Thursday, March 1
Friday, March 2
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.00am Women's World Day of Prayer Service, Methodist Church
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
- 8.00pm Women's World Day of Prayer Service, St Mary's K
Saturday, March 3
Sunday, March 4
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.00am Early Birds (pre-schoolers) at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Parish Communion at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's K
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's HP
- 6.30pm Said Evensong at St John's
- 7.00pm TIG at St John's
- 8.00pm Healing service at St Mary's K
- 9.00pm Compline at St Mary's K
Monday, March 5
Tuesday, March 6
- 7.30pm Iona Holy Communion at St John's
Wednesday, March 7
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 10.30am Wednesday Retired Club at St John's
- 2.15pm No Under 5's at St John's
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
Thursday, March 8
Friday, March 9
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, March 10
- 10.00am Annual 2nd hand book sale, Methodist Church
Sunday, March 11
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Parish Communion at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's K
- 6.30pm Said Evensong at St John's
- 7.00pm TIG at St John's
- 9.00pm Compline at St Mary's K
Monday, March 12
7.45pm Holiday Bible Club meeting, Methodist Church
Tuesday, March 13
- 7.30pm Holy Communion at St John's
Wednesday, March 14
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm No Under 5's at St John's
- 7.00pm No Evening Prayer at St John's
- 7.30pm Stations of the cross at St Mary's K (see notice)
Thursday, March 15
Friday, March 16
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, March 17
- 12.30pm Charity Lunch (see notices)
Sunday, March 18
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Parish Communion at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's K
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's HP
- 6.30pm Celtic Worship at St John's
- 7.00pm TIG at St John's
- 9.00pm Compline at St Mary's K
Monday, March 19
- Standing Committee, Parish Office
Tuesday, March 20
- 7.30pm Holy Communion at St John's
Wednesday, March 21
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm NO Under 5's at St John's
- 7.00pm NO Evening Prayer at St John's
Thursday, March 22
- ----- Gatehouse Collection Day (9 Cherry Close)
Friday, March 23
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, March 24
- All-day Marriage enrichment course, St Mary's Refectory
- 10.00am "Set All Free - Act to end Slavery", St Columba's URC
- 10.30am Julian meeting, 27 Exeter Road
- 11.00am Anglican/Methodist open discussion at St John's
Sunday, March 25
Parish Gift Day
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 9.30am Parish Communion at St John's
- 10.00am Parish Communion at St Mary's K
- 12noon Holy Baptism at St Mary's K
- 6.30pm Said Evensong at St John's
- 7.00pm TIG at St John's (Last before hols)
- 9.00pm Compline at St Mary's K
Monday, March 26
Tuesday, March 27
- 7.30pm Holy Communion at St John's
Wednesday, March 28
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm Under 5's at St John's (last before hols)
- 8.00pm PCC meeting at St John's preceded by Eucharist
Thursday, March 29
Friday, March 30
- 9.45am Mothers' Union at St Mary's Refectory (see notices)
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, March 31
- 8.30am Pre-Easter Pilgrimage to Welsh Border (see notices)
- 10.30am Coffee Morning, Bring and Buy at Hampton Poyle (see notices)
- 3.00pm Tunney/Sherlock wedding, St Mary's K
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General Notices
PRE-EASTER PILGRIMAGE Sat 31st Mar
There are still places on
the pre Easter Pilgrimage to three Churches along the border between
England and Wales. If you want to join us, please tell
Anthony before Sunday March 25th.
Please ring the Parish Office 372230 to reserve your place.
Please read the notice from Anthony about
the Pre-Easter Pilgrimage.
PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES
The new Planned Giving envelopes, which
start in April, are now available. Thanks to all those who give
regularly this way - your new box of envelopes is now in church so
please collect it. Please note that to go with the new design boxes
and the new recording computer program the envelope numbers have been
tidied up, so don't be surprised if you have a different number this
year. If you would like a set of envelopes, then please do contact
one of the Churchwardens or Margaret Day (tel 375916).
Please read the notice from Anthony about
the Planned Giving
scheme.
ELECTORAL ROLL 2007
The electoral roll for the Parish needs to
be completely renewed this year.
