The sick: Sylvia Bainbridge,,Thelma Clark, Jennie Dean, John Eddy, Louise Faulds, Ida Garrud, Sue Kiff, Edna McKellen, Harry Price, Madeleine Savage, Christine Usherwood and Ken Wilkinson;

And in our year’s mind: Morfa Pope and Neal Jefferies.

Sunday 26th May

Trinity Sunday

8am - Holy Communion

11am - Holy Communion

6pm - Iona

HOLY COMMUNION SERVICES

If in our communion service you would like to receive:

• Non alcoholic wine

• Gluten free wafers

• In your seat rather than coming forward.

Please inform one of the sidespeople.

Sunday Services

8am Holy Communion - Book of Common Prayer

11am First Sunday - A lively 40 minute service to suit all ages with fun, drama, music and Bible stories.

Other Sundays - Holy Communion In our 11am services there are special activities for the children and young people, and a creche for tinies.

Evening Services - vary each week. First Sunday - Holy Communion. Second Sunday - @YS At Your Service - either an informal service using film, music, drama, and other contemporary means to explore a current theme. Or a speaker introduces a relevant theme followed by questions. Third Sunday - Sung evensong. Fourth Sunday - Iona Service A quiet, peaceful, meditative service using music and meditations.

Fifth Sunday - Songs of Praise. COME AND JOIN US.

Kennington and Sunningwell Services

There is a notice board at the back of the Church that gives details of services in Kennington and Sunningwell and has the latest copy of their newssheet on it.

Home Groups - Jesus' ParableS

Tuesday 14th 8pm at 99 Pebble Hill and at 12 Badgers Copse; Thursday 16th 1030am in the Church Room, and 8pm at Park Farm. Open to all..

HARPSICHORD CONCRT

Saturday 22nd June 2013 7.30pm There will be a harpsichord concert in St Leonard's church Sunningwell by Richard Leigh Harris. Full details, including the programme, can be found

at;

http://www.stleonardsunningwell.org.uk/home/sample-page/1419-2

CAFÉ RADLEY

Every Friday 10am – 12 noon. Coffee and cakes, time to chill and chat. Church Room, Church Road, Radley. Please do come and join us and bring your friends.

ABINGDON FOODBANK

Thank you for the gifts for Foodbank – the next collection will be today.

Festival of Prayer

Saturday 6th July at Ripon College Cuddesdon. We hope that a group from our churches will be able to go. More information shortly.

Personal Devotions Training Morning

If you missed the Personal Devotions Training Morning but would like the handouts, please e-mail Kevin (kjwright2010@talktalk.net).

KEVIN WRIGHT

If you'd like to go to Kevin's installation in his new post at St Mary's Church, Woolavington, Somerset, at 7pm on Wednesday 31st July please sign the list at the back of the church as soon as possible, as well as let Kevin or Chris know. If there is sufficient demand we will try to organise transport

Please Pray for our Mission ORGANISATION—

Please cry out to the Lord on behalf of christians in Syria, who are facing an increasingly bleak future from both the Govt and the Muslim rebels.

.SATURDAY MORNING PRAYERS

Saturday morning prayers 8.45-9.15am. Church room ALL WELCOME - you don't need to commit to every week, and you don't need to pray out loud; you can just sit quietly if you prefer. Please come and enhance the prayer life of our church!! Contact for more information: Yvonne 01865 557829.

CRECHE for the 11 am service

Just come along or contact Katie North on 01235 535954. Volunteers are needed.

Dates for Your Diary:

Sunday 9th June 3.30pm - Family Picnic with Juggling John - watch out for details

Saturday 29th June — Flower Show & Clerk of the Green Cloth Election

See Radley news for information about the Flower Show

Every Friday - Cafe Radley 10am -12pm — Church Room — All Welcome

Every Saturday 8.45-9.15am, A time for prayer in Church, All Welcome

Messy Church

Those who would like to know more about Messy Church might be interested in visiting Messy Church at Sunningwell on the second of the month – or Kennington on 16th June.

Intercessions

If you have any books of prayers that you would like to give/lend to a small shelf of books that those leading prayers can borrow from, please pass them to Pam. Thank you.

Kids club this summer

August 28th,29th & 30^th. More info soon!

Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust Sponsored St/Ride 2013

A date for your diaries: this year’s Ride and Stride will be on Saturday 14th September.Last year we raised £264, half of which came back to St James the Great and the rest went towards grants for churches all over the county. Many thanks to all those who rode, strode, welcomed and sponsored. For further information for this year’s St/Ride, please contact Catherine Gray (Ab. 550319).

Gardeners

Thank you very much to all involved in the gardening day on Saturday 4th May (Plus lunch and Rugby!).

