Today, we held the Thanksgiving service for Ida Williams. Originaly from Jamaica, Ida moved to Oadby from her adopted town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands some 10 years ago when her son-in-law, Simon Harvey, had become vicar of St Paul’s. Despite being transplanted…
As Christians, we believe that the God we worship is the creator of heaven and earth. It’s therefore important that we steward the resources that he has given us in a sensitive way. A Rocha is a Christian environmental and conservation movement. It is…
St Pauls is going to run a seven session Marriage Course. This course has been prepared by Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, which is well known for the Alpha course. It is a real opportunity to invest in your marriage and give your relationship an…
As every year during Lent, Churches Together in Oadby are organising Lent lunches. Each Saturday lunchtime, one of the churches put on a simple lunch of soup, bread roll, cheese and tea or coffee. This started, last Saturday at St Paul’s and continued today…
Our Lent Course for 2014 started last night when 40 people gathered in the Barnabas Centre. The particular course we used, called “Lost for Words” was laid on in response to people’s request for something that would help them, practically, to share their faith….
A few weeks ago, during our sermon series on Ephesians (see blog 24 February) we were considering “the Armour of God” including “the Sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.” In his talk at the all age service yesterday, Steve Bailey…
The season of Lent started on Wednesday, when we joined with other Oadby churches at Trinity Methodist Church for a joint Lent service. In Lent we remember the hardships of life, including its temptations, as we remember the 40 days that Jesus spent in…
As people identify, in a small way, with Christ’s temptation and his fast in the wilderness, it is customary to give up some luxury during Lent – chocolate, sugar, alcohol perhaps. However, Steve Bailey, our vicar, is encouraging the members of St Paul’s to…
Kevin Wren who works for South Asian Concern joined us for our morning service today and also preached. He made the interesting observation that while many churches called themselves multicultural, what they were actually was multi-ethnic. While emphasising that Jesus Christ has come for…
During SuperTroopers (our Sunday School) our young people learnt how Moses had gone up Mount Sinai, while the Children of Israel had camped around the base. At the top of the mountain he had seen God’s glory and received the 10 Commandments. To illustrate…
