St Mary\'s Magazine September 2015

Church of St. Mary the Virgin,
Finedon.
Parish Magazine
September 2015
50p

Vicar:
Finedon Parish Church: St Mary The Virgin
The Revd Richard Coles,
St Mary the Virgin Finedon, The Vicarage,
Church Hill, Finedon, Northants, NN9 5NR
01933 681 786, Mobile 07885 967 960
email: revdrichardcoles@yahoo.co.uk
Assistant Honorary Priest Fr Peter Baden,01832 733186
email: p.baden36@btinternet.com
Reader Mr Michael Duncombe, 01536 723457
email: michaelbex@talktalk.net
Parish Clerk
Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364 (To whom first
contact for Baptisms and weddings must be
made).
Churchwardens: Mrs Jane Read Tel: 680522
Mr Neil Forster Tel: 682177
PCC Secretary: Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364
Treasurer: Mr Andrew Weatherill Tel: 682212
Magazine Editor: Mrs Janet Millington, Tel: 681161.
email: millingtonjanet@aol.com
(to whom all copy should addressed by
the 15 th of the month prior to publication)
Director of Music Mr Jonathan Harris Tel: 01933 779059,
Mobile 07791 664507
Email: Hjonathan83@aol.com
Deputy Organists
Mrs. Kathy Roberts
Mr Oliver Grigg
Choirmaster: Mr. Bryan Chapman Tel: 398818
Tower Captain Mr Bryan Chapman, Tel 398818
Web Site
www.finedonphotographs.org.uk/
bellringers.html
Archivist Mr John Bailey Tel 680747
St Michael’s Mission Room:
Bryan & Christine Chapman
Tel: 01933 398818
Times Of Services:
Sundays
8.00 am Holy Eucharist
9.30 am Parish Eucharist.
6.00 pm Evensong (1st Sunday of the Month)
Visit us on the Web at www.stmarysfinedon.co.uk

From the Vicarage
September 2015.
Holiday times for clergy don’t really coincide with the secular timetable,
which is why it is a struggle to get a funeral booked in the first week of
January. Christmas and Easter – and of course weekends – are busy times
for us, so we tend to take off when everyone else is returning. Fr David
and I like to take our summer holiday in September, it just works better
that way, and this year, as you read this, we will probably be in Kintyre in
Scotland, which we try to visit each year. It is one of the most beautiful
and most remote parts of Scotland, not that far north but a narrow
peninsula and to get there you have to go a long way up only to go
down, unless you choose our preferred method. We take a ferry from
Ardrossan on the Ayrshire coast to the Isle of Arran, drive to the north, and
then get another tiny ferry which crosses Kilbrannan Sound and drops you
off on a landing stage on the peninsula. It saves no time but it’s much
nicer than sitting in the car stuck behind a tractor heading from Glasgow
to Oban; and it’s worth it, because when you finally get there the benefits
of its remoteness are yours to enjoy. We stay on a private estate in a tiny
cottage on the beach. There is no road, no phone, no TV, no radio, no
computers, no signal, but it does not lack in entertainment for deer come
to visit, and there are sea otters on the rocks, and the odd golden eagle,
and once a school of pilot whales swam past. If the weather is fine it’s as
beautiful a place as any, if the weather is foul we sit round the fire
reading ghost stories, dogs on our laps, and a glass of the local whisky to
hand.
We live in an ever more connected world. The parish pump, Facebook,
Twitter, smartphones, mean we’re easily distracted by the social whirl,
which is no bad thing provided we remember every now and then to
disconnect, to take some time out, to declutter our minds for a while, and
maybe tune in to the God frequency, always there, but sometimes lost.
Yours in Christ,
Fr Richard.