Pam says: When I got home, I was impressed and delighted to see all you have done – a brilliant job which I appreciate VERY much!!!

Men’s Breakfast

On Saturday 1st June from 8.30am in the Church Room we are having full English breakfast cooked by and for men, and a short DVD with a message - "Pegasus Bridge Retold". We expect to finish 9.45-10.00. No set charge, just a plate for contributions towards the food. Please contact Charlie, Tony or Kevin if you might be coming.

Workshops

The preaching workshop planned for Saturday June 8th has been postponed, so the next one will be ‘Leading Small Groups’ on June 22nd.

HELP BOARD

Don’t forget to check the HELP board and see if there is anything you can offer support with. There are many hidden talents out there. There are currently requests for Lawn Mowing and Making Cakes. Can you help please?

CHURCH LIST

The list will be available to view and check if necessary in the entrance to the Vicar's Vestry. Forms will be there with a pen and a large envelope for completed forms to be inserted.

Useful phone numbers:

Revd Pam McKellen & Vicarage 01235 554739. Curate - Revd Kevin Wright 01235 799676.Warden—Charlie 01235 530611 / 0780 902 6102. Iain Winton 01235 200915, 07876713842

Welcomers!

Would you like to join the welcoming team? It involves being at the door welcoming people into the church. If you are interested in joining our team please contact Yvonne on 01235 530611 or email

Yvonne.milward@btinternet.com

Flower Arranging Rota

The flower rota is now at the back of the church. If you would like to do the flowers for a particular Sunday please do sign up. If you prefer, you can pay for the flowers but ask Maureen Cook to arrange them for you (telephone 525 465).

Church Room Cleaning Rota

Is anyone interested in helping out by joining the Church Room cleaning rota please contact Catherine Gray 01235 550319 - we're keen to keep it down to 4 weeks per year per cleaner. Options for cleaning individually or in pairs,times flexible!

LOST Property

There is a box at the back of the church with all sorts of odds and bits of Lost Property in it. Please reclaim anything of yours. The remainder will be disposed of on or after May 13th!

Book Box.

This is the brightly coloured box brought out most weeks at coffee after church. It contains books which may be borrowed or kept. A new addition is 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind' which records the experiences of people in immigration detention in the UK.

Church Room Bookings

The Church Room is available for bookings for 2012. Contact Doug Rawlinson 01235 523821 for bookings or details.

Prayer Board and Prayer Chain

Please see the cards at the back of the church about the Prayer boards and the prayer chain.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

Christ Church has a pass system to enable members of the diocese to go into the Cathedral without paying the visitors fee. If you already have a pass please now note that it is valid for the rest of your life(!). If you haven’t got one and would like one please ask for an application form.

NEWSLETTERS

If you have an item of news for the Newsheet, please make sure that you get information to

Clive Rickett (clive.rickett@btinternet.com or 01235 535954) and Emma Moore

(e39moore@virginmedia.com or 01235 550885) by Wednesday for the following Sunday.

Sponsor a Hymn

Would you like to choose a hymn for a service? Only £1 (minimum) for a selected hymn. Contact David Becket on 01235 - 520520 or helen@hebeckett.orangehome.co.uk

RADLEY CHURCH AND PARISH – A BRIEF HISTORY

Copies of this booklet published by the Radley History Club are available at the back of the Church. Please put your donation of £1 (or more) in the wall safe.

RADLEY VILLAGE WEBSITE.

Radley’s own website is now live, giving you instant information about what’s happening in Radley. It covers the various clubs and amenities in Radley and includes a calendar of future events and a photographic tour of the parish. It also gives practical information about dustbin days, buses, etc. and tells you about the work of the Parish Council.

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FUTURE SERVICES

No details yet available.

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Names and Telephone Numbers

Parish Telephone Numbers (Code 01235 except where otherwise stated)

Vicar Revd Pam McKellen. 554739

Curate Revd Kevin Wright 799676

Licensed Lay Minister Martha Young 01865 423382

Retired Minister Revd Tony Rogerson 550214

Churchwardens Charlie Milward 530611

Sally Rickett 535954

Organist and Choirmaster David Beckett 520520

Treasurer David Handscomb 523732

Secretary to the PCC Yvonne Mlward 530611

Organiser of Sunday Club Anne Ewens 520824

Organiser of Lunch Club Dot Hewlett 531082

Organisers of Friday Club Joanna Birkett 01865 739744 e-mail joanna@birkett.fsworld.co.uk

Lucy Mullins 543190

Women’s Fellowship Heather Rogerson 550214

Meeting Point Martha Young 01865 423382

Weekly Newsletter Clive Rickett (clive.rickett@ict.ox.ac.uk or 01235 535954 and Emma Moore (e31moore@dsl,pipex.com) or 01235 550885

Website Stanley Baker 530402 e-mail SBaker9785@aol.com

The Parochial Church Council for 2011-2012

Pam McKellen, Charlie Milward, Sally Rickett, Rosemary Hardwick, Martha Young, David Beckett, Joanna Birkett, Linda Caldicott, Paul Gamble, David Handscomb, Emma Moore, Katie North, David Price, Clive Rickett, Tony Rogerson, Dennis Standen, Liz Turner, Karen Hyde, Yvonne Milward, Sue Sowden.

