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Christmas in hospital

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…

Witney Food Bank needs …….

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…

Prayer Bulletin

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.…

A letter from Roger

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…

Christmas cards – can you help?

We shall be posting Christmas Cards through every door in the village advising about the services we will be holding, and  inviting families to follow a Star Trek leading to discovering Jesus in the manger. If you are willing to help deliver the cards, please inform Sue Fenn ( admin@ducklingtonchurch.org.uk ) which roads you would be able to cover.

Prayer Bulletin

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 her 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.…

Remembrance Sunday

Our “outside broadcast”, to ZOOM world, from the War Memorial worked well today and we were able to participate in the moving service alongside those walkers in the village who had passed by at the same time. Bette and Bobby had prepared a beautiful wreath, placed on the font in church, from where Paul was able to broadcast parts of the service…