Play Your Part

Sally Beyer and her colleagues at Liverpool University have developed a beautifully produced and helpful booklet on discipleship.

They write: ‘Play your Part’ encourages Christians to take a fresh perspective and some time out to look at their life and consider: Why am I here? What has God created me for? What does this mean for me as a Christian today? How can I become more Christ-like in all that I do?  It can help people in your Parish, Church, and Faith Community to play  their part by finding and fulfilling the unique role and potential that they have in life as a Christian. The booklet is very flexible. It can be used individually or as part  of a small group study or course within your Church.  All it needs are willing participants, an open mind and a skilled facilitator with a good knowledge of the bible.

 

If you would like to purchase a copy of ‘Play your part’ they are available at a reduced rate of £5 (+VAT and Postage).  Please contact Sally Beyer, Windmills, The University of Liverpool, email: s.beyer@liv.ac.uk Tel: 0151 794 8186

Open Garden in Aid of St Peter's Church Oadby

Summer Concert at St Peter's Oadby

The Patronal Festival Weekend, is the date of the Summer Concert at St Peter's Oadby this year featuring the: CO-OP MALE VOICE CHOIR. Guest Artists Terri Eynon (Folk Harp) & Alison Copper (Tenor Recorder)Saturday June 28th at 7.30pm in the Church. Tickets £5 from the Parish Office or on the door.

PS: The sponsorship and involvement of the Coop with this choir is absolutely minimal. It is a group of men who enjoy singing and are happy to entertain us to help raise some money for our Appeal Fund. Please support this event!

Patronal Festival St John the Baptist Hungarton

Choral Evensong with friends of Leicester Church Music to celebrate the Patronal festival of St John the Baptist Church Hungarton will take place on Sunday 22nd June at 3.30 pm. The service will be led by the Priest-in-Charge, The Rev'd Paula Hollingsworth and the preacher will be the Gartree Mission Partnership Convener, The Rev'd Helen Bence.

Pennbury eco-town consultations

Find out more about the proposals from:Co-operative Group exhibitions: Wednesday 11 June, Parklands Leisure Centre, Wigston Road, Oadby from 11.00am to 8.00pm.Leicestershire County Council and local MPs: Monday 9 June at 8pm, Gartree School, OadbyHarborough District Council: Leicester Airfield, The Marquee, Gartree Road, Little Stretton, near Stoughton, LE2 2FG, on Monday, June 16, at between 10.30am-12noon or 7pm and 8.30pm.Oadby & Wigston Borough Council: The Oadby Community Forum at Parklands Leisure Centre, Wigston Road on Wednesday 18 June will be dedicated to eco-towns. Sessions at: 3.00, 5.30 and 8.00pm.

Plant Fair at St Helen's Saddington

There will be a Plant Fair at St Helen's Church Saddington on Saturday 14th June from 2-4 pm
Come and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea served in the churchyard and browse among the stalls: plants, books and delicious home-made cakes and jams

Worship Leaders' Course at St Wilfrid's Kibworth

A Worship Leaders' Course, focusing on modern worship songs and leading worship rather than musicianship will take place at St Wifrid's Church Kibworth from Friday 3rd to Sudany 5th October. Rev'd Ludger Fremmer, Priest-in-Charge of St Wilfrid's Kibworth is happy to extend an invitation to attend to musicians from partnership churches (both singers and instrumentalists) with the recommendation of their incumbents. Please let Ludger know numbers in good time and put the date in your diary now.

Meeting of "Open Churches" Group

There will be a preliminary meeting of an "Open Churches" group on Wednesday 23rd July from 7-9 at St Wilfrid's Kibworth. The meeting will be led by Canon Philip Norwood with invited representatives form each church which is kept open during the week. The purpose of the meeting will be to celebrate the good things which are already happening within the partnership in this area of witness and to draw up a code of good practice, both to enhance what is already being done and to commend the idea of open churches to other parishes. A display will be put together which can be used around the partnership after being used at the Diocesan assembly "Living Faith" at the Samworth Academy on 20th September.

Concert at Great Glen

Saturday 14th June - at St. Cuthbert's Church in Great Glen; a concert by the Wigston Male Voice Choir, commencing at 7.30 pm. Tickets now on sale at £7.50 each, available from Carol Neal 0116 259 2988 or Margaret Wood 0116 259 2100.
Proceeds in aid of new church facilities. (From: Mary Ireland; email: mary_ireland@btinternet.com )