Petertide Ordinations

Today is the feast day of St Peter & St Paul. Our churches in Oadby are named after these two apostles. We pray today for all churches dedicated to Peter & Paul, their congregations and clergy. We also pray for those who will be ordained this weekend. See the list below for those being ordained in Leicester Cathedral. We also remember Tosin Oladipo who will be ordained this weekend at St Paul's in London. Tosin grew up as a member here.

To be ordained priest on Saturday 30 June 2018

Joanna Benner

Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Joanne Dyer

Woodfield Team

Rob Hay

Evington

Chris Haywood

Hugglescote with Donington, Ellistown and Snibston

Gareth Hutchinson

The Martyrs

Dmitry Lutsenko

St John’s, Hinckley

Jenny Ridge

Holy Trinity with St John the Divine, Leicester

Morna Simpson

Stocking Farm and Beaumont Leys

Paul Towns

Ab Kettleby, Holwell and Asfordby and Grimston, Saxelbye with Shoby and Wartnaby and Six Hills

Darren Walker

Mountsorrel

To be ordained deacon on Sunday 1 July 2018

Sharon Andrews

Glenfield and Newtown Linford

Richard Balmer

Enderby with Lubbesthorpe and Thurlaston

Stewart Betts

Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Breedon-on-the-Hill

Thomas Brown

Lutterworth with Cotesbach and Bitteswell

Mark Carroll

Loughborough, All Saints with Holy Trinity

Andy Giles

Market Harborough and The Transfiguration

Rosie Homer

Billesdon cum Goadby and Rolleston (Coplow Benefice)

Nigel Rostock

Evington

Thy Kingdom Come 2018 - Thank you!

On Sunday we started our service watching this thank you video that showed us a snippet of what took place during Thy Kingdom Come.

The World in a Diocese

Today is the last day to book into this event specifically aimed at Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) Christians in the Diocese.

Holiday Club

Plans are well underway for our Summer Holiday Club 'The Adventure Cruise' on the 8th-10th August. Invites are going out to all the local primary schools and places are already going. Please be in touch to book your place!

England v Panama

Looking forward to joining our good friends at Oadby Baptist Church for a BBQ and live screening of England v Panama at 1pm this afternoon!

Summer Read - Dirty Glory

This year I am recommending the excellent book 'Dirty Glory' by the founder of the 24/7 prayer movement, Pete Greig. Subtitled 'go where your best prayers take you', it is an inspiring read about the power of prayer and the continuing work of 24/7 prayer. I have 30 copies available at the discounted price of £7.50 (rrp £9.99) so do get your copy quickly and be encouraged as you read.

For Sale???

No, I haven't put the Vicarage up for sale!!
We do have a sign outside the vicarage advertising Brookside Primary School's Summer Fair on Saturday 23rd June from 11am-2pm.
Once you've been there you can wander down to St Paul's for Afternoon Tea & Cakes from 2.30pm!

Fun@4

On Sunday we held our latest Fun@4, a messy church style event. We continued our story of Moses and thought about the 10 Commandments. Here are some pictures from the day.

Our next event for young people is our Summer Holiday Club from the 8-10 August. Fun@4 will return in the Autumn term!

God is Real - Chris Pratt Motivational & Inspirational MTV Awards Speech

An inspirational acceptance speech by Chris Pratt at the MTV awards. Pray that young people listen to his wise words.

Helping the Poorest in Uganda

The focus of our charitable giving this month is the Friends of Africa International Christian Ministry, (AICM) of which one of our congregation is a trustee. AICM works in the south-west corner of Uganda among some of the poorest people there, especially the Batwa, the Pygmy people on the edge of society.

AICM has provided new schools for their children, and included a feeding programme, enabling to take advantage of the education offered. It also brings good news of the love of Jesus, who came to bring good news to the poor.

Farewell Jonathan and Janet

Jonathan and Janet Hales have been active members of St Paul’s church for many years, including their work with young people. This week they have moved to the West Country to be nearer family. Although we wish them well, they will be sorely missed.

Last Sunday – their last Sunday with us, they were called forward to the front of the church, where Steve interviewed them, and then, joined by other members of the congregation prayed for them and their new life.

We pray that God may bless them in this new stage, and may they be a blessing to others, as they have been to us.