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SUMMARY:Family Rogation Service
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DESCRIPTION:Come for the stomp or for the singing (words and tunes provide
 d)! As we make our way round this pretty hamlet\, blessing the farms\, lan
 d and livestock in this fun and traditional agricultural service in the Ch
 urch's year. Beginning at St John's church\, we make our way down the hill
  and up again to beck and barn and between -with songs and readings\, to f
 inish back at St John's. All welcome\, suitable for families\, wear outdoo
 r clothing\, traditional 'rammelation' refreshments afterward! \n\nRogatio
 n (from the Latin rogare\, ‘to ask’).  Originally\, the Christian obse
 rvance of Rogation was taken over from Graeco-Roman religion\, where an an
 nual procession invoked divine favour to protect crops against mildew. The
  tradition grew of using processional litanies\, often around the parish b
 oundaries\, for the blessing of the land. These processions concluded with
  a mass. The Rogation procession was suppressed at the Reformation\, but i
 t was restored in 1559. The poet George Herbert interpreted the procession
  as a means of asking for God’s blessing on the land\, of preserving bou
 ndaries\, of encouraging fellowship between neighbours with the reconcilin
 g of differences\, and of charitable giving to the poor. The tradition of 
 ‘beating the bounds’ has been preserved in some communities\, while ot
 hers maintain the traditional use of the Litany within worship. In more re
 cent times\, the scope of Rogation has been widened to include petition fo
 r the world of work and for accountable stewardship\, and prayer for local
  communities\, whether rural or urban.
LOCATION:St. John's Church
URL:https://www.oakworthchurch.org.uk/news-and-events/current-events/famil
 y-rogation-service-newsholme.php
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