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The Reverend Dr. Sam Cappleman Assistant Rural Dean of Bedford

107 Dover Crescent, Bedford MK41 Tel: 266952 nsm@stmarkschurch.com

The Reverend Canon Charles Royden The Vicarage, Calder Rise. MK41 7UY

309175 Mobile 07973 113861 vicar@stmarkschurch.com

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Church Services

28 April - Second Sunday of Easter 8.30am Holy Communion 9.30am Morning Worship Preacher - Mr Richard Ledger Leadership - Mr Jim Williams Intercessions - Mr Warwick Holden Organist - Mr Clive Simmonds Lectionary Readings Exodus 14:10-31, & 15:20-21 Acts 5:27-32 John 20:19-31

This service will be followed by the Annual Parochial Congregational Meeting

5 May - Third Sunday of Easter

8.30am Holy Communion 9.30am Morning Worship Preacher - Rev Canon Charles Royden Leadership - Mr Mike Cooper Intercessions -Young People Organist - Mr Clive Simmonds Lectionary Readings Acts 9:1-6 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 Midweek Services Wednesday Holy Communion 10.00am in the Chapel Holy Communion at 10.00am at Sir William Harpur House first Monday of every month.

A Prayer for Sunday

God of salvation, your wisdom and compassion guide us in the midst of pain and grief, in the midst of temptation and fear. Through your resurrection power heal our sorrow and uplift us in delight, that we may know that fulfillment of your promise in our restoration to wholeness. Amen.

Please inform us if you know of anyone who is ill, bereaved, housebound, requires a visit, home

communion or counselling services. Please also ask us if you would like a home visit for any reason.

St Mark’s Church Parish News

Second of Easter - April 28

Monday 7.30am-6.00pm Pre-school Mon-Fri St Mark’s Manager Mrs. Helen Harpin 312634 (See website) for more details www.thisispreschool.com) 10.00am Bakers Barn Art Group. Mrs M. Berry 211955 10.00am U3A Play reading Rod Fewings 07718390188 9.45am - 10.45am &11.00am-12noon Pilates Liz Mason 07816522200 2-4pm U3A Meditation & Wellbeing Rod Fewings 07718390188 2-3.15pm U3A Recorder Group Rod Fewings 07718390188 6.00pm Brownies Mrs C Mathew 826190 7.30pm Sugarcraft Guild (1st week in month) Heather Buckley 824503 7.00-8.00pm Laughter Club on 2nd week each month Cheryl Green 07729187399 7-9pm Rangers. Nikki Lake 07584028653 Indoor Games. Rod Fewings 07718390188 7-8.5pm Happy Body Project Julie Holl 07808739651

Tuesday

9.15am-11.15. Chat & Make A term time group for Mums and toddlers 0– 5. For more details ring Church Office 342613 or Janine 01234 297481 9.30am -12.30 & 4-9pm Slimming World 9.30, 11.30, 3.30, 5.30, 7.30. Lorrie Pearson 340473 1.15pm U3A Cinema Group. Rod Fewings 07718390188 1.30pm U3A Choir. Contact Rod Fewings 07718390188 2.00pm U3A Book Group 1 (3rd Week in month) Contact Rod Fewings 07718390188 2.00pm U3A Book Group 2 (2nd Week in month) Contact Rod Fewings 077183901882 2.00pm U3A Photography Group 3 (1st Week in month) Contact Rod Fewings 07718390188 2.30pm Knit & Natter Group (Fortnightly) Wool and knitting needles provided. Mrs Maureen Watling 262225 2.00-3.30pm Tuesday Afternoon Housegroup. Fortnightly Social and Bible Study Mrs Jean Bank 355698 6-7pm Supple Strength Yoga Amanda Alcock 07769747393 7.30-9pm Faith Community Church Audua Ogilvie 01234 308644 8.00pm Hearts in Beds Committee (4th week in month) Mrs N Aspey 309816 8.20-9.20pm Restoration Pilates Johanna Debnam 07753418170

