Diocese of Oxford
Diocese of Oxford
News (Page 81)
Dear Friends I can’t believe that I’m writing this for November. The past year seems to have flown by so quickly for me, and Christmas is just round the corner. We are now two months into our official vacancy. As you know a lot of work has been done in preparing for the next stage of the vacancy and November will be…
COME AND JOIN US FOR CRAFTS, ACTIVITIES, MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME BUT CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. TEA, COFFEE, SQUASH AND CAKES WILL BE AVAILABLE. Just a reminder: ‘Messy Ducks/Church’ is: A form of church for children and adults that involves creativity, celebration and hospitality. It meets at a time (and sometimes in a place) that suits…
John Sandalls has kindly offered to organise a St. Bartholomew’s Men’s Christmas Dinner. The plan is to hold it at 7.30pm at “The Bell” on Thursday, 9th December. The cost of their party menu is £24.95 for three courses. Please will you email John (johnandlorrainesandalls@hotmail.co.uk) or speak to Steve Bold if you are interested. We need a quick response please in order…
Bishop Steven, speaking from the Robing Room in the House of Lords, encourages children in the Diocese of Oxford to Be The Change and write to their MP during COP26, asking for firm action on climate change.
The Diocese of Oxford is actively involved in various ways supporting Christian action in response to the Climate Crisis. More resources are available on the diocesan website: https://tinyurl.com/yz57op5m
The Church will continue to be open for private prayer between 11am and 3pm. Please continue to pray for: Alfie, who will be six next week and is doing very well. His teacher is very pleased with his progress at school. All the family thank everyone for their prayers. Lyndsay Waitland and Thomas Buckingham whose Banns are being read for the 2nd…
The Church will continue to be open for private prayer between 11am and 3pm. Please continue to pray for: Alfie, who is now cancer free but continues to be monitored for other conditions. His family thank everyone for their prayers. Laura Hopkins and Matthew Gannon whose wedding took place on Saturday
The verse of the week this week is “For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many”. Dave took the opportunity, before his sermon, of having a discussion with Johan regarding his call to service. You can listen here