Members on the old roll will need to fill out a new form,
and there is just one more week left for Church
members (old or new) to apply to be on the new roll!
The closing date is March 26th.
VISIT YOUR CATHEDRAL IN 2007
The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church
invite parishes in the Diocese to visit the
Cathedral, to share in its worship and discover its history. The
scheme will run throughout the year. We will need to confirm numbers a
fortnight beforehand. During term the afternoon tea will be in the
Great Hall, 8th January to 18th March, 16th April to 24th June, 1st
October to 15th December, and in the Priory Room at other times. There
is a charge for tea, not for the guides. (Please see the notice board
for teas menu and more detail.)
Please contact the Parish Office if you
would like to go, preferably in groups, and which option you would
like. The Options are as follows
- 11.45am to 2.30pm - includes
Communion service, picnic lunch, visit to treasury and shop, Guided
tour.
- 3.15pm to 7pm - Guided tour, afternoon tea, visit Treasury
and shop, Choral evening service.
- 4.15pm to 8pm - Arrive, Afternoon
Tea 4.30pm, visit to Treasury
and shop, Choral Evening service, Guided tour.
VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA
Kathryn Ellis, Revd Hilary Campbell and Eleanor Williamson are due to
leave for their visit to Johannesburg and Montshiwa on Sunday, March
4th overnight. Their programme will include visits to projects run by
the Bishop Simeon Trust and they will be meeting up with Masi
Cowper. The second half of the visit will be to Montshiwa where they
will endeavour to start up similar projects to help fight HIV/AIDS,
and visit schools. They will also be introducing our own, home-grown,
"Mowana" Project - a mini-theatre using puppets made from recycled
materials. This has aroused interest from the media and there is a
possibility that the project may be featured on local television in
the coming week - so watch out! Any help offered with expenses would be
greatly appreciated. Thank you to all who have generously helped so
far. Kathryn Ellis
LENTEN CHALLENGE 2007
This year the focus for our Lenten Challenge is on stewardship of the
church. Each week, we will reflect on one aspect of our church life,
celebrating what we do now and exploring future needs and
opportunities, with the aim of challenging ourselves on our financial
commitments to our church. The Lenten Challenge will culminate on
March 25th with a Pledge Sunday, when we will be encouraged to
recommit ourselves to the support of our church.
LENT BOOKS
- Turning points the CAFOD/Christian
Aid Lent book 2007 (DLT, 2007, £4.99) short, challenging readings
for each day of Lent
- Approaching Easter (Lion 2006 - £9.99) by
Jane Williams. Reflections by the wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury
with beautiful illustrations.
Both available from Blackwells.
A letter to supporters of Gatehouse
Dear Friends, as we come to the end of celebrating the
Week of Christian Unity, I would like to celebrate the work of the
Gatehouse and thank you for your ongoing support. The Gatehouse has
attracted universal recognition for its work and we see that our job
is to provide evidence of the on-going love of God, even when someone
feels at the bottom of the heap. The Gatehouse project owes its
existence to the work of Churches Together in Oxford. We have over 200
volunteers helping in the cafe and as many more supplying wonderful
food. But in 2006 our expenditure was more than our income, the
shortfall being covered by our reserves. We are therefore asking all
churches if they could review the level of their giving in 2007 so
that we can close the gap in our finances. Thank you. Andrew Bunch,
Chair of Trustees.
Regular Lecture Series
WORKING LUNCHES AT ST. MICHAEL'S
As ever, 1.0pm to 1.45pm on Tuesdays.
- 6th March If you were the new Bishop of Oxford what would your agenda be?
The
Rt Revd John Pritchard will be inaugurated as the
new bishop of Oxford in Christ Church cathedral on
8th June. What do you think his priorities
should be? He has special responsibility for the
Deaneries of Oxford and Cowley, while in the rest
of the diocese most of the functions of a bishop
are delegated to the three area bishops
of Buckingham, Dorchester and Reading. One
priority that has been proposed for him is church
growth, but what do we mean by this and what can a
bishop do about it? How much time should the
bishop spend with the gathered church and how much
with the wider community of the three counties
beyond the church. How much time should he spend
with individual churches or with shaping a
strategy for the diocese? What do we mean by a
strategy for the diocese?