Our Worship in
September, Year B
6th – 14th Sunday of Trinity
Proverbs 22. 1 -2 , 8 - 9, 22-23.
Ps 125
James 2. 1 - 10, 11 - 13, 14 - 17.
Mark 7. 24 to end
Hymns
538 O Jesus I have promised
375 Amazing grace
589 The King of Love my shepherd is **
Anthem: James Kent Thine, O Lord, is the
greatness;
Just as I am, without one plea (308 Tune
Saffron Walden)
534 (Tune Lyngham) O for a thousand
tongues to sing
6th – 14th Sunday of Trinity (Evensong)
558 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Responses: Ferial
Psalm 119 v.41-56
19 Round me falls the night
Canticles: Reid
Anthem: Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden
181 Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless
round
13th – 15th Sunday of Trinity
Numbers 21. 4 - 9
Ps 22. 23- 28
1 Cor 1. 18 - 24
John 3. 13 - 17
Hymns
601 Thou didst leave thy throne
577 Stand up, and bless the Lord
622 Will you come and follow me
Anthem: Walford Davies God be in my
head
453 Great is thy faithfulness
20th – 16th Sunday of Trinity
2Proverbs 31. 10 - 31
Ps 1
James 3. 13 - 4.3, 7 - 8a
Mark 9. 30 - 37
Hymns
499 Lift high the Cross
Our Parish Church of Finedon
162 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem
Anthem: Rutter For the beauty of the earth
Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (582)
543 O Praise ye the Lord!
20th September – Festal Evensong
Introit: James Kent Thine, O Lord, is the
greatness
Responses: Ayleward
Psalm 119 v.137-144
Office Hymn: 371 All praise to our
redeeming Lord
Canticles: Daniel Purcell in e minor
Anthem: G.F.Handel Let thy hand be
strengthened
Final Hymn: 537 O God, our help in ages
past
27th – 17th Sunday of Trinity
Esther 7. 1 - 6, 9 -10,, 9. 20 - 22.
Ps 124
James 5. 13 - end
Mark 9. 38 - end
Hymns
578 Stand up, stand up for Jesus
416 (T Sussex) Father, hear the prayer
we offer
411 Dear Lord and Father of Mankind *
Anthem: Sweet Sacrament divine (324)
507 Lord of all hopefulness
*Descant
**Sponsored Hymn
Organ Voluntaries following the 9.30am
services
6th September – Buxtehude: Praeludium in
D BuxWV 139
13th September – William Walond Cornet
Voluntary
20th September – Malcolm Archer:
Festival Fanfare
27th September – J.P.Sweelinck: Echo
Fantasie
Organ Voluntaries following evensong
6th September – John James Voluntary in
a minor
20th September – J.S.Bach Prelude and
fugue in Eb major (St Anne) BWV 552

From the Registers
Holy Baptism
26th July
James Harper
9th August
Matthew Cullen Harris
Noah George Joseph Kelly
Isabelle Daisy Pettitt
Floodlight Sponsorship
2nd August
Bill Clarke - in memory of Jeanette
(on what would have been their
60th wedding anniversary).
Dave & Bet Cheney - in memory of
Robert (on what would have been
his 64th birthday).
9th August
Jean, Margaret & Shirley – in memory
of their mum, Dorothy Harris
(on what would have been her
birthday).
Lynn & Martin Pettitt - to celebrate the
christening of their granddaughter
Isabelle Daisy Pettitt.
Janet & Malc Harris - to celebrate
their grandson Matthew's baptism.
Collections July
5th - £409.63, 12th - 496.50,
19th - £332.43, 26th- 334.82,
Total collections for July £1573.38
Out of the Mouth of
Babes
As Father Richard was leaving church
on Sunday a 3 year asked him if he
was going to work.
Musical Delight
On Saturday 8th August, St Mary’s
Finedon was treated to a
performance of Purcell’s Dido &
Aeneas performed by Ad Parnassum,
with accompaniment by the Venetian
ensemble L’Offerta Musicale.
It was a superb production with
insouciance for the limited performing
space. With imaginative
choreography throughout, this stylish
performance was a joy to behold,
encapsulating the real essence of
Purcell’s drama in one delightful hour.
Notable highlights including the
remarkably mellifluous singing of
Anastasiia Golovina in the role of
Belinda and the suitably jovial Josep
Viader singing the Sailor.
Accompanied by L’Offerta Musicale, a
highly talented group of musicians,
with spectacular continuo playing by
Nicola Lamon, great credit must go to
the Director, Maria-Lisa Geyer, and
the Musical Director, Riccardo
Parravicini, for creating such a
fabulous production. We very much
hope to see them in Finedon again –
not to be missed.
Jonathan Harris
Director of Music St Mary’s
Church
September Evensongs
There will be 2 Evensongs in
September on the following dates:
Sunday 5th September at 6.00pm.
Sunday 20th September Festal
Evensong at 6.00 pm.
Light refreshment will be served after
both Evensongs.