Wednesday

10.00-2pm Open House For those with learning disabilities, friends, family, carers etc 342613 10.00am U3A Gardening Group 3 Rod Fewings 07718390188 10.00am Holy Communion. St.Mark’s Chapel. 10am U3A Card Making. Rod Fewings 07718390188 10-4pm Sewing Group 4th week of the month Contact Sue Sewell 07979797747 1.15 Social Bridge Club. Mr Barnes 261811 2 4pm. U3A Craft 1st week in the month Contact Rod Fewings 07718390188 3.45– 5.30pm Messy Church Bible based story, crafts, singing and a meal. 3.45-5.30pm for children of primary school age and their carers. Meeting dates 24/4,15/5,19/6,18/9,16/10,20/11 &1/12. Wendy Waters 401834

6.00pm Brownies Mrs. C Warden 219731 7.00pm Bunyan Bridge Peter Cullum 07545508185 8.00pm Tudor Reeds Folk Dance Club (1st,3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month. Except August). Everyone welcome. All dances called. Call Rosemary 405594 or Graham 406359 for more details. £2 including refreshments. Next meeting Wednesday May 1 8.00pm Bedford Wine and Social Club (1st week in the month) Jill Cooper 357960

Thursday

9.45am Chat and Play. A term time group for Mums & toddlers 0-5. Church office or Janine 297481 12pm Storybox. Welcomes the under 5’s and their carers to join them between 12 noon and 1pm for a sandwich lunch followed by a Bible based story and singing. Contact Jaana Swaaby 3422613. 2-4pm. U3A Indoor Games. Rod Fewings 07718390188 2.30 - 4.30pm Bedford Art Society Jean Patterson 307210 2.30pm - 4.30pm Putnoe Art Group (PAG) Contact Bob Wardale 406094 Mob:07914451198 6-7pm Supple Strength Yoga Amanda Alcock 07769747393 7-9pm Bedford Community Gospel Choir Weekly meeting . Contact 07554148540 7.00pm U3A Singing for Fun (1st & 3rd week in month) Rod Fewings 07718390188 7.00pm Bedford Embroiderers’ Guild (3rd week in month). Carol Plant 01832710504 7.30pm Magpies. Meet on 2nd & 4 Thursday Call Rosemary 405594 for details. Next meeting Thursday 9 May at 7.30 pm. 'National Garden Scheme' by Kate Gardner 8.00pm Bedford Writers Circle. (1st week in month). John Broadhouse 01525 404014

Friday 10am -12.00 U3A Photography (4th week in month) Contact Rod Fewings 07718390188 10.45am - 12 U3A Poetry & Literature Contact Rod Fewings 07718390188 2.00-4.00 pm U3A Whist (2nd week in month) Contact Rod Fewings 07718390188 7.45 - 10.45pm Bedford Astrology Club. (2nd week in month )Carol Brown 01438 233385 6.30 –7.30pm Pakua Martial Arts John Waugh 07802755914 7-9pm Mindfulness Meditation Bhante Samitha 07983466105

Saturday

9.00am Faith Community Church (1st week in month) Audua Ogilvie 01234 308644 10.00am-1pm Theatretrain Dancing acting, singing. Kate Howard 01234 782414 10am-1pm Sugarcraft Guild Cygnets (2nd week in month) Margaret Baldry 07919404906

Sunday

9.30 - 10.30 Church and Sunday School at St Mark’s with crèche for under 3’s 10 - 5.30pm Bedford Stamp Fayre at St. Mark’s. P Harris 01623 621143 1st week Dec/Feb/Apr/Jun/Aug/Oct.

Regular Weekly Activities - St Mark’s Church

Second Sunday of Easter Opening Sentence Revelation Chapter 1 ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Collect Prayer Risen Christ, for whom no door is locked, no entrance barred: open the doors of our hearts, that we may seek the good of others and walk the joyful road of sacrifice and peace, to the praise of God the Father. CW First Reading Exodus 14:10-31, & 15:20-21 As Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites looked back, and there were the Egyptians advancing on them. In great fear the Israelites cried out to the LORD. They said to Moses, ‘Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us, bringing us out of Egypt? Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, “Let us alone and let us serve the Egyptians”? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.’ But Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the LORD will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.’

Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. But you lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the Israelites may go into the sea on dry ground. Then I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and so I will gain glory for myself over Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots, and his chariot drivers. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gained glory for myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his chariot drivers.’

