Monday, October 1
- Standing Committee, Parish Office
Tuesday, October 2
- 12noon Food for Thought: Discussion at St John's
- 7.30pm William Whyte celebrates Eucharist, St John's
Wednesday, October 3
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 10.30am Wednesday Retired Club, St John's
- 2.15pm Under 5s at St John's
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
Thursday, October 4
- 7.30pm St Mary's Art Group, Refectory (see notices)
Friday, October 5
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, October 6
- 9.30am- Parish Away Day at Youlbury
Sunday, October 7
- 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
- 12noon Holy Baptism, St Mary's K
- 6.30pm Said Evensong at St John's
- 7.00pm TIG (youth group) at St John's
- 8.00pm Healing Service at St Mary's K
Monday, October 8
Tuesday, October 9
- 7.30pm Iona Communion Service, St John's
Wednesday, October 10
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm Under 5s at St John's
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
Thursday, October 11
- 10.00am Special Frank Cook Court service (see notices)
Friday, October 12
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, October 13
- 9.30-12.30 PCC away morning at St John's College, Oxford
- 10.00am Christmas card sale, 31 Mill St (see notices)
- 10.30am Julian meeting, 27 Exeter Road
- 12.30pm Charity Lunch, Refectory (see notices)
Sunday, October 14
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 8.00am Holy Communion at St John's
- 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 Evening Prayer at St John's
- 7.00pm TIG (youth group) at St John's
Monday, October 15
Tuesday, October 16
- 7.30pm Communion on Healing and Wholeness at St John's
Wednesday, October 17
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm Under 5s at St John's
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
Thursday, October 18
Friday, October 19
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
Saturday, October 20
- 9.30am- Northamptonshire Churches (see notices)
- 12.30pm Charity Lunch, Refectory (see notices)
Sunday, October 21
- 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
- 12noon Holy Baptism at St Mary's K
- 6.30pm Celtic Worship at St John's
- 7.00pm NO TIG at St John's (half term)
Monday, October 22
Tuesday, October 23
Wednesday, October 24
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm NO Under 5s at St John's (half term)
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
Thursday, October 25
- ----- Gatehouse collection day
Friday, October 26
- 9.45am Morning Prayer at St John's
- 10.15am Holy Communion at St John's
- 6.30pm St John's 50th Anniversary Rededication Service
(see notices)
Saturday, October 27
Sunday, October 28
- 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
- 3.00pm Baptist Church Memorial Service, at St Mary's
- 6.00pm Choir Practice, St Mary's
- 6.30pm Said Evensong at St John's
- 7.00pm NO TIG (half term)
Monday, October 29
Tuesday, October 30
- 7.30pm Holy Communion at St John's
Wednesday, October 31
- 10.00am Holy Communion at St Mary's K
- 2.15pm Under 5s at St John's
- 7.00pm Evening Prayer at St John's
- 8.00pm Youth Worker meeting at St Mary's
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General Notices
MEMORIAL SERVICE - Sunday 4th November
The Memorial Service is to be held at 6.30pm
on Sunday 4th November in St. Mary's. If you
would like someone remembered by name at this service, please enter
the name on the list which is on the table at the back of the church.
PRAYER LISTWe have revised the Prayer List.
If there is a name
left out in error please can you tell the Parish Office, 372230.
EDUKID CHARITY LUNCH Thank you
Many thanks to all those who
supported the Edukid Lunch on 20th October. We raised £175 which will
help to educate some of the children in rural Cambodia. Thanks for all
your support. Pat and Gail.
DVD of the KIDLINGTON - MONTSHIWA LINK
Copies of this 15 minute-long DVD are available to order from Kathryn
Ellis - min price £5. It follows the story of our link with "All
Saints" Montshiwa over the last few years, with scenes from the visits
featuring many familiar faces! It also explains the ways in which we
have helped and are trying to help the African community in their
struggle with HIV and AIDS. Profits will go to support current
projects. The solution to your Christmas Present list perhaps? KE.
