Harvest Festival Services are planned for October 4 with 10:30 celebration in church and on Zoom, with 6 p.m. evening communion. Please bring produce to dress the church at 9:30 on Saturday 3 October. Offerings will be taken to the Besom Charity
Witney and West Oxfordshire Food bank – At the moment they are specially asking for jams & Spreads, tinned hot-dogs, packet soups and shampoo.
As we continue to use PowerPoint to present our services week by week, I am looking for someone to assist in creating these. The service liturgy is prepared by the ministry team and needs to be converted into the slides. If you would like to know more, please contact Rev’d Paul on 776625 or email rector@ducklingtonchurch.org.uk
Witney and West Oxfordshire Food bank is now open to distribute food to the needy, but please, kindly give your donations via the supermarkets (most have collection points). At the moment they are specially asking for donations of toothpaste and toothbrushes
Bishop Colin will retire in November having served with great distinction as our Area Bishop. The diocese has received approval from the Dioceses Commission to move ahead and appoint the next Bishop of Dorchester. Please would you keep this appointment in your prayers in the coming months, both privately and publicly.
A relative is seeking any information about this soldier whose name is on our memorial. If you know of any possible living Pearce relatives, please ask Rev’d Paul for contact number.
The Food bank is short of the following items: Fruit juice, cold meat products, gravy, tomato sauce, coffee, hot chocolate. Toiletries, especially shampoo, deodorants, toothpaste and toothbrushes. If everyone could manage to regularly bring one item a month we would make significant difference to those less fortunate in Witney.
Your prayers are asked for: The housebound and lonely. Decisions to be taken about long-term care Adrian and Annie Roger Williams in hospital and for Angela and family Jean Edwards following the funeral of Peter. Rosie (in hospital) and Ian Howard (Chaplain at Cokethorpe School, and occasional preacher here.)