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TIMES OF SERVICES AND WEEKLY MEETINGS

SUNDAY

8am Holy Communion - Book of Common Prayer

11am First Sunday - A lively 40 minute service to suit all ages with fun, drama, music and Bible stories.

Other Sundays - Holy Communion In our 11am services there are special activities for the children and young people, and a creche for tinies.

Evening Services - vary each week. First Sunday - Holy Communion. Second Sunday - @YSAt Your Service - either an informal service using film, music, drama, and other

contemporary means to explore a current theme. Or a speaker introduces a relevant theme followed by questions.Third Sunday - Sung evensong. Fourth Sunday - Iona Service A quiet, peaceful, meditative service using music and meditations.

Fifth Sunday - Songs of Praise

THURSDAY EVENING

Bellringing Practice

FRIDAY

Choir Practice: 7.10 to 8.30 pm - Junior Choir. 7.30 to 8.30 pm - Full Choir

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RADLEY CHURCH

Radley Church, dedicated to the apostle St. James the Great, stands on the site of an earlier Norman building, which is said to have burnt down in about 1290. The consecration cross, which is now set in the sill of one of the west windows but was originally near the chancel arch, carries the inscription N.S.M. It is assumed that these initials refer to the bishop who performed the consecration ceremony, N. Sarum, who would then be Nicolas Longspee, Bishop of Salisbury (Sarum) from 1292 to 1297. The restoration of 1902 uncovered a Norman corbel on the north-east side of the chancel arch, which suggests that some features of the original building were retained in the later one. The earliest part of the present structure was thought to be the south transept, considered to be “untouched work of the beginning of the fourteenth century”. In this transept are the remains of the original piscina. The massive timber columns and the arcade along the south aisle are thought to be original. The north aisle and transept were destroyed by Cromwellian troops in 1643. A positive relic of the Civil War is the pulpit canopy, given in 1653 by William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, and believed to be the canopy over the chair at Westminster from which Lenthall was dragged by Cromwell’s troops at the end of the Long Parliament. The altar is said to be ancient and may even be the original Norman one, but it was refaced in about 1790. The font, on the other hand, is Norman. It lay buried for many years in a shed at the farm opposite the church and was discovered and restored in 1840. Near the altar, on the south side of the sanctuary, is the marble and alabaster monument, sculpted by Nicholas Stone, to Sir William Stonhouse, the first baronet, and his son John, both of whom died in 1632. Several officers and troopers were killed during the Civil War skirmish of 1643 (see above) and the panelled altar tomb in the churchyard is said to be of this date.

The heraldic stained glass was presented by Sir George Bowyer in or about 1840 and was either made or restored by Thomas Willement (1786-1871), noted heraldic artrist and stained glass maker. The subjects represented are:-

East window: arms of Henry VII. The side lights are apparently fragments of biblical or ecclesiastical scenes.

South chancel: east light, Henry VII; centre light, Henry VI; west light, Henry VIII.

North chancel: royal arms encircled by the Garter, with Tudor roses crowned and gartered in the side lights.

South aisle: east light, Henry VIII; centre light, royal arms encircled by the Garter, with a jewelled mitre above; west light, Richard III.

North side of nave: west light, Henry VI; centre light, angel holding a shield with the arms of the Bowyers ; east light, Henry VIII.

Tower: believed to be a portrait of Henry VII.

(The above information has been supplied by Mr. Patrick Drysdale, whose booklet Faith and Heraldry. The Stained Glass in the Church of St. James the Great, Radley is mentioned below under Publications).

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THE CHOIR

Please contact the Director of Music, David Beckett, 51 Selwyn Crescent, Radley, Abingdon, Oxon. OX14 3AL, Tel. (01235) 520520, if you would like to be considered for the Choir. Practices are every Friday at 7.10 pm for juniors and 7.30 pm for the whole Choir. The 11 am Sunday Service is sung and there are also other occasions during the year such as weddings, Choral Evensongs, the Carol Service and concerts for performances.

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THE BELLS AND BELLRINGERS

There are six bells, five of which were cast in 1754 and have the following inscriptions:

Tenor: “Abel Rudhall of Gloucester cast me, 1754”

Second: “Prosperity to the parish, A.R. 1754”.

