pewsheet - 25 december2015 (langham)
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Service Details and Notices (Langham)TRANSCRIPT
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St Peter &
St Paul Langham
Weekly Pewsheet
Service Details and Notices
Christmas 2015
CHRISTMAS EVE
Oakham 4:00pm Crib Service
11:30pm Midnight Communion
Whissendine 4:00pm Crib Service
11:15pm Midnight Communion
Market Overton 6:00pm Crib Service
Langham 5:30pm Crib Service
11:00pm Midnight Communion
Braunston 3:30pm Journey to Jesus
Hambleton 9:00pm Holy Communion (CW trad)
CHRISTMAS MORNING
Oakham 8:00am Holy Communion (CW Trad)
10:00am Parish Communion
Ashwell 10:30am Holy Communion
Teigh 9:00am Holy Communion (BCP)
Market Overton 9:00am Holy Communion
Braunston 11:00am Holy Communion
Brooke 8:00am Holy Communion
Egleton 9:15am Holy Communion (CW Trad)
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 Janet Tebby
Team Vicar (Whissendine, Teigh, Ashwell, Market Overton)
01664 474096 [email protected]
Revd Canon Julie Hutchinson
Team Vicar (Langham, Braunston, Brooke, Hambleton & Egleton)
01572 868816 [email protected]
Revd Hildred Crowther
Assistant Priest
01572 767779 [email protected]
Revd Dr Dominic Coad
Curate
01572 770024 [email protected]
Lay Ministers
Mr Michael Hinman Reader – 01572 722061 [email protected]
Mr Phillip Hutchinson Reader – 01572 868816 [email protected]
Mr David Pattinson Reader – 01572 723884 [email protected]
Mrs Robin Robson Reader – 01572 757404 [email protected]
Mr Alan Rudge Reader – 01572 755570 [email protected]
Mr Vyv Wainwright Reader – 01572 759157 [email protected]
Mrs Jenni Duffy Parish Evangelist – 01572 720064 [email protected]
Mrs Gail Rudge Parish Evangelist – 01572 755570 [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
@oakhamteam
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Opening Hymn
1. O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
come and behold him, born the King of Angels:
O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
2 God of God, Light of Light,
lo! he abhors not the Virgin's womb;
very God, begotten, not created:
3 Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger,
fain we embrace thee, with awe and love;
who would not love thee, loving us so dearly?
4 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;
glory to God in the highest:
5 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning,
Jesu, to thee be glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:
Words: Adeste fideles (Latin, 18th century) tramslated by Frederick Oakeley (1802-1880) and others
Music: John Francis Wade (c1711-1786), harmonised by Compilers of The English Hymnal 1906
Collect
Almighty God,
you have given us your only-begotten Son
to take our nature upon him
and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin:
grant that we, who have been born again
and made your children by adoption and grace,
may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit;
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 52.7-10
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces
peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your
God reigns.’ Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices, together they sing for joy; for
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in plain sight they see the return of the LORD to Zion. Break forth together into
singing, you ruins of Jerusalem; for the LORD has comforted his people, he has
redeemed Jerusalem. The LORD has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the
nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Second Reading – Hebrews 1.1-4
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but
in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things,
through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and
the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful
word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the
Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has
inherited is more excellent than theirs.
Gradual Hymn
1. Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
round the virgin and her child:
holy infant so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace;
sleep in heavenly peace!
2. Silent night! Holy night!
Shepherds quail at the sight,
glory streams from heaven afar,
heavenly hosts sing ‘Alleluia,
Christ the Saviour is born,
Christ the Saviour is born!’
3. Silent night! Holy night!
Son of God, love's pure light:
radiant beams your holy face
with the dawn of saving grace,
Jesus, Lord, at your birth,
Jesus, Lord, at your birth.