CHRISTMAS CARD SALE Thank you
The Sale at 31 Mill Street on 13th October raised £1646 in total, made
up as follows- Save The Children £698; Home Farm Trust £254; Cancer
Research UK £103and Guide Dogs £231. Proceeds from Coffee, Raffle,
Bring & Buy and donations were £360, which is going to Sobell
House. Many thanks to everyone who contributed.
Janice Venables and Victoria Davey-Wilson.
HARVEST FESTIVAL Thank you
A big thank you from, the St John
Care Trust and residents of Glebe House, for the items you donated to
them.
Christian Aid
Janet Makepeace reports that after the money
(£635) from the Autumn Flower
Festival had been paid into the bank, our total raised this year
for Christian Aid will be £5,636, the most we have ever
raised. She wishes to thank the congregation for your help and
support.
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION NETWORK
are offering Spiritual Direction Conferences and Training Courses. If
you are interested in attending any of these please contact Jeni Hobbs
at Church House, Jeni.Hobbs@oxford.anglican.org or enquiries to
Barbara Doubtfire 01993 812095 or spirdir@oxford.anglican.org
- Sat 10th Nov, 2007 10.30am to 4.00pm, Church House Oxford
The Spiritual Direction Relationship - Leader The Revd Brian
Howden. £l;15 payable to ODBF. Bring your own food, drinks will be
provided.
Training 2008: Two courses will be run next year,
one at Begbroke Priory and one at St. Paul's Church, Wokingham.
- Thu 20th March, 2008 - Using Journalling in spiritual accompaniment
ministry. Barbara Doubtfire
- Thu 19th June, 2008 -
Counselling and Spiritual Direction; exploring the interface.
Lynette Harbourne
- Sat 8th November, 2008 - Working with the Enneagram. Brian Berry
Fair Trade Fair 1st December
Read the advance notice for this year's
Fair Trade Fair
to be held in Exeter Hall, Kidlington.
HELP NEEDED! - The Traidcraft team ...
... is looking for help in delivering the stock up to St John's once
a month. This is not a time consuming activity; it consists of taking
the Traidcraft boxes to St John's church, unloading them there (either
on a Friday or Saturday to suit) and to return them to St Mary's on
the following day, Sunday. Equally if anyone would like to help on the
Traidcraft stall on a Sunday morning at St Mary's you would be most
welcome - it's a good way of promoting and learning about Fair
Trade. If you would like to discuss either of these please contact
Jill or Robert Buckeldee on 01865 374809 or jillbuckeldee1 at mac.com
SOCIAL COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
We would like to have a few social
activities over the next few months. We have had a very hardworking
and successful Social committee some of whom are having to step back
from organising events due to other commitments. Please could people
give suggestions of what they would enjoy doing and if they would be
interested in helping organise events. Contact Yo Davies either after
the service or telephone 847907.
REDUNDANT SEWING MACHINES If you have a working sewing
machine no longer in use, and would be willing to donate it to Masi
Cowper's HIV/AIDS work in this country, please let me know
ASAP. Kathryn
REDUNDANT MOBILE PHONES
are needed by USPG for recycling to raise money for
Anglicans in world mission. If you have any phones to give away,
please give them to Trish to send off in the special bag provided. Box
and charger not needed.
NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD
The Tell Bishop John Campaign ties in with the Back to Church
Sunday on the 30th September. Bishop John is appealing to people who
have given up coming to church to tell him why. Contact Bishop John on
the special website. Your
comments will be strictly confidential.The Bishop would like to
understand and find out how to make our churches as welcoming as
possible to all comers.
New Podcasts on the Net
are available from the Diocesan Website
This is a pilot series of podcasts which are intended to help
Christians engage in contemporary issues. The next one will be on Back
to Church Sunday.
The
Diocesan web site is also available from link on our homepage.
PLANNED GIVING, CHEQUES AND CASH! A reminder that cheques to
St Mary's Kidlington, St John's or St Mary's Hampton Poyle for planned
giving or any other purpose must be made payable to
Kidlington PCC or
Kidlington with Hampton Poyle
PCC. Note too that all monies must in sterling.
