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It was a different Christmas for many, and many churches, this year. This year some of our Christmas services have looked a little different as we all continue to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop Steven and Bishop Alan have both sadly been unable to attend and preside at Christmas services this year due to falling ill. However, the Bishop of Dorchester, the…
The gulleys around the church building are filled with weeds; if you could spare a few minutes to help clear them, or a section of them, please let Roger know.
The Church will continue to be open for private prayer between 11am and 3pm. Please continue to pray for: Alfie, All the family thank everyone for their prayers. Joan Hanks, who is in hospital recovering from surgery. for family and friends of Lesley Wooton who died on Christmas Eve. for people with cancer. for God to call a new rector as the…
12 very full bags of food were delivered to Ducklington School on Wednesday for distribution to needy families. A huge “thank you” to the many people who donated from both me and from the staff at the school. It will mean a great deal to those families. Alison.
The Church will continue to be open for private prayer between 11am and 3pm. Please continue to pray for: Alfie, All the family thank everyone for their prayers. Joan Hanks, who is in hospital recovering from surgery. Lesley who is in Witney Hospital. Tricia and John following the death of Tricia’s mother.
Apologies for the confusion arising from our decisions to cancel or amend services over Christmas which are based on our concern for public safety amid a very transmissible Covid variant. Rightly or wrongly, we err on the side of caution. The situation now is: The service of the word at 10.30 on 19th will go ahead as planned. The Carol service at…
The Lay Ministers and myself held a meeting this evening primarily to discuss the question whether the Carol Service should go ahead given the sudden rise in Covid infections. On the latest projections these could, and probably almost certainly will, surpass 100,000 a day by next week. Regrettably we cannot square the circle of maintaining a safe environment while a highly transmissible…