Words: Joseph Mohr (1792-1848), translated by John Freeman Young (1820-1885)
Music: Stille Nacht, Franz Xavier Gruber (1787-1863)
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Gospel – John 1.1-14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and
without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was
life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the
darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was
John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through
him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light,
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which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the
world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to
what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received
him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were
born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. And
the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as
of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.
Offertory Hymn
1. O little town of Bethlehem,
how still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
the silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
the everlasting light;
the hopes and fears of all the years
are met in thee to-night.
2. O morning stars, together
proclaim the holy birth,
and praises sing to God the King,
and peace to men on earth;
for Christ is born of Mary;
and, gathered all above,
while mortals sleep, the angels keep
their watch of wond’ring love.
3. How silently, how silently,
the wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of his heaven.
No ear may hear his coming;
but in this world of sin,
where meek souls will receive him still,
the dear Christ enters in.
4. O holy Child of Bethlehem,
descend to us, we pray;
cast out our sin, and enter in,
be born in us to-day.
We hear the Christmas Angels
the great glad tidings tell:
O come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel!
Words: Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)
Music: Forest Green, English traditional melody, harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Post Communion Prayer
God our Father,
whose Word has come among us
in the Holy Child of Bethlehem:
may the light of faith illumine our hearts
and shine in our words and deeds;
through him who is Christ the Lord. Amen.
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Final Hymn
1. Hark! the herald angels sing
glory to the new-born King,
peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful, all ye nations rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with the angelic host proclaim,
‘Christ is born in Bethlehem.’
Hark, the herald angels sing:
glory to the new-born King.
2. Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come,
offspring of a Virgin's womb!
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see:
Hail, the incarnate Deity,
pleased as man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel
3. Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
born that man no more may die,
born to raise the sons of earth,
born to give them second birth.
Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) and others
Music: Mendelssohn, from a chorus by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Services Next Sunday
27 December (First Sunday of Christmas)
Oakham 08:00 Holy Communion (CW Trad)
10:30 Team Holy Communion
0 NO Evensong
No other services in the Team
Next Sunday’s Readings
First Sunday of Christmas: 1 Samuel 2.18-20,26; Colossians 3.12-17; Luke 2.41-52
Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas from
everyone in the Oakham Team Ministry
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Christmas Message from Bishop Donald
“In many ways 2015 hasn’t been the best of
years.
Terrorist violence in Europe and America
as well as continuing on a huge scale in the
Middle East and North Africa. Vicious
persecution of religious minorities: people
beheaded or crucified, raped or tortured,
for no reason other than that they are
Christians, or the wrong sort of Muslims,
or Sikhs.
The enormous refugee problem, with
thousands drowning in the Mediterranean
and millions looking for safety wherever
they can find it;
Parliament voting for an extension of
military engagement into Syria;
Extreme weather events, with
unprecedented rainfall and floods in north-
west England just this month;
Child abuse and safeguarding cases, both
historical and current, shocking us all and
overwhelming the police. And, I’m sure,
personal sadness or difficulties for many of
you.
Can the Christmas story really speak into
the brokenness of our world? Or is it just a
bit of escapism, in the same vein as
overdone shopping and parties, the new
Star Wars film and whatever is on the telly
over Christmas?
I would say this, wouldn’t I? But I really do
believe that the message of God coming
into our world, as a vulnerable baby,
becoming a refugee, suffering hardship and
persecution, relying on strangers for a bed,
for the next meal, and ultimately for a
tomb: God really entering and knowing our
human condition – that message is exactly
what we need to hear today.
Jesus Christ knows what we go through. He
knows about bereavement, loss, betrayal. He
knows about humanity’s enormous capacity
for inhumanity. And when people suffer
today: hunger, pain, loss, fear, confusion: he
has been there and can be with us in that.
And when we mess up and bring suffering on
ourselves: he is there alongside us and also to
forgive and accept us.
As I do my usual thing and visit a prison on
Christmas morning I can reassure those
men who have messed up big-time, that
God can still see his image in them, that
they can find forgiveness and peace, and
start over again.
