Morning or Evening with Bob Jackson

Wednesday 13th October, EITHER 9:30am-1pm, St. Paul’s, Oadby
OR 7:30pm-9:30pm, the same day, at Emmanuel, Loughborough
Best selling author of Hope for the Church and The Road to Growth, co-author of major new welcome course, Everybody Welcome, experienced parish priest, and former Archdeacon of Walsall/Growth Officer for the Diocese of Lichfield, Bob Jackson is one of this countries most respected experts on church growth and welcome. With a wealth of anecdotal experience and statistical evidence, he brings a fresh, and at times challenging, take on church growth. During the longer morning session and repeated in slightly shorter form the same night, Bob looks at what it means to be a welcoming church, set in the wider context of the changing times we live in. Everyone is welcome to this important session together.
There is no cost for the morning, but booking at least a week before hand is essential (although places are limited and demand expected to be high so book soon to avoid disappointment!). Bookings to Carol (carol.gibbons@leccofe.org or 0116 248 7411).

Morning on Mission Action Planning

Wednesday 28th April, 9:30am-1pm, St. Paul’s, Oadby
Would you like to know more of the tools available for discerning and implementing a mission plan?
This morning looks specifically at what Mission Action Planning is, before four people present tools they have used, together with a critique of the kind of situations they work best in (and less well for). After hearing a summary of all four, there’ll be opportunity to spend time with one of the presenters looking in more detail at the tools/he is sharing. The tools covered will include Natural Church Development, Growing Healthy Churches, the Grove model for envisioning and a home grown tool. There’ll also be opportunity to discuss how tools might be best used and adapted for your context. Everyone is welcome to this important session together.
Due to numbers and the reduction of budgets, lunch will not be provided, but refreshments
throughout the morning will be. There is no cost for the morning, but booking at least a week before hand is essential (although places are limited so book soon to avoid disappointment!). Bookings to Carol (carol.gibbons@leccofe.org or 0116 248 7411).

CALLED? Vocations Day 2009

A day exploring callings to ministry

Saturday 14th March, 10am - 3.30pm at St Paul's Church, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4NX

With guest speaker Stuart Buchanan, Author of 'On Call' and other vocations resources

The day includes:

• Time to prayer and reflection
• talks from guest speaker Stuart Buchanan
• workshops with people already exercising licenced ministries
• a chance to chat with people over lunch
• and much more

The day is free but any contributions towards the cost of lunch would be appreciated.

Booking necessary, contact Claire Stapleton at Church House, Tel: 0116 248 7417 or E-mail:claire.stapleton@leccofe.org by Monday 2nd March.

The Revd Mark Battison

The Bishop announces that The Revd Mark Battison will be leaving the Diocese to take up the job of Assistant Priest (House for Duty) in the Guilsborough Group in the Peterborough Diocese and will be licensed as such on Monday 23rd February 2009 at 7.30 pm.

The Bishop of the Arctic visits Oadby

Thursday 7th August – The Bishop of the Arctic, The Rt Revd Andrew Atagotaaluk, will be visiting St. Paul’s Church, Hamble Road, OADBY, on Thursday 7th August 2008, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
For further details of his visit, please call Revd Canon R. J. Tonkin – 0116 281 2517

Hooray Day 27

A children’s event called Wastewatchers for children 5 to 9 years (school years 1 to 5 only) with games, craft, singing, DVDs and Bible stories at St Paul’s Church, Hamble Road, Oadby.

Saturday 19^th April, 10am – 3pm and Sunday 20^th April 10am-11.30pm. To start in Morning service then for games, DVD and teaching in the Barnabus Centre next door to the church.

Bring a packed lunch for Saturday (marked with child’s name). No nut based foods in pack-ups please. Drinks will be provided.

Register early to avoid disappointment. For a registration form contact Derek Bowering on 271 5765.

Dates for your Diary

Don’t miss the Wyvern Singers’ Concert, Saturday 8th March, 7.30pm at St Peter's Church, Oadby. Rossini – Petite Messe Solennelle. Director, Charles Paterson; Piano, Nest Harris; Organ, Simon Ainge. Four vocal soloists, including the Cathedral Precentor, Stephen Foster, and a really entertaining work that is easy to absorb without having heard it before. Interval with refreshments. Please come along for a wonderful evening’s entertainment. Buy your tickets £7 (£6) on the door.
 
A Voice for the Voiceless – Discussion and Talk led by Mr Masud Karim from Christian Aid’s partner, the Madaripur Legal Aid Association, Bangladesh. Friday 14th  March at 7.30pm, St Paul’s Church Oadby (Barnabas Centre). All welcome. A meal in Bangladeshi style will be served at 6.30pm. You are most welcome to join us for the meal but please Tel: Patricia Lessels on 271 7824 to make a reservation.
 
"Explaining our differences - Baptism" 7.30 pm Monday 19th May at United Reformed Church Oadby run by Churches Together in Oadby. All welcome.