The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place behind them. It came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. And so the cloud was there with the darkness, and it lit up the night; one did not come near the other all night.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided. The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. The Egyptians pursued, and went into the sea after them, all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and chariot drivers. At the morning watch the LORD in the pillar of fire and cloud looked down upon the Egyptian army, and threw the Egyptian army into panic. He clogged their chariot wheels so that they turned with difficulty. The Egyptians said, ‘Let us flee from the Israelites, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.’ Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and chariot drivers.’ So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to its normal depth. As the Egyptians fled before it, the LORD tossed the Egyptians into the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the chariot drivers, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. But the Israelites walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. Thus the LORD saved Israel that day from the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Israel saw the great work that the LORD did against the Egyptians. So the people feared the LORD and believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses. Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing. And Miriam sang to them: ‘Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.’ NRSV (This is the word of the Lord -- Thanks be to God)

Epistle Reading Acts 5:27-32 When the temple police had brought the apostles, they made them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, ‘We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.’ But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Saviour that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.’ (This is the word of the Lord -- Thanks be to God) Gospel Reading John Chapter 20 Verses 19-31 When it was evening on the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.’ Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. (This is the word of the Lord -- Thanks be to God) Post Communion Prayer Lord God our Father, through our Saviour Jesus Christ you have assured your children of eternal life and in baptism have made us one with him: deliver us from the death of sin and raise us to new life in your love, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. CW

I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest importance: that Christ died for our sins. As written in the scriptures: that he was buried and raised to life three days later. As written in the scriptures: that he appeared to Peter and then to all the apostles. Then he appeared to more than five hundred of his followers at once. Then he appeared to James, and afterwards to all the apostles. Where, Death, is your victory? Where, Death, is your power to hurt? Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! 1 Corinthians 15

Hymns 1. Alleluia, Alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord. 2. All heaven declares the gory of the risen Lord 3. Jesus, Prince and Saviour 4. Christ is alive! Let Christians sing. 5. I know that my Redeemer lives. Commentary Today’s Gospel reading begins with the disciples behind locked doors for fear of the Jews. With Jesus crucified I imagine they knew their lives were on the line too, but then Jesus appears in the room. What a powerful moment that must have been – after all, dead men stay dead. But here he was – Luke 24 has them “startled and terrified” thinking they were seeing a ghost. This was hardly surprising. You see, as far as they were concerned, he really was dead. I hadn’t realised the power of that moment. It is familiar to us – we’ve read it so often. However, last autumn, I saw the film “Risen” on TV. It was a fairly low budget, understated film with British actors (one of the guards of Jesus’s tomb had a delightful “Brummie” accent!) that began after the crucifixion. A Roman tribune is tasked with finding and producing the body of Jesus to scotch completely the rumours of resurrection. Burial chambers are opened up, the tomb guards quizzed (the tribune didn’t believe the story that the disciples had stolen the body) but of course he fails to find the body of Jesus. However he finds the disciples in a room, goes in on his own – and Jesus is there with them. The look on the tribune’s face is remarkable as he sees this man Jesus, who he had helped to crucify, alive and risen. The tribune says that his life will never be the same again. It made me wonder how I’d have reacted if I’d been there. But Thomas wasn’t there on that first Sunday evening. Perhaps he wanted to be alone with his grief – but that is not always a good reaction. What he had expected had happened. Jesus had been crucified and so he didn’t believe what the disciples told him when he next saw them. So he is labelled “Doubting”, though one word label can never do justice to a person. It doesn’t in the case of Thomas who has “previous” in John’s gospel when we learn something about his faith, outlook and character. There is certainly more to him than initially meets the eye! In John 11 when Jesus is set on going to Jerusalem, a course of action almost certain to result in his death, it is Thomas who bravely says “Let us also go, that we may die with him” when the others seemed reluctant. He was courageous in facing a bad likely outcome: he was no mere fair weather friend of Jesus. Then in John 14 when Jesus says “You know the way to the place I am going” it is Thomas who has the courage to speak up and say “we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”. He was honest enough to say if he wasn’t sure or didn’t understand. The result is the great saying of Jesus “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.” So our Gospel reading sees Thomas behave in character. He wasn’t going to believe simply on the say-so of others. He was sceptical of their reports – I expect they were full of it! Nick Fawcett has a meditation:- “Would you believe it! They’re all at it now, the whole daft lot of them! I never thought I’d see the day. They had had their moment, to put it kindly. But this? Jesus alive and kicking, dropping in on them for a quiet chat… who are they trying to kid? It really is beyond me. You won’t catch me rabbiting on about Jesus being alive – I’ll want more than a few fanciful visions before I start doing that. Let me touch him perhaps, see the scars, put my hand in that spear wound, feel where they smashed those nails home, and then, who knows, it might be different. But be honest, what chance is there of that? Do you believe it could happen? I don’t.” A week later Thomas is present when Jesus appears. Jesus, interestingly, knows what Thomas had said and Thomas’s questions are blown out of the water. He knows and comes to a real, strong faith. Jesus says to him “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” What Thomas experienced was what the last verse of our final hymn says; “He lives, all glory to His name, He lives, my Saviour still the same; what joy the blest assurance gives, I know that my Redeemer lives.” And those today who come to believe without having seen can experience God’s power and love at work to transform as Jesus brings good news to this and every age – the news of justice love and forgiveness – and the same peace that He offered those first disciples. Richard Ledger.