Pantomime 2016
Be a part of the 2016 FCSSES
pantomime at the Star Hall.
We are looking for children and adults
who can sing, dance, act or even
move scenery.
Join us for the Sign-up Evening and
AGM on Monday 7th September at
7.00 pm for further details.
Alternatively contact us at
fcsses@hotmail.co.uk -
Children must be 6 years old by the
1st September 2015 to sign up and
anyone under the age of 16 must be
accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Mothers’ Union
Many thanks to all who supported our
‘Strawberry Tea’ in any way.
An enjoyable time was had by all and
the afternoon realised £140.00 for the
‘Mothers’ Union Big Wheels Appeal’
Our next meeting will be held in the
Mission Room at 2.30 pm on
Tuesday 1st September.
Anyone wishing to come along to find
out what the Mothers’ Union is all
about will be made most welcome.
Townswomen’s Guild
Our next meeting will be held on
Thursday 3rd September at 7.30pm
in the Town Hall.
Our speaker will be Beryl Thane who
will talk about Grumpy Old Women.
There will be a Ploughman's Supper
and the competition will be for a ‘pair
of spectacles’.
Visitors are always welcome for a
small fee of £3.00.
Flower Festival
If you have been thinking that the
Flower Festival is later than usual this
year - just to explain.
The Flower Festival is a celebration of
our church’s birthday - Holy Cross
Day/ This year Holy Cross Day falls on
Monday 14th September and,
therefore, our Flower Festival is held
the following weekend.
The Flower Festival Committee would
welcome contributions of cakes or
raffle prizes: these can be brought to
church or contact Christine Chapman
on 01933 398818.
Music for viols and
Voices
at
St Mary the Virgin,
Finedon
on
Saturday 19th September
at 7.30 pm
Including music by
Tomkins, Byrd, Gibbons
& :Purcell
And the two newly transcribed,
rarely heard anthem written for
Finedon by Dr William Croft in
1717 & 1720
Viols
Alison Crum Roy Marks,
Sue Snell, Piers Snell
Singers
Cate McKee, William Purefoy,
Hugo Hymas, Nick Webb
Admission by donation
to church funds

Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church Hill Finedon NN9 5NR
Stalls
Journeys
And
Adventures
Refreshments
Friday 18 th
Saturday 19 th
Sunday 20 th
September
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
10.00 am – 6.00 pm
11.00 am – 4.30 pm
Evening Concert - Music for Voils & Voices
Saturday 19 th at 7.30 pm
Festal Evensong
Sunday 20 th 6.00 pm, everyone welcome

Midsummer Garden
Party
It rained all day on Friday 24th July,
rained most of the day on 26th July,
How thankful we were on the 25th
July when the weather was so kind to
us for the Midsummer Garden Party
in the Vicarage garden.
Many thanks to Fathers Richard and
David for hosting and providing the
champagne, wine and canapes.
Special thanks to Fr David who
worked so hard in organising the
event and preparing the canapes.
Everyone had a splendid evening and
it raised £450.00 for the
Churchwardens Fund. Hopefully, with
some of the money, we will be able to
purchase some back rests for use in
the Church for people with back
problems . (Tried and tested by PCC
members at a Rushden Church).
Shoe Box Appeal 2015
St Mary’s Church will again be
collecting and sending shoe boxes for
the Operation Christmas Child.
Each box is packed for either a boy or
girl, in 3 age groups, 2-4 years,
5-9 years and 10-14 years.
Each box ideally needs to contain, a
toy, school supplies, hygiene items
and items such as hat, gloves, scarf
and wrapped sweets.
There are exclusions i.e. no war
related items, no liquids or chocolate
and no playing cards.
We already have some knitted items.
More information will be available
along with boxes. If you have any
shoe boxes sized 30 x 20 x 10cm we
can use, please leave them in church
or contact Julie Kightley on 01933
674964 for more information.
Children’ s Chatter
You may wonder what goes on during
St Mary’s Church service around the
children’s table. You may hear a little
background chatter. This is usually
due to our theological discussion at
the highest level.
Last week the children were
pondering on the phrase, ‘ Lift up your
hearts, we lift them to the Lord’. They
were hoisting their chest up asking
how they were supposed to do it and
why do we do it. At least they are
listening to the service whilst doing
other activities.
They were also colouring in pictures
for their Flower festival display in
September. Why are the people
fleeing from Egypt wearing dresses
they asked?
These children are so eager to learn
so I am afraid a little light chatter is
sometimes unavoidable for the next
generation of the congregation.
Autumn Barn Dance
at
Finedon Community Centre,
on
Saturday 10th October 2015
at 7.30pm.
Local Live Band ‘Kelly’s Eye’
with caller.
Real Ale Licensed Bar.
Tickets £9 including
chicken & chip supper.
If you missed the Valentine’s Dance
don’t miss this one!
A great night out in Finedon with
another themed setting!
Reserve tickets on
01933 398377

