, or from the website. Sian Cheverton.

Mothers’ Union Wine Tasting Thanks must go to Ben and Emma of Bat & Bottle who provided the wine and entertainment, those who attended on the evening and also those who generously gave donations. A total of £460 will go to the Lunch Project started by the MU in Kettering for those children who need a good, nutritious meal during holiday times. Pamela Woods.

Clock Restoration Appeal A fundraising appeal to preserve the historic clock in Oakham church tower has been launched with a front page article in the Rutland Mercury. The clock is an important timepiece, installed in 1858 by Dent & Co, widely regarded as the finest clockmaker in 19th century Britain, and is now in need of restoration and upgrading. For more details about the clock and the appeal please see the website.

What’s New on the Website? If you haven’t looked at the Team website recently, you may not be aware that it has a lot of up-to-date information about what’s going on and the latest news, so if you miss the pewsheet for any reason you can always catch up on the website. There is information about church activities and groups, and the site currently has well over 100 pages as well as regular news posts, so visit www.oakhamteam.org.uk and have a browse!

Regular Groups & Activities CHILDREN’S GROUPS Pram & Toddler Service (age 0-4) Mondays 2:00pm during term-time Oakham Church Tiny Tots (age 0-4). Thursdays 9:45am during term-time. Oakham Church Little Angels (age 0-4) Thursdays 10:30 (term-time) Market Overton Church Sunday School (up to age 10) Sundays 10:30am (except 3rd) Oakham Church Hall Fishes Club (up to age 10) Sundays 11:00am (except 2nd) Whissendine Church ASH (All Saints Hub – aged 11-13) Sundays 10:30am (as announced) Oakham Church ASK (All Saints Kids – aged 14-16) Sundays 10:30am (as announced) Oakham Church

HOME GROUPS Leader: Catriona Drye (770429) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 10:00am 25 Willow Crescent, Oakham Leader: Stan Bruce (756656) 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 7:30pm 19 Ashwell Road, Oakham Leader: Patrick Wilson (723288) 2nd & 4th Thursdays 2:30pm 6 Peterborough Avenue, Oakham Leader: Jenni Duffy (720064) & Monica Compton (755734) 2nd & 4th Mondays 7:30pm Oakham Leader: Alan & Gail Rudge (755570) Mondays fortnightly 7:30pm 34 Church Street, Braunston

St Andrew’s House Group – Leaders: Revd Chris Bamber (01664 474360), Jane (474882) & Jeff Eaves (474454) Tuesdays fortnightly 11:00am Whissendine (phone for venue)

CHOIR Laudamus Joint Choir Practice Tuesdays 7:00-8:30pm Whissendine Church Langham Choir Practice Tuesdays before 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays 12:00-1:00pm Langham Church

BELL RINGING Oakham Bells Tuesdays 7:30-9:00pm Langham/Braunston/Brooke Bells Wed 7:30pm 15/22/29 June Whissendine Bells as announced

MOTHERS’ UNION Oakham & Braunston 2nd Thursday 2:15pm Oakham Church Hall; Corporate Communion 3rd Wednesday 10:00am Chapel of St John & St Anne

OTHER GROUPS Drop-In Centre Tea, coffee, chat & lunch Wednesdays 10:00am-4:00pm Oakham Congregational Church Come & Chat Bereavement Group 1st Thursday 2:30-4:30pm Oakham Church Hall Oasis Tea, coffee, biscuits and & chat Fridays 10:30-11:30am Oakham Church Mayhew Room Open House Monthly coffee morning in someone’s home – see Diary for details.. Prayer Chain Prayer requests can be made in strictest confidence to Mary Willows (01572 756264) who will then inform the chain.

Services During The Week Monday 13 June

08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham

02:00 Pram & Toddler Oakham 04:30 Evening Prayer Oakham

Tuesday 14 June

08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham 04:00 Evening Prayer Oakham 10:00 Holy Communion Oakham

Wednesday 15 June

08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham 10:00 MU Corporate Com J&A

Thursday 16 June

09:00 Team Communion Oakham 12:00 Ecumenical Prayer Oakham 09:45 Tiny Tots Oakham 12:15 Celtic Prayer Egleton 10:30 Little Angels Market Overton 04:30 Evening Prayer Oakham

Friday 17 June

08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham 04:30 Evening Prayer Oakham 10:00 BCP Communion Oakham

12:00 CTiO Prayer Mtg Cong Ch 04:30 Evening Prayer Oakham 05:30 Meditation J&A

Services Next Sunday – 19 June (Fourth Sunday after Trinity) Oakham Whissendine Teigh Market Overton Ashwell Langham Braunston Brooke Hambleton Egleton

08:00 Holy Communion (CW Trad) 10:30 Family Service & Baptism 11:00 Holy Communion

06:00 Evensong

06:00 Evensong 09:00 Breakfast Praise 11:00 Family Service 04:00 Church@4 11:00 Holy Communion 06:00 Evensong 09:15 Holy Communion (CW Trad)

Next Sunday’s Readings

Fourth Sunday after Trinity: Isaiah 65.1-9; Galatians 3.23-29; Luke 8.26-39 Oakham Evensong: Genesis 24.1-27; Mark 5.21-43