- 27th March How much does our sense of identity depend on knowing who our parents were?
For some people it is a great shock to discover that they are
adopted; others may appreciate their adoptive parents more. Most
people want to find out something about their real/biological
parents. There have been changes in the law which make it easier to
contact one's real parents; this has had advantages and
disadvantages. What gives us identity?
Thursday Lunchtimes at St Giles'
At 12.30pm.
Theme: CHANGING THE CLIMATE
- Mar 1 Climate change: the final straw for tribal peoples
Gilbert Oteyo, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
CENTRE FOR CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE PUBLIC LECTURES
A Sense of Place: Landscapes Human and Divine
In Regent's Park College (Pusey Street), Tuesdays 5.00pm
-
Mar 6 A Christian Theology of Place
Rt Revd Dr John Inge, Bishop of Huntingdon
Notices in Date Order
THE WOMENS WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE March 2nd
This year's service has been prepared by the Christian women of
Paraguay on the theme of "United under God's tent". Kidlington
services will be held at 10 a.m. at the Methodist Church, when the
speaker will be the Revd Hilary Campbell, and when there is also
provision for children, and at 8 p.m. at St Mary's K, when the speaker
will be Mrs Catherine House. There will be refreshments after both
services. All are welcome - men, women and young people. Further
details from Sue Mills, 376546, and offers of help as readers at both
services or sidespeople and coffee servers at St Mary's in the
evening to Karen Mason, 370169.
CCOW EVENTS Mar 4th
A NICARAGUAN MASS (Misa Campasina) will be sung in Spanish by
a voluntary choir at Blackfriars church, St. Giles, at 11.15am on 4th
March.
ETHICAL FOOD 7th Mar
A St. Clements church 7.30pm, a talk by Dr Martin Hodson from Oxford
Brookes University on how to select food that is sustainable,
providing farmers with a fair price, is responsibly grown and
transported. (Anyone interested in Fairtrade for farmers UK Campaign
being launched, will find an interesting article in the March 07
edition of Country Life magazine.)
ANNUAL BOOK SALE March 10th
at the Kidlington Methodist Church on Saturday 10th
March 10am to 4pm. Proceeds to fund the Ministry of Kidlington
Methodist Church Christian Bookshop. Admission 20p. Refreshments
available.
HOLIDAY BIBLE CLUB MEETING March 12th at the
Methodist Church at 7.45pm. A meeting for those who would like to be
involved with the Holiday Bible Club this year (Tuesday August 14th to
Thursday August 16th). We need more leaders and Helpers to join with
the existing team. Please phone Marilyn King on ph. 376700 if you
would like to help. Thank you.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS March 14th
You are invited to walk the way of the cross at St Mary's on
Wednesday, 14th March at 7:30pm. Hosted by the Guild of Servants of
the Sanctuary, Revd Jason Nicolle will lead the service and give a
short address. We held a similar event last year and many found it to
be a useful contribution to their lenten devotions. Refreshments will
be served afterwards. All are welcome to join us for worship. Ben
Heffer. Tel 01865 438731
Mothers' Union March 17th
A Charity Lunch in aid of Mothers Union will be held
in St Mary's Refectory on Saturday,
March 17th at 12.30pm with a Raffle and Sales Table. Offers of cakes
will be greatly appreciated as will your support on the day. Please
sign a list on the table if you can provide a cake (or let Ann Beckett
know). Thank you.
GATEHOUSE COLLECTION DAY March 22nd
Please can your deliveries be made to Pat Bruder at 9 Cherry Close,
Tel 374067.
MOTHERS' UNION March 30th
Please note that our next meeting will be held on Friday, March 30th (instead of
April) in the Refectory at 9.45 (coffee) for 10.00am. It will take the
form of a Bible Auction. Bring along one or two items or commodities
referred to anywhere in the Bible (this gives you plenty of scope!)
plus the references written on a slip of paper. The rest will be
explained at the meeting. Afterwards the items will be auctioned for
Branch Funds. Non-members are welcome to join us. Hope to see you
there.
