We are delighted to announce that Revd Jenni Duffy will be installed as the new Team Vicar for the four southern parishes, Braunston, Brooke, Egleton and Hambleton, on Tuesday 12 December at 6.30pm. All are welcome to this service.
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Please support these community events! Autumn Fayre, All Saints, Oakham 9.30am-12 noon, Saturday 18 November Advent Fayre, Village Hall, Braunston in Rutland 11am-3pm, Saturday 25th November
The next Bishop of Peterborough will be the Right Reverend Debbie Sellin Downing Street has announced today. Bishop Debbie, currently Bishop of Southampton, will be installed at a service in Peterborough Cathedral in early 2024. Today (28 September), we welcome Bishop Debbie and her husband Paul to the Diocese starting at William Law Primary School where…
Sunday 9 July – Fifth Sunday after Trinity 8am Brooke Holy Communion (BCP) 8am Oakham Holy Communion 9am Teigh Holy Communion 9.15am Hambleton Holy Communion 10am Market Overton Holy Communion 10.30am Oakham A Service of Celebration for Rutland 10.30am Langham Holy Communion 11am Braunston Sunday Worship 11.30am Whissendine Morning Worship 6pm Oakham Second Sunday…
8am Holy Communion – St Peter, Brooke 8am Holy Communion – All Saints, Oakham 9am Morning Worship – Holy Trinity, Teigh 9.15am Holy Communion – St Andrew, Hambleton 10am Holy Communion – St Peter & St Paul, Market Overton 10.30am All Age Service with Baptism – All Saints Oakham* 10.30am Holy Communion – St Peter…
9.15am Holy Communion, St Edmund, Egleton 10am Holy Communion, St Mary, Ashwell 10am Morning Worship, St Peter & St Paul, Market Overton 10.30am Holy Communion, All Saints, Oakham 10.30am Morning Prayer, St Peter & St Paul, Langham 11am Holy Communion, All Saints, Braunston 11.30am Holy Communion, St Andrew, Whissendine 5pm Evening Prayer, Holy Trinity, Teigh…
10.30am, All Saints Church, Oakham On Saturday, King Charles III will be crowned in Westminster Abbey, a day for celebration. On Saturday and Sunday we will have our own celebrations in Rutland and as part of those there will be a Celebration Service for the County of Rutland at All Saints Oakham. As we expect…
Services on Easter Day throughout the Oakham Team All Saints, Oakham: 5.30am Dawn Service, 8.00 and 10.30am Holy Communion; 6pm SecondSunday@6 Holy Communion for Easter Day in the villages: 8.00am – St Peter, Brooke 9.00am – Holy Trinity, Teigh 9.15am – St Edmund, Egleton 9.15am – St Andrew, Hambleton 10.00am – St Mary, Ashwell 10.00am…
Mothering Sunday services throughout the Oakham Team this weekend – 10.30 at Oakham and Langham, 9.15 at Hambleton, 10am at Ashwell and Market Overton, 11am at Braunston and 11.30 at Whissendine. Evening services are at 5pm at Teigh and 6pm at Brooke. Photo by Yoksel 🌿 Zok on Unsplash.
Just a reminder that work to the church roof and masonry repairs will start in early September. The church will be open for use throughout the period but there will be some external scaffolding in place and we will be enhancing our alarm systems to include the scaffolding. During this period we ask everyone to be vigilant in case of attempted roof…
Thanks to everyone’s kind support we expect to start work on roof and masonry repairs to the church in early September and complete the first phase of work by the end of October. The church will be open for use throughout the period. There will be some external scaffolding in place and we will be enhancing our alarm systems to include the…
At the annual Bellringing Striking Competition on Saturday 18 May, held this year at Great Casterton, Braunston Church bellringing team won the Beadman Shield. Well done!
The hedge on the south side of the west churchyard (beyond the Church) has now been laid and looks wonderfully neat and tidy. Our thanks to Chris Lovelock who took the initiative to lead the work and to everyone who helped out, especially Jim, Janet and Clare.
