14th May marks the start of the 2023 Christian Aid Week with this year’s “theme” The Big Pea Challenge This Christian Aid Week, we celebrate how our partners in Malawi are helping farmers transform their livelihoods using the humble but mighty pigeon pea: a drought-resistant, soil-revitalising, high-protein, low-cost, delicious crop. Inspired by the transformational pigeon…
Please remember that fresh food and out of date or opened items cannot be accepted. These can be donated to the Community Larder/Witney Food Revolution at the back of the Methodist Church in Witney between 10 and 12 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. More details on the notice boards in the porches or on-line at…
The sessions are growing which is fabulous news – recently we had 30 attendees including 2 mums (and a grandma) each with their young children. We also had three new helpers who were delightful and a great help. Please do let anyone know who may be interested in attending; every Thursday in the village hall from 11:30 until 3pm – all totally…
Sadly Olivia died at the end of July in the Katharine House Hospice in Adderbury. Olivia was a member of the congregation for some time and always enjoyed our Ladies’ Away Days. RIP Olivia. Funeral details can be found here.
Mary Thorne will now meet up with Andrea on a Thursday morning and so would be grateful if all information for the notices reaches her by 4pm on Wednesday. Thank you! Mary’s contact details can be found here.
Bishop Gavin wrote to clergy, wardens and Deanery lay chairs in the Dorchester Area last week about Archdeacon Judy’s farewell service, due to take place on 18 September. He also announced that Associate Archdeacon David Tyler will serve as Interim Archdeacon of Dorchester from 1 October, while the Revd Canon Toby Wright and the Revd Helen Kendrick…
The Church will continue to be open for private prayer between 11am and 3pm. Please continue to pray for: For people with cancer. For Andrea who has been appointed as the new Rector of St. Bartholomew’s . For Joan Hanks
We pray for Nicole and James whose Banns are being read on Sunday.
The October 2020 (and earlier Prayer Diaries) is now available. Take a look here.
If you are interested in following any of the talks and Bible studies on Colossians by Bishop Steven, given at the Clergy Conference, than please follow this link to access any of the talks given over four days: https://www.oxford.anglican.org/mission-ministry/serving-god-together/cmd/2018-clergy-conference/