Foreign currency (including the Euro can not be accepted.
Some Things On In Oxford
- Art exhibition at Stepping Stone
Centre, 20th October 3-7pm Free entry
- Chinese Art in Oxford, Regents
Park College, 17th-19th, 24th-26th Oct and St. Giles Church 15th-26th
Oct. Free Entry.
Dated Notices
FOOD FOR THOUGHT 2nd Oct
Food for Thought is a lunchtime bible discussion group that meets in
St John's Vicarage to encourage us to make time to read the Bible,
have a particular focus, enjoy the opportunity to share together and
hear different views. We meet monthly on the first Tuesday of the
month from 12 noon to 2pm, bringing lunch with us. We eat together,
then break open the Scriptures together and pause for
prayer/reflection before going on our individual ways. Our next
meeting will be Tues Oct 2nd and we will be talking about the story
of Esther, a young Jewish woman who becomes queen of Persia. What
happens when the lives of her people are threatened? Hilary.
ST MARY'S ART GROUP 4th Oct
This group meets on a monthly basis and will
start again on October 4th 7.30pm to 9.30pm in the Refectory.
MOTHERS' UNION 5th October
Sue Mills will be telling us about her trip to China at our next
meeting on Friday, 5th October at 9.45 for 10.00am in the
Refectory. Visitors are welcome. As members know, we support the
Women's Refuge in Oxford and have already provided many items to help
those who are victims of domestic violence. We are asking members if
they could bring to this meeting a new or nearly new towel of any
size, face cloths or even toiletries which are much needed by the
Refuge. If anyone else in the parish can help in this way their gifts would
be greatly appreciated. Items can be brought to Church and given to a
MU member, if you are not attending the meeting.
PARISH AWAY DAY "CELEBRATING OUR GIFTS" 6th Oct
Come away with the parish, take time to be together. There will be a
range of activities for all ages to choose from including: archery,
orienteering, calligraphy, sugar craft icing, music, storytelling,
pioneering (a creative and constructive team activity) Bring finger
food to share for lunch. (Drinks provided). Saturday 6th October 2007,
9.30am to 4.30pm, Youlbury Scout Camp, Boars Hill, Oxford.
Cost: £10 per adult and £6 per
child (16 years and under).
Contact
Hilary (375611) or
Colin Thackray (461365)
FRANK COOK COURT SERVICE WITH GUEST SPEAKER 11th Oct
at 10.00am at School Road, Kidlington. You are cordially
invited to our service which will be different, in so much that an
invitation has been accepted by Masi Cowper, a South African, to talk
about HIV/AIDS in her country. There will be Refreshments and a
Raffle. All proceeds to go to supporting children with HIV in South
Africa. Please do come along and bring your friends and Relatives to
support this worthwhile charity.
A CHARITY CHRISTMAS CARD SALE 13th Oct
This will take place at 31 Mill Street, Kidlington from
10am to 12.30pm. Cards, wrapping paper, calendars etc in
aid of Save the Children, Home Farm Trust, Guide Dogs for the Blind
and Cancer Research UK. Other proceeds to Sobell
House. Coffee/entrance 50p. Everybody welcome.
CHARITY LUNCH 13th October
There will be a Charity Lunch in aid of GLEBE HOUSE,
starting at 12.30pm in St Mary's Refectory, with
a Raffle and Bring & Buy table. The cost will be £3 for soup, bread,
cheese, cake, fruit and tea/coffee. Please come and support this
event if you are able.