Thank you to everyone who supported the Braunston Church Advent Fayre, where there was a great mix of traditional and interesting new items on sale. The total raised was a fantastic £2,300 which helped to swell the repair fund! And also huge thanks to everyone who participated in Braunston’s first Living Advent Windows event. All the displays, phone box included, looked fabulous.…
Our Heritage Lottery funding for 2019 has been confirmed and this allows us to make the blocking work inside the church permanent. The bats can continue to roost in the south aisle roof, but this work prevents them getting into the interior of the church and will stop the fouling of the pews, walls and floors, so everyone – bats and humans…
A big thank you to the many people across the village who have made generous donations towards the urgent repairs required to keep our village Church watertight. So far, £38,000 has been raised, which means that there are just £13,000 in gift-aided donations needed. If you would like to make a donation to take us to the £54,000 total, please make a…
There are two displays in Braunston church showing photographs and records of those who went to the Great War from the village. Thank you to Carole Brown and Janet Taylor for all their hard work in putting them together. Keep your eyes open for other photographs around the village. During the Remembrance Service today the commemorative horseshoe for Braunston presented to Chris…
We plan to transform 24 (or more) of our houses into a real-life Advent calendar, ‘unveiling’ a new street-facing window/s each night during December. Volunteers will be given a number between 1 and 24, and will light up their window on that date and keep it lit during the hours of darkness until after Christmas. More details from Karen Allen (07961 050077…
Braunston church needs urgent repairs to make it watertight, repair crumbling masonry and replace access ladders inside the tower. The total cost is estimated at £54,000! Existing church funds, grants pending and initial donations already total £24,000 meaning we need to raise a further £30,000 or just £24,000 if all remaining donations are gift aided. Much more information is on display inside…
Some of the older Braunston residents may remember the Hinman family. Maurice Hinman died in August this year aged 90. He was the son of Robert and Caroline Hinman who lived at 11, Cedar Street, Braunston. When Maurice married he was working for Philip Walker, he and his wife Evelyn lived at Church Farm Cottage, Brooke where their eldest daughter was born.…
Ride and Stride plays a vital part in the preservation of our many churches. Since both riding and striding is well beyond Meg and I we sat in the seats of welcome and refreshment at All Saints. The door was open in welcome, but certainly produced conditions that got progressively colder. Rain played a part in ensuring that many got quite wet…
Memories, Sunday 22nd October at 4:00pm at All Saints Braunston will be a service of quietness and reflection in memory of those we have known and loved and for peace in our world. Please come and share this time with us, everyone is welcome.
Bats in the church roof are fine. Bats in the body of the church damage our building, get close to preventing worship and create an enormous amount of hard work protecting our walls and cleaning on a daily basis. The work and the battle have been fought for some years but now the possibility of an ‘accommodation’ of bats and people is…
A competitive challenge for the many exhibitors and a wide range of classes. Good luck to you all. For all-comers an excellent afternoon of fun, games and appreciation of the exhibits on show. Come along at 2:00 pm and have a great afternoon.
Last autumn Kim White left Braunston to spend three months in Bangladesh as a volunteer worker with YCare International. A couple of weeks ago Kim came to give us an illustrated talk about her time there. She spoke to us about the practical work which her group had undertaken such as repairing a broken bridge and putting a floor down in the…
Thanks to the inspiration of Sue Willetts, All Saints’ Braunston decided to have a change in the way we supported the annual Christian Aid Appeal, which this year was to help refugees. Instead of a door to door collection, everyone in the village was invited to a free breakfast in the village hall on Saturday May 20, with donations going to Christian…
We welcome two new curates this month. Both are being ordained Deacon starting out on the two years leading to full Ordination. They are being ordained as Deacons on Sunday 25th June at Peterborough Cathedral. At 11am. We have no morning service on that day and some of us might well feel able to be part of the supporting congregation. In the…
This features the James Joyce Band and promises fun for everyone regardless of experience. In the Village Hall from 7:00pm. Tickets which include a hot supper are at £12 and there is a bar. Tickets are selling well so don’t be disappointed and get yours ASAP. To get that ticket phone either Rob on 774388 or Janet on 759556.
