The telephone was the bearer of GOOD NEWS whilst breaking into the preparation of this report. Canon Julie announced her return to St Edmund’s on the admirable occasion of Patronal Festival 2017 which falls around NOVEMBER 20th, the calendar’s Feast Day of EDMUND, saintly KING and Martyr. So then it behoves his regiment of Parishioners,in every parish dedicated to his Name, to…
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Greetings will be received and sent in mid-November between several of the Parishes, spread across England, all dedicated to ST EDMUND KING & MARTYR, and all brought face to face in the course of the EDMUND Festivals held in the Cathedral of St EDMUNDsbury, Suffolk, in 2001 and 2010! Both festivals were acclaimed, by each of the Thirty Eight parishes who participated…
Riders and Striders were in evidence in plenty during the hours of Saturday’s estimable event on behalf of the Historic Churches Trust. This biennial expedition attracts walkers, cyclists and motorists all, who rise to the appeal to visit as many as possible of Rutland’s sixty four Churches and Chapels in the course of Saturday’s prescribed eight hours. With sponsors, equally willing to…
During recent months when Hambleton’s Parish Church of St Andrew has been the scene of major, restorative building work, Egleton’s congregation has been happily augmented by Hambleton’s complement of worshippers. With an end in sight to this enterprise, we extend our appreciation of their estimable friendship and our earnest good wishes for their forthcoming blessings under a new roof and with ancillary…
Welcome, with open arms, was offered – on the Fourth Sunday of Easter – to David and Mary Parkin on their first return to St Edmund’s since their removal to Halifax 14 months ago. Our former Churchwarden and Church Treasurer, both looking well and feeling fine, though sorely missed here-and-there in Rutland, are now linked with St Jude’s Parish; still fulfilling estimable…
Christian Aid Week returns on May 14th to 20th for a 60th Anniversary celebration, gloriously achieved It takes Centre Stage with these challenging ‘quotes’ from the Three Co-ordinators of CHRISTIAN AID in the East Midlands – Martin, Judi and Nick. MARTIN affirms how” CHRISTIAN AID is the biggest act of Christian Witness in the U K , so I get excited !…
Sue the Churchwarden, well restored from her illness, through several recent months, demonstrated her prevailing fitness by accepting a renewal of her appointment to serve her cherished Parish Church. In turn, Jackie Starling agreed to continue as Secretary to the PCC and her husband Keith as Church Treasurer. To all three ‘good and faithful servants’ thanks were offered for their estimable services. Likewise, Margaret Ashton’s loyal contribution…
Not so much LOCAL news from Egleton, but GOOD NEWS, lifted from my contribution to a Church magazine, exactly 30.years ago and still intensely relevant & appropriate in March 2017 – or any other disconcerting era: First, a page quoted from A DIARY OF PRIVATE PRAYER by a revered Scottish churchman, John Baillie: “Let DISAPPOINTMENT be the resource for PATIENCE; SUSPENSE for…
Many of St Edmund’s loyal worshippers, constantly congregating through the changing seasons of the year, are scattered far and wide when Christmas Day dawns and yet, year by year, the ancient Church, delightfully adorned “and looking its best”, hosts a comparable assembly of welcome folks, from the village and neighbouring corners of Rutland, eager as ever to hail “the ever-blessed morn, to…
St Edmund’s annual Carol Service brought together a handsome assembly of Parishioners , with their kin and kith, from at least four generations of carollers , all eager to “hail the ever blessed Lord: to hail redemption’s happy dawn …. when Christ was born in Bethlehem”! The sequence of readings to tell again the Christmas Story, augmented by the perceptions of Poets…
Egleton was represented loyally as the Oakham Benefice united on October 30th in appreciation of the ministry of the Revd Dr Dominic Coad as he and his wife Frances prepared to go North! County Durham is already the sphere of career for Frances and now Dominic follows her wise example and becomes Team Vicar following his admirable and gracious four years as…
Harvest Festival,once again drew to St Edmund’s Church a good company of thankful parishioners, together with friends who are themselves glad to share the fervent songs of thanksgiving “when all is safely gathered in”. The Reverend Julie welcomed one and all and introduced the Festival Preacher, Robin Robson, a Lay Minister in the Oakham Benefice, making her debut in St Edmund’s pulpit.…
In last month’s Egleton News acknowledgement was properly made of the commendation of the mediaeval Scratchdials which adorn the inner Walls of St. Edmund’s Church. Our thanks then were due to the Rutland Living Magazine. By now, we have further reason to be truly thankful; this month to the Rutland Bellringers whose newsletter selects, as Church of the Month, St. Edmund’s, Egleton.…
In coincidence with Burglars? The Gospel Reading on August ?1h conveyed an intriguing-cum-perplexing element of coincidence, in exhorting us to vigilance and resilience: [Luke 12 vv 39-40] “Know this, if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming he would have been awake and would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready;…