CHARITY LUNCH 20th October
In aid of Edukid in St. Mary's Refectory
12.30pm to 2.30pm. Raffle, Bring & Buy, Cake table,
Greeting Card sale. All proceeds to Edukid, which provides
Educational Opportunities for Children in rural Cambodia. Please join
us. Donations of Raffle prizes or cakes appreciated. Gail 378329.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHURCHES DAY OUT 20th Oct
We will be visiting three Northamptonshire churches. St Mary's
Wellingborough Comper's masterpiece, and one of the most splendid
large church interiors of the 20th century; All Saints
Brixworth which has a Saxon Tower and Nave shell and sunk in a
wall inside the south door a superb Saxon carving of an eagle, its
wings raised in triumph; and St. Nicholas Stanford on Avon rich
in stone and wood carving and monuments for the Cave and Braye
families and their descendents. Anthony has ordered two busses with
15 seats and there are 8 seats left. We leave the Rectory at 9.30am
and return aprox 5pm. Cost £10 each plus the cost of a pub
lunch. Please let Anthony or Trish know if you would like to go.
An Inconvenient Truth 24th Oct
A chance to see Al Gore's powerful film, followed by refreshments
at Exeter Hall in Kidlington. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
Admission free, and supported by the Parish Council and
Oxford University's ClimateXchange.
See the Kidlington New for background on this and
other climate change initiatives.
SERVICE OF RE-DEDICATION
St John's celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the laying of the
foundation stone on Friday, 26th October at 6.30 pm. Bishop Henry
Richmond will lead and preach. Come and celebrate with us.
Refreshments after the service.
Looking Ahead ...
MEMORIAL SERVICE - Sunday 4th November
The Memorial Service is to be held at 6.30pm
on Sunday 4th November in St. Mary's. If you
would like someone remembered by name at this service, please enter
the name on the list which is on the table at the back of the church.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT 6th November
Food for Thought is a lunchtime bible discussion group that meets in
St John's Vicarage to encourage us to make time to read the Bible,
have a particular focus, enjoy the opportunity to share together and
hear different views. We meet monthly on the first Tuesday of the
month from 12 noon to 2pm, bringing lunch with us.
We will be delving into the mysterious writings of the Apocrypha by
looking at the book of Tobit. It's a fascinating tale, beginning with
2 people in despair and longing for death, a journey with an angel in
disguise, a giant fish whose body parts provide miraculous healing, a
marriage decided in heaven and peace, praise and blessing at the close
of the tale. Come and join us in exploring the meaning in the
mystery. Bring some sandwiches with you, drinks provided. Hilary
ST JOHN'S WEDNESDAY RETIRED CLUB November 7th
Starts 10.30am.
We are having a talk by Richard Westcott on 'The confessions of a
Pantomime Dame', during which Richard transforms from himself to a
fully dressed character. He is an excellent speaker having a return
visit to Kidlington. (We welcome visitors to this event
for the modest fee of £1.)
BRING AND BUY SALE November 18th
In Aid of The Leprosy Mission, on Sunday
18th November in the Refectory after the 10.00am service. Cicely Lee
Fair Trade Fair 1st December
Read the advance notice for this year's
Fair Trade Fair
to be held in Exeter Hall, Kidlington.
Regular Series of Lectures and Talks
Regent's Park College, Centre for Christianity and Culture
In
Regent's Park College
(Pusey Street) : Tuesdays at 5.00 pm unless indicated otherwise
- 11 Oct at 5.30pm: 8th David Nicholls Memorial Lecture
Childhood deferred? The legacy of the emancipation of colonial slavery on children in the post-colonial world
Dr Cecily Jones, University of Warwick
Series on the theme New Directions and Metaphors in Mission
- 16 October: Mission as Hospitality
Dr Catherine Rae Ross
- 23 October: Church Mission Society: A New Direction?
Canon Tim Dakin
- 30 October: Mission, Culture and Art
Dr He Qi
- 6 November: The Holy Spirit in the World: a global conversation
Dr Kirsteen Kim
- 13 November: Kenya: A Case Study in IndigenisingMission
Revd Francis Omondi
- 20 November: Resourcing Mission: the cultural hermeneutic of book groups, coffee shops and parental choice
Dr Helen Cameron
- 27 November: The Tranformation of Christianity in the 20th Century
Professor Andrew Walls
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