May Fayres are almost a way of life since the end of one year leads fairly rapidly to thoughts about the next. They are, in essence, a genuine and well planned and organised team effort. It is therefore a delight when everything goes well and large crowds have had a great day. Massive thanks go to the people who came and supported…
We all know the appalling human problems in so many different parts of the world and Peter Townsend drew our attention to the need to show we care through our support of Christian Aid. In Braunston we have the bonus of a big breakfast in the Village Hall on Saturday 20th of May from 8.30am as an enjoyable and delightful context in…
Friends from everywhere will visit the village on Bank Holiday Monday giving us a glorious opportunity to raise money for the Village Hall the Church and Dove Cottage Day Hospice. It is always a team effort which everyone can support by finding something to do in the day. (Contact Mike or Tamsin to find out what is needed and make an offer)…
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the Lent Collections for Water Aid. New water connections for communities in Africa and India are crucial to improving their way of life and their hygiene. Each one costs an average of £25 and we have collected £300 therefore reaching our target of 12 new connections.
We are very appreciative of the effort that all the flower arrangers make throughout the year. They make a special effort for Easter and within that effort are the Easter Lillies. Lynn Cooper collects to meet the cost of these. If you would like to contribute, everyone who is in church for Easter Sunday or comes in to appreciate the church will…
Monday May 1st – it doesn’t happen very often that the May Fayre is actually on May Day and it is a time when the whole village has its own fun but also works hard to ensure there are opportunities for fun and a day of pleasure for the many who will come and join us. Make sure the date is in your…
Thanks to the generosity of givers we are on target for our Water Aid effort – we have a target of at least 12 village water connections. Last year we achieved 15 and determined always to reach even more we are hoping for 16 this year. The Little Red Bucket will be in church every Sunday up to and including Easter Day.…
Being informed of what All Saints Braunston has done, being aware of what is planned and participating in the work of the church should be of interest to all in the parish and or on the Electoral Roll. Why not come along to the meeting in the Village Hall on Tuesday April 25th at 7.30pm. No prior notice is necessary – just…
Our approach to Lent should be a positive one-give something up by all means, if that is your choice, but think about using the proceeds of that as part of caring for others. Our approach in Braunston, for many years, has been to raise funds for Water Aid through the ‘Little Red Bucket’ which will be at every service during Lent and…
You forgot to sign in? You can’t attend them all? Doesn’t matter, come and join the group at the home of Rob and Pat Anderson at 7:30pm on Monday evenings in Lent. The details of the nature of the course are here.
May I thank everyone who supported the sales of the village historical calendar, and the generous donations and sponsors which I received. I am delighted to report a magnificent total of in excess of £1900! As a result the local air ambulance will receive £500, and just over £700 each will be given to Braunston Church and the Village Hall. A huge…
Lent is a time when many of us give up something for Lent. The real basis for that is that what we save in doing so can be part of our charitable activities. For many years now we have collected throughout Lent up to, and including Easter Day for WATERAID. We start again on the First Sunday in Lent and “the little…
We all want to sing the old familiar hymns to their traditional tunes and Sing Sunday is an opportunity to come and do that. There is also the challenge to tackle some of the tremendous number of new hymns and worship songs which we hear on Songs of Praise and in other churches. These we practice first and then knit all of…
I hope you’ve all had a joyful and festive Christmas and are also rested enough to step forward into the New Year. Christmas in Braunston began with our Carols by Candlelight. The church looked beautiful lit by candles and Christmas tree lights. Thank you to all who made the church look so lovely, the readers and everyone who came to join us.…
A very happy and joyous Christmas and New Year to everyone, and a very big thank you to all who have contributed to the work of our church and to its activities during this year. Journey to Jesus 2016: This year the angels play a leading role in our Travelling Nativity Play. We’d like to have as many ‘angelic singers’ as possible,…
Advent Fayre this year will be on Saturday 26th November from 11 am until 3pm in Braunston Village Hall, entry fee SOp. The prize draw tickets for the luxury Christmas hampers will be available soon so don’t miss the chance to win. We’ll have a Festive Fare Hamper, a Wine Selection Hamper and a Chocolate Selection Hamper. As usual there will be…
Harvest Festival Our Harvest Festival seeks to celebrate the harvest of all God’s gifts to us and the people, skills and activities which make them possible. On Saturday September 24th from 10:00am you can participate by bringing gifts to church and arranging them so that others may enjoy them. On Sunday too there is time to add to their number before joining…
Harvest Festival Our Harvest Festival seeks to celebrate the harvest of all God’s gifts to us and the people, skills and activities which make them possible. On Saturday September 24th from 10:00am you can participate by bringing gifts to church and arranging them so that others may enjoy them. On Sunday too there is time to add to their number before joining…