PRE-EASTER PILGRIMAGE Sat 31st Mar
There are still places on
the pre Easter Pilgrimage to three Churches along the border between
England and Wales. If you want to join us, please tell
Anthony before Sunday March 25th.
Please ring the Parish Office 372230 to reserve your place.
Please read the notice from Anthony about
the Pre-Easter Pilgrimage.
COFFEE MORNING Sat 31st March
with Bring & Buy Sale at Hampton Poyle Church
10.30am to 12.30pm
Looking Ahead ...
GOOD FRIDAY TEAS April 6th
You are invited to our annual tea at 27 Almond
Avenue, from 3.30pm in aid of Helen and Douglas House. David and Joan
Townsend.
CONFIRMATION 2007: 22nd April If you would be interested in
preparing for confirmation, please give your name to Jason or William
Whyte. Jason and William will be leading a confirmation course and the
dates and times of the course will be arranged later, so as to be
convenient for those who wish to take part.
The Colour of Love - An Exhibition of Modern Christian Art -
22nd April- 9th June
An exhibition of 38 paintings and four reliefs of
the life of Jesus by some very famous artists:
Sutherland, Heron, Frink, Gill and Burra and
others who are still alive and will be associated
with the exhibition, such as Mynheer and Cazalet,
will be hosted by the Wesley Memorial Methodist
Church (New Inn Hall street) and St Michael at
the North Gate (corner of Cornmarket and Ship
Streets). Opening hours: 11am to 5pm, Monday to
Saturday. Stewards needed: We urgently need to
recruit 'Stewards' to sit in on the exhibition and
keep an eye on things. The first to volunteer will
have their choice of days and times. I am sure
that lots of people, young and old, would enjoy
being Stewards. Please note that the paintings are
insured and there is usually help at hand in the
adjacent Church Offices. Your presence at the
exhibition is a deterrent to those who would do
ill and a support to the law abiding. In the event
of wrongdoing, you would be expected to exert
moral influence, not physical. However, much of
the reward of being a Steward, is to be with some
quite superb paintings for a couple of hours of
pure enjoyment. For more
information please contact The Revd Hugh Lee, City
Rector and Priest-in-Charge
St Michael at the
North Gate Tel 01865 316245.
CHRISTIAN AID JUMBLE AND PLANT SALE
APRIL 28th
Methodist Church Hall, 10am-12noon.
Please start collecting jumble and
preparing plants, to be delivered to the hall on the Friday evening,
27th April, between 6.30 and 8.30pm. Helpers needed, to be there by
9.30am on the Saturday. Please let Janet Makepeace, on 376667,
know if you can help, or liaise with Sue Mills (376546) or Sheila
Alcraft.
ONE-DAY CONFERENCE May 14th entitled "Grandparents Today:
Expectations and Realities" run by the Diocese of Oxford on Monday
14th May 2007 at Diocesan Church House, North Hinksey. "Grandparents
have always fulfilled an important role within family networks,
however it is evident that the role has changed. Many Grandparents
find themselves supporting their Children by caring for Grandchildren
in a Family crisis, such as separation or divorce, or because both
Parents need to go out to work." Key Speaker - Dr Robin Mann from
Oxford University. A fee of £10 will be charged (£5 conc)
and tea/coffee and a sandwich lunch will be provided. If you would
like to go please pick up a leaflet at the back of the church.
OLD TIME MUSIC HALL 16th June
In previous years the Parish Fete has been one of
our pivotal summer activities. This year we plan instead to have an
Old Time Music Hall on the evening of Saturday 16th June in St Mary's K.
An Old Time Music Hall requires variety
- songsters, dancers, comics, jugglers, magicians, monologue/dialogue
actors, instrumentalists. If you think your talents fall
into any of these categories, or others not specified, and are willing
to audition for a place in the programme please let Stephanie Williams
know on ph. 461193. She' s going to put together as varied a "menu"
as possible, with as much talent as we can muster, especially musical,
from within our three congregations and from outside so that the whole
Parish can enjoy a quality night out. Please put yourself forward if
you would like a place in the performance spotlight. The audience will
be encouraged to dress up and there will be wine and strawberries in
the interval. Much additional help will be required. If you would like
to be part of a small organising committee please see Joyce Morris
Tel 375922.
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