Diocese of Oxford

Advent

Creating the Christmas Tree Festival

From 9.30am we will be setting up and decorating the church. We have about 10/12 groups bringing a decorated tree. If you have any small or miniature trees which would fit on the window sills we would love to borrow them, so please bring them along on the Friday between 10 and 2.30.

Making Christingles

From 9am we will be making Christingles. If you usually help with these or would like to be involved, please speak to Alison.   We will need foil squares, cocktail sticks and small sweets. Oranges, tape and candles will be provided.

Christmas Tree Festival

Come along and view the beautiful trees that will be provided by so many different members of our community The Parish Council The WI Warm Welcome Space Ducklington School Smiths of Bletchington to name but a few! Saturday – open to view from 11am until 4pm Sunday – open from 11:30am until 3:30pm Refreshments will…

Christmas Tree Festival

Come along and view the beautiful trees that will be provided by so many different members of our community The Parish Council The WI Warm Welcome Space Ducklington School Smiths of Bletchington to name but a few! Saturday – open to view from 11am until 4pm Sunday – open to view from 11:30 until 3:30pm…

Christingle

During the service, each person takes a Christingle and the candles are all lit to create a warm, magical glow symbolising the light of Christ and bringing hope to people living in darkness. Christingles are made using oranges and a few other bits, as you choose. You light the candle at the end of a…

The season of advent: rediscover the magic of Christmas!

Would you like to rediscover the “Magic of Christmas” once again?  Well at St Bartholomew’s we will be doing just that on 3rd 10th and 17th December. It will be starting at 7:30pm. for about an hour and looking at the season of advent. Log onto Zoom using our usual log in details – you can follow…