Henry Parry Liddon
(1829-90
Last month I received a visit from Dr
Ralph Norman, a Principal Lecturer at
Canterbury Christ Church University.
He is researching the life of Henry
Parry Liddon, a nineteenth-century
High-Church theologian who was
renowned for his preaching and who
finished up as a Canon of St Paul’s
Cathedral. He and Lewis Carroll were
great friends, and visited Russia
together, where they constantly
argued with each other, and it was
Liddon who suggested to Carroll the
title Through The Looking Glass for
his famous book.
Liddon’s connection with Finedon is
very slight. He acted as a seemingly
unofficial curate for a couple of
months in 1853 and conducted a
handful of baptisms and burials, and
he was the guest preacher at one of
the four services held over two days
in December 1858 to celebrate the
completion of the church’s
restoration.
However, a few years ago, Canon
John Beaumont, our late worthy
Vicar, had sent me an extract from
Liddon’s diary, which reads as
follows:
“ Finedon, 1 st July 1853. This parish is
indeed in a deplorable state. About
two thirds of the people are
dissenters. Of the fourteen farmers,
twelve go to meetings. The dissenters
are Quakers, Independents,
Wesleyans, original and Reformed.
The Wesleyan Sunday School alone
is larger than that belonging to the
Church.
Immorality is exactly proportionate to
schism. Within the church: huge
doctrinal error, e.g. the other day, in
Widow Wallis’s cottage, Mary
Freeman ‘withstood me’ on the
subject of baptism. Many, she
observed, approved of my ministry,
except in that one particular. And I
find the tone, even of our religious
people, thoroughly Wesleyan. Their
‘feelings’ and ‘experiences’ and
‘apprehensions’ and ‘interests’ are the
staple of their religious life.
Conscience is left out of the question.
Nothing would do but a staff of three
clergy; earnest extempore preaching
and the sacramental system in its
fullness.”
I may point out that Mary Freeman
was the occupant of Hampton Cell,
and “Widow Wallis” was her lodger,
and I find it difficult to believe her
capable of debating matters of
theology with Mr Liddon.
Dr Norman appeared able to
comprehend some of Mr Liddon’s
remarks, but to me half appear
offensive and unjustified, and the
other half incomprehensible
ramblings.
Perhaps it’s as well that Mr Liddon’s
stay in Finedon was short.
John Bailey
(Acknowledgement also to John
Bailey for his article on Mary Clifton in
the August magazine)
Out of the mouths of
babes
The Sunday School teacher asks,
“Now, Johnny, tell me frankly do you
say prayers before eating?”
“No sir,” little Johnny replies, I don’t
have to. My mum is a good cook.”

