The Branch
Diocese of Oxford
Diocese of Oxford
Charity (Page 6)
Take a look at some of the pictures here. We had a lovely get together on Wednesday to celebrate being Friends of St Bartholomew’s (officially!). We started in church with wonderful displays of photos, memorabilia, every issue of the Friends magazines over 25 years. David gave us an introductory talk and many contributed to happy…
We’ve found a new list of items requested by Witney & West Oxfordshire Food Bank. They are… Rice Microwaveable Rice Tinned Meat Tea Long Life Milk Shampoo And Conditioner Hot Chocolate Deodorant Witney & West Oxfordshire Food Bank currently doesn’t need anymore of these items: Pasta. You can find more details at https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/at/witney-west-oxfordshire/ ???? Find…
FRITILLARY SUNDAY is once again upon us. It will be on 13th April. Please note the date in your diaries. We will of course be looking for helpers on the day in various roles. Please speak to Alison S, Gill L, Jenny P or Jane N if you can offer anything. There will be more…
Your fritillaries that you may have planted, ready for our annual celebration, should soon start to make an appearance. If you have any other plants you can donate to our plant stall for the day, please speak to Robin Wiltshire about it.
The Witney Food Bank advises us that, as a church, we donated some 46.38Kg of food in December – wow! Keep up the good work – you can place your donations in the box in the South Porch. Here’s what’s currently needed:
The Ride ‘n’ Stride cycling and/or walking around the area’s historic churches has resulted in a magnificent donation, via OHCT, of £654.50. Thank you so much to all those who took part and those who supported them. The money goes in to the Fabric Fund.
The collection we took at the Carol Service on the 15th december was in aid of Emmaus Oxford. The collection, together with another collection in lieu of purchasing individual Christmas Cards, raised a grand total of £467.33. This has already been passed on to Emmaus. Take a look at their website here for more information…
What a beautiful and moving service! Thanks to Rhoda for explaining how and what the Christingles represent. The weather was so bad but so many came out to create this lovely warming atmosphere in church when the Christingles were lit…..safely! A collection for The Children’s Society raised £163.86