Diocese of Oxford

Events (Page 19)

Congratulations riders and striders

So proud of this intrepid trio who took part in Ride and Stride for historic churches on Saturday. Between them they covered 76 miles visiting between 17 and 20 churches… and on the hottest day of the year. Tricia commented the response from the congregation both in immediately offering to become welcomers and/or sponsors was…

Church Away Day: will you be attending?

Church Away Day – 14th October, 2023 An important occasion will take place on Saturday, 14th October in the Refectory at Cokethorpe School.   We are taking time to thank God for all that is creative and good in the life of St. Bartholomew’s, including our worship, our pastoral care, our service to the whole parish…

Didn’t we have a lovely time at Greenbelt

Quite a few of us attended Greenbelt Festival over the Bank Holiday Weekend – held at Boughton House, Kettering. This year was the 50th anniversary celebrating Artistry x Activism x Belief and, in addition, the 30th anniversary of it’s partnership with Christian Aid. There were so many interesting talks, services, groups, venues, musical interludes that…

Ride and Stride 2023

We’re looking forward to welcoming walkers and cyclists to this year’s Ride + Stride event happening on 9th September. The event, organised by Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, helps to raise vital funds so that the charity can continue to provide grants to our county’s historic churches to protect them for future generations.  Our church will…

Harvest Art Installation

The theme this year is “generous hospitality.” The theme will explore God’s role as host and our role as his guests at the table, as well as exploring our place as generous hosts and guests with our family, friends and local community. We will be depicting a variety of hospitable settings, for example:  at a…

Creations Group

From  September, Creations will be meeting every 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 1:30 – 3pm. Venue always in the village.  We gather: sometimes bringing our own projects; sometimes to work together to bless our community; and other times to simply pause.  Please text 07590264246 for more details.