All Saints Day on November 1st is the Patronal Festival of All Saints Church in Oakham, and the church is celebrating with a program of events from Thursday 29^th October to Monday November 2^nd.

Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani will present the annual All Saints Lecture on Friday October 30th at 5.00pm, with a talk entitled Saints, synods and society. Being a Bishop in 2026. Bishop Guli returns to Oakham where she and her family lived for many years, for a conversation around her life as a bishop - exploring being a teacher and a pastor in the Diocese; the synod and the House of Bishops and all the ongoing issues they face, work in the House of Lords and dealing with the press. There will be no charge but donations would be appreciated.