Dear Friends, All the insecurity and uncertainty in the world over the months of lockdown has led many of our commentators in the media to continually bewail our current situation and to present a highly critical view of what we are all facing. I trust that our identity as children of God has given us a different perspective on life. What a…
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The Archdeacon of Meon, Portsmouth, Ven Gavin Collins, has been appointed as the next Bishop of Dorchester. Please pray for him as he prepares to take up his role in January. Gavin is one of the convenors of the Evangelical Forum on Synod and has served as a trustee of Latin Link mission agency and of the London School of Theology. He…
Thank you to all who contributed towards £305 raised for Cancer Research in memory of Evelyn Waddle.
Next Week’s Communion Service – in church and on ZOOM. Please contact Sue Fenn if you plan to attend in church
The Church is now open for private prayer between 11am and 3pm. Please continue to pray for: – Steve and Julia, Gill Long’s sister and brother-in law, Annie and Adrian and those on the care team, looking after Annie’s daily needs For those at home who feel cut off in their isolation. For Alfie (aged 4) for his recovery following intensive chemotherapy.…
The December Prayer Diary is now published and can be viewed here alongwith past editions. Thank you to Faith who produces these monthly
Christmas at the Hospitals is going to be a bit different this year since with no in-church Crib Services, the festive toy and gift collections cannot take place due to Covid-19 restrictions. So, Oxford Hospitals Charity has launched a new virtual gift giving scheme to ensure that Christmas cheer continues. By going online to www.hospitalcharity.co.uk/giveagift you can donate a toy for a child, or…
Over 90% of the food distributed by foodbanks in The Trussell Trust network is donated by the public – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to our ability to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious minimum three-day supply of food. Our shopping list shows the food items that we need…
The Church is now open for private prayer between 11am and 3pm. Please continue to pray for: – Steve and Julia, Gill Long’s sister and brother-in law, Annie and Adrian and those on the care team, looking after Annie’s daily needs For those at home who feel cut off in their isolation. For Alfie (aged 4) for his recovery following intensive chemotherapy.…
Dear Fellow Members of St Bartholomew’s Well, here we are again – another lockdown, but at least it’s not quite as draconian as the first lockdown. The church is open daily from 11 to 3 for private prayer (read meditation, contemplation, or just being awed by a holy place that has stood in its present form for 900 years – on…