Meditation This joyful Eastertide, what need is there for grieving? Cast all your cares aside and be not unbelieving. No work for Him is vain, no faith in Him mistaken, for Easter makes it plain His kingdom is not shaken. Then put your trust in Christ, in waking or in sleeping. His grace on earth sufficed, he’ll never quit His keeping. Come, share our Easter joy that death could not imprison, nor any power destroy, our Christ, who is arisen. By F. Pratt Green Prayers for Sunday and the week ahead Lord, risen Jesus, the tomb is empty, out there You have triumphed. The world stands beneath Your Lordship; come to us, before fear makes an end of us; come, through all the barriers we have erected and may Your word of peace cast out all fear. Michael Walker O God, who by Thine only-begotten Son hast overcome death and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; grant, we beseech Thee, that those who have been redeemed by His passion may rejoice in His resurrection; through the same Christ our Lord. AMEN. From the Gelasian Sacramentary. Jesus, our Lord, we praise you that nothing could keep you dead in the grave. You are stronger than death and the Devil. Help us to remember that there is nothing to be afraid of, because You are alive and by our side. Lord, make us free: free to share Your new life, free to be the people You meant us to be; that, being risen with You, we may seek the things that are above. From Further everyday Prayers.

To be there before You, Lord, that’s all. To shut the eyes of my body, to shut the eyes of my soul, and be still and silent. To expose myself to You who are there, exposed to me. To be there before You, the Eternal Presence. Michel Quoist O God, you raised up Jesus Christ as your faithful witness and the first-born of the dead. By your Holy Spirit, help us to witness to him so that those who have not yet seen may come to believe in him who is, and was, and is to come. Amen. Intercessions

Believing that the risen Christ is alongside us we pray to our loving Father trusting that he always hears us when we call upon him and responds with an open and loving heart. We pray for today’s disciples of Jesus especially those whose faith is being tested almost beyond endurance and those who meet behind locked doors for fear of persecution, torture and death. We pray for Christian in Sri Lanka and all those living in fear of physical violence and death for their faith. We pray for the peoples of this world especially those who long for peace, for freedom from oppression and for justice. We pray that the good news of resurrection, new life and salvation will reach into even the darkest places of suffering. We pray for ourselves, our neighbours, our colleagues, families and friends that we may see the risen Christ in them and that they might see him in us. We pray for those who are wounded, distressed, lonely or afraid especially those whose earthly lives are drawing to a close that they may know the healing presence and peace of Christ alongside them. We pray for those who have died that they might see the light of your presence and those who mourn that they would not fear to entrust their loved ones to your mercy. Heavenly Father we offer these prayers to you trusting that you hear us and answer us in your love and compassion. We pray that your will may be done in our lives and in the lives of all those for whom we pray and that you will show us what we need to do to bring your kingdom into our world. Amen.

The wounded body of Jesus reminds us that some pains and hurts leave scars that

never truly go away.

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words Fra Angelico: Christ in Limbo, c. 1450; fresco; 183 x 166 cm; cell 31 of the cloister, Museo di San Marco, Florence.

