Yesterday Bishop Sarah Mullally became the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury in a ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral. The Bishop of Oxford and the Bishop of Reading were both in attendance, while Revd Mark Nam, vicar of St John the Evangelist in Woodley, was one of the people tasked with delivering the charge. Speaking to BBC Radio…
Ladies Christmas Meal – 19th January at 12.30 at the Maybush. Please sign the sheet at the back of church stating whether you require a lift or can offer lifts.
More lovely services and gatherings this week. Plenty of services for the school children but also carol singing around the tree (weather was on our side after all!) and the Civic Carol Service. Different, fun and a lovely gathering. Take a look at some of the pictures and even a little video.
If you’d like to take part in this year’s crib service, adults and children alike, please speak to Martin or Jane Dines about it.
What a wonderful Christingle Service we held thanks to Angela, Andrea and “Croc”. A lovely service and so good to see all the children being very careful and singing Away in a Manger all at the same time. Beautiful! A collection was held for The Children’s Society – donations still coming in so the final…
With thanks to the Rt. Revd. Gavin Collins, Bishop of Dorchester (who starts his 3 month sabbatical in December) for taking the Baptism and Confirmation service on Sunday afternoon. We were also joined by candidates from the parishes of Bampton and Carterton. It was a joyful service and if you’d like to hear +Gavin’s sermon,…
Many thanks to all those who volunteered to take part in the Fire Extinguisher Training session last Sunday. They actually all rather enjoyed it! You can look at some photos too – follow the link here.
Bear’s books, “The greatest strory ever told” will be studied in the Advent Study Group which starts next month. In addition, the Confirmation Group are also reviewing it. He is appearing on today’s Songs of Praise – click on the link below to watch. Sean Fletcher is in London to meet world-renowned adventurer, TV star…
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL This year’s festival will run over the weekend of 6th and 7th December. The church will be open to visitors from 11 until 4 on the Saturday and from 11.30 until 4.30 on the Sunday. There will be Christingle making at 9am and a concert at 7pm on the Saturday. On Sunday…
The Rambler’s Group are embarking on their fourth ramble at Millet’s Farm at 10.00 on Saturday 15th November 2025. The thought is that this is a ramble-light lunch event. For those friends whose rambling days are spent, we invite you to join the walkers for a post-ramble hot drink/light lunch in the main tearoom (beside…