The Coffee Pot group
at St Pauls had a Harvest Lunch today. Unlike most Christian festivals, there
is no fixed date, but our Harvest Festival service is this Sunday. Before I
lunch, Steve Bailey, our vicar, talked about the meaning of harvest and of how,
despite our hard work, we are impotent to bring it to completion. We were
further reminded of our dependence on God as we sang the well-known harvest hymn
“All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above – so thank the Lord for
all his love.”
We then tucked
into a most delicious home-made mixed vegetable soup, with different crusty
rolls and sandwiches. We ended with delicious desserts and tea or coffee (Plus After
8 Mints).
There were then
donations and raffle tickets to help Riding for disabled children.
We have a lot to
be thankful for – and our thanks go to the team who had made and provided all the
food.
St Paul's is a vibrant church in the open-evangelical tradition. It is part of the Church of England and its Parish serves Oadby, east of the A6. It is also part of a larger group of parishes, called a "Benefice," which includes St Peter's Oadby, Great Glen and Burton Overy with Carlton Curlieu. We seek to be a church for all ages, backgrounds, cultures and nationalities, that is growing and following Jesus. We have a congregation of about one hundred at our main Sunday service and are always pleased to welcome enquirers and visitors.
St Pauls Oadby is part of a group of churches known as a benefice — the Benefice of Oadby - Great Glen. It is led by a ministry team, headed by the rector, Revd Steve Bailey, and including Revd Kim Ford (based at Great Glen), currently a vacancy (based at St Peters Oadby), Revd Sarah Collins (curate) together with Lay Ministers (Readers and Pastoral Assistants). The other churches are:- Oadby St Peter's http://stpetersoadby.org.uk/ Great Glen St Cuthbert's https://stcuthbertschurchgreatglen.blogspot.com/ Burton Overy St Andrews https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/4702/
The Coffee Pot group
at St Pauls had a Harvest Lunch today. Unlike most Christian festivals, there
is no fixed date, but our Harvest Festival service is this Sunday. Before I
lunch, Steve Bailey, our vicar, talked about the meaning of harvest and of how,
despite our hard work, we are impotent to bring it to completion. We were
further reminded of our dependence on God as we sang the well-known harvest hymn
“All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above – so thank the Lord for
all his love.”