Finedon Over 60’s
Our weekly meeting is held in the
Bowls Club, Wellingborough Road on
Wednesdays from1.45 pm until 3.30
pm. Admission £1.00 per week.
September Programme
2nd Roy Hobby Stories
9th Music Quiz
16th Phil Mitchell Music
23rd Mel Henson Yoga
30th Bingo
We are always pleased to welcome
new members, just turn up.
Christmas Shopping
Trip
Finedon Independent Wesleyan
Chapel is arranging a Christmas
shopping trip to the Springfields
Outlet Centre, Spalding on
Wednesday 25th November picking,
up at the chapel at 10.00 am and
returning at 4.00 pm. The cost for the
day is £8.00.
If you are interested, please ring Rita
on 01933 398188 or Ann on 01933
681000.
St Mary's Thursday
Club
For our September meeting we are
holding our Annual Games Night at
the Band Club on 24th September
where we have a darts and skittles
competition. Please arrive at 7.45pm
for a 8.00 pm start. The cost of this is
£3.50 and includes supper.
Anyone wishing to join us who is not a
member will be made very welcome
but we would need to know in
advance. If you are interested in
becoming a member please call
Louise on 07581 556417 for further
details. We usually meet once a
month on the 4th Thursday (evening).
We also run a mums and tots group
during school term time. The group
meets on a Thursday afternoon at
The Mission Room from 1.30pm -
2.30pm.
Stagemasque Theatre
Company
presents the
East Midlands Premiere
Production
of
"Free & Easy"
a 60's musical,
At the
Star Hall, Finedon.
9th-12th September
at 7:30p.m.
Tickets for all performances
are
£8 (£7 concessions)
and are available from
01536 726311
It's 1967 - can the staff and
regulars of ‘The Last Drop’ pub
save it from being converted into
a sleazy nightclub.
Come along and find out for
yourself - sing along to:
"Da Doo Ron Ron",
"I'm A Believer"
and are you a
"Dedicated Follower of Fashion"?

Vanlalsiem and Krishna
For about 12 years St Mary’s Church
has been sponsoring the education of
Vanlalsiem an Indian boy through the
work of World Vision.
Vanlalsiem lives in the mountains of
North Tripura, India, accessible only
by a 2 day journey on foot.
Throughout our sponsorship we have
sent him letters, cards and presents
for his birthday and for Christmas.
Sadly during the time we have known
him his Mother has died and on that
occasion we donated the harvest
offerings from church which bought
his family goats and other things that
helped them start a little business.
From time to time information and
mail received from Vanlalsiem has
been put on the church notice board
and the children from school in the
past have written to him.
World Vision’s work is coming to a
close in Northern Tripura. They have
left a community where children can
now go to school and are healthy.
Parents have learnt to safeguard their
children from disease. The
vulnerable have learnt to claim their
rights. Families have started small
successful businesses so they can
provide enough money for nutritious
food for their children and do not have
to worry where the next meal is
coming from . Our time with
Vanlalsiem has also come to an end,
his education finished as he makes
his own way into the world.
In October World Vision are moving
to Patna in India to continue their
work amongst children. Krishna, a
seven year old boy is in need of that
help. He has had a hard and
frightening life so far. He cannot sleep
at night being afraid of being abused.
Through World Vision as his sponsor
we hope to give Krishna a better and
safer life.
His photo is on the church notice
board and from time to time
information on his progress will be
posted there to follow his
development.
Jane
Finedon Local History
Society
The September meeting will be held
on Monday 28th September 2015 in
the Mission Room, Well Street
Finedon at 7-30pm.
The speaker will be Jon-Paul Carr on
Wellingborough VAD Hospital
1914/1918.
Admission is £2-50 for members and
£3-50 for non members.
The evening will be followed with light
refreshments.
Don’t forget to look at us on our
website
www.finedonlocalhistorysociety.co.uk
Northamptonshire
Historic Churches Trust
Ride and Stride
The annual sponsored bicycle
ride/walk to local churches and
chapels will take place on Saturday
12th September 2015 from 10.00 am
to 6.00 pm.
Anyone wishing to participate can
obtain information and sponsorship
forms from Gill Foster (telephone
680364).