Third: “Peace and good neighbourhood, A.R. 1754”.

Fourth: “When you us ring, we’ll sweetly sing, A.R. 1754”.

Fifth: “Hark to our melody, A.R. 1754”.

The Treble was cast in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee. It was recast in 1954.

In addition there is also a ting-tang inscribed “Henry Wright made me, 1617”.

Bellringing practice is on Thursday evenings.

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THE SUNDAY CLUB

The Sunday Club is held during the 11 am Sunday morning service (Term time only). The Family Service on the first Sunday of the month is usually led by the Sunday Club and we do not hold a Club meeting on that day. We seek to make God relevant to children of all ages through singing, Bible stories, games and crafts. As well as the Club meeting on a Sunday morning we have events throughout the year, such as parties, craft mornings, and fund raising events, all of which enable the children to build friendships with one another. All children will be welcome. The Organiser is Jackie Walker, Tel (01235) 550213.

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THE FRIDAY CLUB

The Friday Club, for all children from 8 to 12 years old, meets from 5.30pm to 7 pm. Activities include games, arts and crafts, sports, swimming, outings and a short session on an aspect of the Christian faith. See the Church notice board for our detailed programme each term. More details from Joanna Birkett; Tel (01865) 739744 or Lucy Mullins, Tel (01235) 543190.

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THE LUNCH CLUB

This takes place in the Church Room usually on the third Wednesday in each month, starting at 12 noon and is much enjoyed by people who like friendship and company. The Organiser is Dot Hewlett, Tel. (01235) 531082.

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HOME GROUPS

In these meetings (fortnightly on selected dates on Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings) we seek to learn more about God as we look at passages or books from the Bible, deepen our faith, develop friendships and enjoy Christian fellowship. Further information from Revd. Tony Rogerson (01235 532860).

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WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP GROUP

The Women’s Fellowship Group meets on the 3^rd Monday in each month in the Church Room at 7.30 pm. There is often a speaker, followed by the chance to chat over a cup of coffee. The Organiser is Heather Rogerson Tel. (01235) 550214.

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THE CHURCH ROOM

The Church Room, Church Road, is available for meetings, social events, etc. at a hire charge of £10 an hour. To make a booking please contact Mr Doug. Rawlinson, Tel. (01235) 523821.

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PUBLICATIONS

The church sponsors a weekly Newsletter which is distributed in church at the Sunday services. A copy is pinned up in the church porch. This gives details of all church services and other activities. The church also sponsors a monthly publication Radley News, which costs 50 pence and in which reports are printed of the activities of most of the village clubs and organisations and other matters of interest to Radley.The editorial team is Ann Blake, Elizabeth Handscomb and Judy Harris (e-mail radleynews@googlemail.com) to whom contributions should be sent or left at the Post Office. The deadline for receipt of material is the 17^th of the month preceding the publication day, which is the 1^st of each month. Copies are available from Ann Blake or Margaret Lovell (01235 524894.

Radley Church and Parish – A Brief History, a 20-page booklet published by the Radley History Club in April 2007, is on sale in the Church for £1 a copy.

The History of Radley. Much information about Radley Church is also contained in this book, also published by the Radley History Club. It costs £8.50 and copies may be ordered from Joyce Huddleston (01235 524866) or bought at Radley Shop and Post Office or local bookshops.

Faith and Heraldy by Patrick Drysadle. The booklet, illustrated with colour photographs, describes the stained glass windows in the parish church of St James the Great, Radley. The booklet is intended not for experts but for all those who know, attend or visit Radley Church, and having admired the windows, would like to know more about the windows and their history. To buy a copy please contact Christine Wootton, 11 Hound Close, Abingdon OX14 2LU Tel: 01235 202725
Email: chairman@radleyhistoryclub.org.uk. Copies are also available from Radley Village Shop.

The Club’s website is at www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk

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LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Radley College - www.radley.org.uk

Radley History Club – www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk

Radley Retirement Group - www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/radleyretirementgroup

Radley Village - www.radleyvillage.org.uk

Parish Map (on Diocesan website) – http://www.acny.org.uk/parishmap.php?pcode=27/313

Peach Croft Farm - http://www.peachcroft.co.uk/

Radley Primary School - http://www.radley-pri.oxon.sch.uk

Sunningwell St. Leonards Church - http://www.stleonardsunningwell.org.uk

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WEB CONTACT

Stanley Baker, 79 Foxborough Road, Radley, Abingdon. OX14 3AE. Tel. (01235)530402. E-mail SBaker9785@aol.com. These pages were last updated on 20th May 2013.

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