SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY 6:00pm – ENCOUNTERING GOD IN HOLY PLACES St Peter & St Paul Langham The first in a series of six talks in which local author Raymond Tomkinson draws on the Church's rich heritage in Christian spirituality to explore different aspects of encountering God as the source of grace for deeper engagement with God and with the world around us. Set within the service of Word, Worship & Response.
Please pray for For the rescue of all those still trapped in Aleppo and Mosul; For the refugees that they may find safe refuge and a new life, and for all whose lives are torn apart by war and violence, especially the children; For Donald Trump and the people of America; For those trapped under extremist regimes and the hostages held by religious extremists and their families and friends, especially remembering the Nigerian girls; 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 & Owen, our Team Clergy, and all lay members of the Ministry Team; Madeleine McCann and her family and all missing children.
Lent Course 2017 This year’s Lent Course, organised by Churches Together in Oakham and District, looks at Receiving Christ in different ways. Please see the poster for full details, and sign up by Sunday 26 February.
Langham Prayer & Planning The Langham worship group have been giving some thought to how to develop the all-age/children’s service provision (currently Church@4) in the future, and we will be using the Third Sunday 4pm slot for a time of prayer & planning, with the chance to brainstorm and develop some of our ideas. If you feel that you could contribute to the process, please contact Debbie or a member of the group. We will meet in someone’s home, with tea and light refreshment to spur us on, and this month will meet at 4 Melton Road (the home of Margaret and Geoffrey Foot) on Sunday 15 January at 4pm. We will meet again in February and March, with the aim of working up to a special event for Easter Sunday (16 April).
Encountering God A series of six talks in which local author Raymond Tomkinson draws on the Church's rich heritage in Christian spirituality to explore
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