Christmas is about God being with us in
the muckiness of life. It is about him
accepting us whoever we are and whatever
we have done. It is about hope and peace
and a future that means something. Jesus
Christ really offers us all of that.
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Know Jesus at the heart of it all.”
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Looking Ahead
FRIDAY 1 JANUARY
10:30am – TEAM WALKING GROUP
Hambleton Peninsula
A walk of approx 5 miles. Lunch will be
a bring and share at 8 Peterborough
Avenue. Initially meet at 8
Peterborough Avenue at 10:15am with
your lunch contributions then motor
to the fishermen's car park. After the
walk we will return to Peterborough
Avenue for lunch. Hot soup and drinks
will be provided. Please contact Dennis
or Sally on 01572 722272 to enable us
to monitor numbers and contributions.
11:30am – BELL SERVICE
St Peter & St Paul Langham
SATURDAY 2 JANUARY
2:30pm – FRIENDS PANTOMIME VISIT
Key Theatre, Peterborough
SUNDAY 3 JANUARY
6:00pm – WORD, WORSHIP &
RESPONSE
St Peter & St Paul Langham
Celebrate Epiphany and respond to
God’s word in prayer and
contemporary music. All welcome,
refreshments afterwards.
SATURDAY 9 JANUARY
10:00am-12:00pm – COFFEE MORNING
The Roost, Water Lane, Ashwell
Bring and Buy stall and Raffle. All
proceeds to St Mary’s Church. All are
very welcome. Contact Joy (01572
759204) for more details.
TUESDAY 12 JANUARY
10:00am -12:00pm – OPEN HOUSE
Home of Jan & Ian Williamson, 10
Edmonton Way, Oakham
All are welcome to call in for tea or
coffee and a friendly chat.
THURSDAY 14 JANUARY
1:00pm – OAKHAM & BRAUNSTON
MOTHERS’ UNION
All Saints Oakham Church Hall
Fish & Chip Lunch followed by
AGM. To book your lunch please
contact either Meg Dyer (771564) or
Pamela Woods (755371). Cost £5.
Friends and family welcome.
SUNDAY 24 JANUARY
4:00pm – SING SUNDAY
All Saints Braunston
An informal gathering to sing hymns and
songs old and new, and put them into
practice in a short service. A chance to
worship God through music in a variety
of styles, and to learn some new
material. Everyone is welcome from
across the whole Team, and there will
be refreshments afterwards.
SUNDAY 31 JANUARY
11:00pm – TEAM COMMUNION FOR
CANDLEMAS
St Andrew Whissendine
There will also be 8:00am
Communion and 3:00pm Baptism at
Oakham, and 6:00pm Evensong at
Brooke, but no other services in the
Team.
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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 (10 January) 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
Leader: Revd Janet Tebby & Lin Ryder (01572 767666) Thursdays fortnightly 2:00pm Market Overton
CHOIR
Oakham Choir Practice Thursdays before 2nd & 4th Sundays 7:00-8:15pm Oakham Church
Whissendine Choir Practice Tuesdays before 2nd & 4th Sundays 8:00-9:00pm Whissendine Church
Market Overton Choir Practice Tuesdays before 2nd & 4th Sundays 6:30-7:00pm Market Overton Church
Langham Choir Practice Tuesdays before 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays 12:00-1:00pm Langham Church
Laudamus Joint Choir Practice Tuesdays before 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays 7:00-8:30pm Whissendine Church
BELL RINGING
Oakham Bells Tuesdays 7:30-9:00pm
Langham/Braunston/Brooke Bells Wed 7:30pm 30 Dec/6 Jan/23 Dec
Whissendine Bells as announced
MOTHERS’ UNION
Oakham & Braunston 2nd Thursday 2:15pm Oakham Church Hall
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 Requests in strictest confidence to Mary Willows (01572 756264) who will then inform the chain.