Do you remember Holman Hunt painting Jesus timidly standing behind a door, waiting to be let in? Well in Mark 3 Jesus likens himself to a thief, who ties up the strong man in order to plunder his goods (Mark 3:27), and he assures us that not even the Gates of Hell will prevail against his church (Matthew 16:18). In this painting Fra Angelico takes Jesus at his word. He paints muscular Christianity as Jesus kicks the door of hell off its hinges and goes in to rescue those imprisoned by Satan. Demons are cowering on the left but such is the violence of Jesus entrance that one also lies squashed under the door. Large nails lie on the floor, perhaps from the door, but they remind us of the nail wounds still seen in the hands and feet of Jesus. Jesus is shown as powerful and in control and he carries the flag of the resurrection. Flags are used in battles and there is an overwhelming sense of the victory in the fight of light over darkness. But this king is also kindly and those rescued from hell put their hands to him as their saviour. They need to move quickly because look, the cracks in the roof and floor show that hell itself is being destroyed, such is the power of the resurrected Jesus!

Rest In Peace

On the Sunday following a funeral service we remember in church those who have died.

We light a candle to symbolise the light of Christ which eternally shines and

brings hope. If you would like a person remembered in our service when the candle is

lit, perhaps on an anniversary or birthday, please inform the ministers, or telephone the

church office.

David Terence Richard Jessop

May the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace

and rise in glory . Amen.

Forthcoming Funerals

The funeral of Charles Trevor Smith will take place at Bedford Crematorium at 11.30am on Monday 29th April

All funerals at Bedford Crematorium

can be found @ www.bedford.gov.uk/obituaries

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Care Boot – Bank Holiday Monday 6 May 2019 Thanks to everyone who helped, contributed or made cakes for our Car Boot on Easter Monday. We had a very successful morning and raised £1050 which is amazing for the first one. The next Car Boot is only a week away on Monday 6 May 2019. We are again appealing for items for the Church Stall Items can be brought to Church towards the end of the week and the Church will again be open on Sunday 5 to bring your items up into the Foyer. Donations of homemade cakes for refreshments etc. Any donations gratefully received. As always your help is very much appreciated. Many thanks Avril ' Dates for your Diary Woodland Burial Trustees Open Day 8 June Chat and Make Restarts on April 30 Afternoon Tea at St Mark’s 3 – 5pm Saturday 18 May We invite you to enjoy a traditional sandwiches, cakes and scones tea. We hope those who can’t usually get to our evening social events will join us on this occasion. Lifts will be available for those who live locally but don’t have transport. Entry by donation on the day, any proceeds will be given to Christian Aid. If anyone has china tea sets, cake stands, or embroidered tablecloths, which they are willing to loan, or could bake (Tea Bread, Lemon Drizzle, Carrot Cake, Scones), would like to offer other help, or would like a lift, please contact: Jean Bank 355698, or Wendy Waters 401834. Craft Club would like to say a big thank you to every one for buying the Easter Novelties - all profit will go to the Church Funds.

Church Centre Manager St Andrew’s, Kimbolton, Road, 37.5 hours per week - £25,500 per annum. You will be first point of contact at the Church, the lead administrator for the Centre and the supervisor for three staff members. A job description, person specification and application form is available from St Andrew’s Bedford Church Website or the Church Centre Office. Closing date: Sunday 19 May Interview date: Monday 3 June Youth and Children’s Worker St Andrew’s, Kimbolton Road. Full time salary £20,400 per annum A job share would be considered St Andrew’s wishes to appoint a Youth and Children’s Worker to oversee and develop the teaching and inspiration of the younger members of our congregation. The successful applicant(s) will build on the existing children’s work and develop our ministry to young families and local schools. A job description, person specification and application form is available on the Church Website www.standrewsbedford.org or from the Church Centre Office entremanager@standrewsbedford.org Exam invigilators £9.18 per hour We are looking for flexible and reliable Exam Invigilators to join our School on a paid as needed basis to assist with the smooth running of the examinations process this summer 2019. Duties will include supervising students sitting exams, distributing and collecting exams papers and providing assistance where necessary. This may involve reading to individual students who require additional support. You must have good standard of spoken English, be numerate and be able to work as part of a team. Experience of working with children/ young people would be beneficial. Email hr@stm.beds.sch.uk for an application pack or call us 01234 400222 @STMjobs