In My Day
the ramblings of Hubert James
In my day it was about this time of
year we’d spend every waking hour in
the garden. And if we weren’t mowing
or watering we’d be down the
allotment keeping the Cabbage
Whites away from …. Well the
cabbages.
As soon as those caterpillars
appeared, the air turned blue as the
gardeners cried out in frustration,
“Brassicas!” and worse.
In my day, gardening was more than
a hobby. At worst it was a habit or at
best an obsession.
Course, all them old houses were
built with a proper sized garden front
and back. So you had to do
something with the space.
The other thing was that most of us
never had a car so we didn’t need
space to park the Hatchback or 4x4.
All we needed was a wall to lean the
push-bike against. 4x4? What’s that
all about? Apparently, folk need them
to cope with the harsh winters; I
suppose we never had harsh winters.
And another thing; 4x4, why not just
call them 16’s? I digress.
In them days the garden was your
pride and joy. The lawn, the
vegetables and the flowers all
became your friends, your children.
There to be planted, pruned and
watered, nurtured to maturity. Then
chopped down and shoved in a vase
or a pot of boiling water.
We was gripped by it, fanatical about
weeding, hooked on digging,
passionate about gardening. Course,
one or two took it too far.
The greatest gardener Finedon ever
produced was an odd, old bloke
called Herbert Side. Herbie was
famous for the quality of his produce
and for the fact that he talked to all his
plants. He even gave them names.
He was champion gardener 9 times in
a row. His front garden was a display
to be adored. Not a weed to be seen
and they reckon he knew every blade
of grass in his lawn by name. They
say he could tell you which one
needed trimming each week. It was
as if they were all his children. I
reckon he’d be turning in his grave at
the sound of decking being
hammered down and lawns being
paved over. Herbie Side knew his
stuff and always stood by the adage,
if you want to be a top gardener, it’s
not what you hoe it’s who you mow
that counts.
Church Monthly Draw
Total receipts of £256.00 are divided
equally between the winners and the
church funds.
Winning numbers for the August
monthly draw are:
1st prize 166 £64.00
2nd prize 89 £38.40
3rd prize 177 £25.60
If you would like to join the monthly
draw (£1.00 per share per month)
which takes place in the church on
the first Sunday of the month, please
contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933
398794.

Rt Revd Donald Allister, Bishop of Peterborough writes
New Every Morning
Lord Rose, the man who restored the
fortunes of Marks and Spencer,
recently completed a report on the
leadership and management of the
National Health Service. When
interviewed about the task of
leadership in an organisation, he said
that the key is to ensure that it is
always changing but without the staff
suffering “change-fatigue.”
Always changing, but no changefatigue.
That is how our churches
should be. “What!” I hear howls of
protest already. “There is too much
change already!” “I’m not going to
change!”
Let me try it this way, courtesy of
the Old Testament Book of
Lamentations:
The steadfast love of the LORD
never ceases,
his mercies never come to an
end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
We are happy to be reminded that
God’s love for us never ceases, that
his mercy never ends, that his
faithfulness is great. But the third line
of that wonderful verse of Hebrew
poetry matters too. God’s love and
mercy are new every morning.
Appropriate to that new day. Fitted
afresh to our needs. Magnificently
unchanged, but also wonderfully
different. Reliable but delightfully new
and alive.
Or there are
the words on the
lips of the
resurrected Jesus
in the Book of
Revelation:
See, I am
making all
things new.
Or the simple piece of logic, that if
we want our churches to grow we
must be willing for them to change,
because growth involves change. No
change, no growth is just as true as
the old slogan, No cross, no crown.
But how do we avoid changefatigue?
Simple: by being alive every
morning to the Lord’s new mercies,
his fresh forgiveness, his constantly
re-invented love. By catching the
vision that with God the best is in the
future not the past.
Here is my question and challenge
for us all as we re-start after the
summer holidays. How can we
change and reinvent our churches,
our worship, ourselves, in such a way
that God’s love becomes more real to
those around us and his Church
grows with new life?
Diocese of Peterborough - Magazine Resource - September 2015
Produced by the Diocesan Office, The Palace, Peterborough PE1 1YB
01733 887000 www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk

