This week is Christian Aid week. Christian Aid is the official relief and development agency of 41 British and Irish churches. It works with 570 local partner organisations in 45 countries. Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty – and it…
Readers (often called lay readers) are an essential part of the Church of England’s ministry. They are volunteers, who receive no payment, and after about three years of part-time training they help the ordained ministers by taking services, preaching, and assisting in the pastoral…
It costs a lot of money to keep a church like St Paul’s running – over £107,000 last year. While a lot of that is spent locally on costs like lighting and heating, cleaning and secretarial support, a large sum of money (nearly £56,000…
Hallelujah or its alternative spelling Alleluia, meaning Praise the Lord! is a frequent response to the joyous news of Christ’s resurrection on Easter Day. Alleluia is a frequent response in our Easter hymns, such as “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today. Alleluia!” As part of…
Today is the most important day in the Christian calendar when we remember that God the Father raised Jesus from the dead. The grave could not hold him. Christ’s sacrifice of himself for the sins of the whole world on Good Friday had been…
On Friday 11 May 2014, the Youth Group that met that night spent a moment considering what the Christian Good News, the gospel, is. The group used glow sticks to demonstrate the 4 principal points of the gospel – 4 symbols that explain the…
St Paul’s Church is rather hidden and cannot even be seen from the nearby Severn Road. However, when we went for a church picnic in Knighton Park, we were impressed by the banner that another church group had erected beside where they were picnicking….
Our new programme from April to June is now available in print form or online (here). During the Easter season, we naturally turn our thoughts to the wonder of Christ’s Resurrection which demonstrates the truth of his promise that we can now relate to…
On 27 April we look forward to welcoming Sarah Dickinson to our morning service. Sarah is currently the Deputy Mayor of Oadby & Wigston and will become Mayor in May. She has asked our vicar, Steve Bailey, to be her Chaplain for her Mayoral year….
For centuries, Mothering Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent, has been the opportunity to remember mothers. In a bygone age, it was the one Sunday when servant girls were allowed to go to visit their mothers. Whether or not we have all been mothers,…
