The second half of our service yesterday morning was a musical nativity play. It was wonderful to see the enthusiasm of the children as they recounted with acting and singing the greatest story ever told. The children were at their best as not a…
Yesterday, 15 December, was our annual Carol Service. Over 100 people gathered to remember again the Christmas story through readings and carols. There were a number of innovations this year. The service itself was a week earlier than usual, hoping that some people might…
Sainsbury’s at Oadby invited churches to sing carols in their foyer this Saturday morning. St Pauls was pleased to respond and some 30 members of the congregation, including people who will be singing at our own carol service, tomorrow, arrived for an 11.0 AM…
Every second Sunday of the month, to coincide with “All Together Church,” our all age service, hard-working volunteers lay on breakfast in the Barnabas Centre. For obvious reasons, this is called “Breakfast at Barney’s.” There is always a choice of a full English cooked…
For all Christian churches, Christmas is one of the highlights of the year, when you remember how Jesus, the Son of God, became one of us, as a baby at Bethlehem. We are fortunate in Oadby that we have a tradition of the Christian…
This week Lou (our Youth Worker) and I have been into Manor, the local High School to do Christmas Assemblies.Lou used the following clip, which is excellent, to share the real meaning of Christmas with the kids and they were captivated watching it.Here is…
Laying Gifts on the Table Christmas is coming, when we remember Jesus, God’s greatest gift to the human race. Christmas is also a time when, traditionally, we too give and receive presents. But first, at St Paul’s, we delight to give gifts to others…
The whole world is mourning the death of Nelson Mandela – someone who managed to rise above the treatment he had received at the hands of the white South African authorities and unite that great nation. It was Jesus who said: “But I tell…
As we await, with joy, the coming of Christmas, a frequent event is a Carol Service. On Thursday 5 December, it was the turn of the Thursday Morning “Coffee Pot.”As they gathered in the Church, our Vicar, Steve Bailey, led a Service of Christmas…
Well, the well-publicised series of two hour broadcasts on the Bible eventually started last Saturday with “Beginnings.” Apparently, 1.2 million viewers watched it, – which is 5.62% of the viewing public. The series is obviously of great interest to the Jews who trace their…