Around the diocese
Climate Change at Peterborough Cathedral
P eterborough Cathedral is
presenting a performance of “Baked
Alaska”, a dramatic entertainment with
vibrant music, high energy storytelling
and laughter, performed by Riding
Lights Theatre Company of York. The
show is on Saturday 19 th September
at 7.30pm and special ticket prices are
offered to youth groups.
Baked Alaska promises to weave
together stories of the wild and
unpredictable effects of climate
change from the four corners of the
earth. It will be premiered in York only
days before its performance in
Peterborough. The show is touring the
UK ahead of the UN Climate Change
Conference in Paris and has been
devised by Riding Lights in partnership
Wednesday 2 September
Music in Oakham at Lunchtime
Summer Holiday Concerts
John Dobson piano & Thomas Day violin
All Saints, Oakham LE15 6AA
For more information, please visit
www.oakhamconcerts.info
Saturday 12 September
7.30pm £10 including refreshments
The World of Gilbert and Sullivan
Presented by “The Wandering Minstrels”
Songs and scenes from the popular
Operas.
Peterborough, St Paul PE1 2PA
For more info: 01733 314117
Tuesday 15 September
7.30—9.15pm
Core Skills for children’s work (LF10)
A six session course, on Tuesdays 15, 22,
29 September and 6, 13, 20 October .
Developing our understanding of children
with Christian
Aid and
Operation
Noah, both
members of
the Climate
Coalition, and
the Diocese of
Lichfield.
September events
Tickets are
£12 adult, £9
concessions,
£7.50 groups of 8+ under 18s available
from the Riding Lights Box Office on
01904 655317 or online via
www.ridinglights.org/baked-alaska. Or
from the Peterborough Cathedral
website at: www.peterboroughcathedral.org.uk/143/
section.aspx/142/baked-alaska.
and the skills that are needed to nurture
them in their faith. A Living Faith module.
Bouverie Court, 6 The Lakes, Bedford
Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
For more info: 01604 887042 or Leslieanne.Marriot@Peterboroughdiocese.org.uk
Tuesday 15 September
Growth and Stewardship Roadshow
Daventry:
An event for everyone who wants to see
their local church grow. Providing lots of
practical tips for enhancing our stewardship
& growing numerically.
The evening is led by Paul Adams, Diocesan
Stewardship Officer and Revd Miles
Baker, Diocesan Director of Mission. For
more info: 01604 887043
More details at: www.peterborough
-diocese.org.uk/events

Town Diary
September
October
1st
2nd
3rd
6th
9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club
2.30 Mothers’ Union, Mission Room
1.45 Over 60’s Bowls Club, Roy Hobby
stories
7.30 TG, town Hall, ‘Grumpy Old Women’
6pm St Mary’s Church evensong
3rd
5th
7th
10th
Wesleyan Chapel Table Top Sale
BL, Bowls Club, Fish & Chips
Inter-church quiz, Wesleyan Chapel
Autumn Barn Dance - Community
Centre
7th
9th
7.00 pm Pantomime sign-up night, Star
Hall
BL, Bowls Club, chat night
1.45 Over 60’s, Bowls Club, Music Quiz
9th/12th 7.30 Free & Easy musical, Star Hall
27th
November
1st
Concert in memory of Bob Munns, Bowls
Club
6.00pm Remembrance Evensong,
St Mary’s Church
10th
13th
10am-6pm Ride & Stride, St Mary’s
Church
2pm The Big Sing at the Albert Hall
7th
BL, Bowls Club AGM
7.30 Curtain Up stage show, Star Hall
15th
9.45 Coffee morning, Bowls Club
8th
3.00 Curtain Up stage show, Star Hall
16th
18th/
20th
19th
23rd
28th
29th
1.45 Over 60’s Bowls Club, Phil Mitchell
Music
Flower Festival, St Mary’s Church
6.00 Festal Evensong, St Mary’s Church
7.30 pm Music for Voils & Voices, St
Mary’s Church
1.45 Over 60’s, Bowls Club, Mel Henson
Yoga
7.30 History Society, Mission Room,
Wellingborough VAD Hospital
9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club
15th
25th
29th
December
5th
11th
Christmas Craft Fair, Community Centre
10.00 FIWC Shopping trip to Spalding
6.00 Advent Carol Service, St Mary’s
Church
11-2pm Wesleyan Chapel Christmas
Bazaar
7pm St Mary’s Church Wassail Evening,
BL, Bowls Club, Entertainment
30th
1.45 Over 60’s , Bowls Club, Bingo
22nd
Carol service, St Mary’s church.
St Michael’s Mission Room, Well Street, Finedon
Available for hire weekdays and Saturdays.
Suitable for most social functions, charitable events, children's parties (no late
discos)
For all enquiries and information contact
Bryan & Christine Chapman Tel: 01933 398818
Email: bryanchapman2@aol.com