Dear Friends July, for me and many of us, has been a challenging month. Internationally we have wars and potential famine. Nationally we have cost of living crises and increase in Covid infections, locally we have lost friends and loved ones and our lives have been affected. The format of Church of England intercessions is…
There will be no Morning Prayer during the first 2 weeks of August – re-commence 15th August at 8am
As usual St Bartholomew’s will be providing refreshments and souvenirs. We would like donations of cakes and preserves etc to sell on the day. These should be brought to the Sports Field from 12.00 or given to Gill Long, Jenny Pratley or Alison Schoeman on the Saturday or Sunday previously. Thank you for your support.
A new Dorcas Dress Project newsletter will be released at the end of the month. If you would like to receive it, sign up on our homepage. We have just released our new fundraising campaign to set up a sewing hub in a Tanzanian refugee camp. More information at this link. Please be praying we reach our target…
The Church will be open for private prayer between 11am and 3pm. Please continue to pray: For Angela and the friends and family of Roger Williams whose funeral was held last Friday For people with cancer. For Joan Hanks For Bette recovering at home. For Wanda’s sister Caroline, who is seriously ill, and her husband For the family and friends of…
Over 200 Ukrainians matched Back in March, the diocese pledged to resettle 50 refugees, and within just one week almost 400 people had been in touch to offer their support. Now, over 200 adults and children have been matched and are settling in or well on their way to around 80 homes across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The next…
August’s Prayer Diary is now available for download here
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Please do pray for the bishops of the Anglican Communion as we gather in Canterbury. Bishops Gavin, Olivia, Alan and myself all aim to be present with our spouses for the whole of the conference. We will also be with Bishop Brian from Kimberley and Kuruman and Bishop Pushpa from Nandyal and around 700 other…
Ducklington Flower and Produce Show – on 29th August. Please can we start planning to do some baking for the tea stall at this event?