Walk One: the old Roman Road This is just to let you know about our walk on Wednesday evening, the 23rd August , from The Ridings (off Old Road) along a possible Roman side road leading from the main Dorchester to…
Rare Plant in Garsington Churchyard
There is a plant growing in Garsington Churchyard that, whilst common in some parts of the country, is very rare in Oxfordshire. There are only a handful of records in the last 20 years, Garsington, one in Woodstock and three…
Budding Photographers get to Grips with their Cameras
On Saturday 21st July a group of keen photographers met in the Hub at Horspath to learn more about their cameras and how to take better photos. The workshop was led by two professional photographers from the Oxfordshire Photographic Society:…
A Hot ride to the Peak District for St Giles
Heat. Stifling, enveloping, energy-sapping humidity. That was the main feature of my first of two days cycling to the Peak District from Horspath in July. This year I had decided to split a 140-mile ride into two. On day one…
Baby Girl for Emily and Andrew
Congratulations to Emily and Andrew on the safe arrival of a beautiful daughter Eliza Mary Augusta, at 10.15 on Thursday evening (9th). She weighed 8lb13 and was born very quickly in the end at the JR. Our love and prayers go…
Church without walls
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington on Sunday 22nd July at All Saints’, Cuddesdon and St Giles’, Horspath. Readings: Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56. Sam Well’s latest book Incarnational Mission opens with this amusing story: Did you ever…
Fun and Festivities at Garsington Manor Fete
The sun really did shine for St Mary’s fete at Garsington Manor on Saturday 14th July. It was a wonderful event which brought the whole community together. Stalls ranged from the white elephant, to gifts, to clothes, records and books. …
Hundreds Flock to the Festival
On Saturday the 7th July the eighth Festival of Prayer took place in glorious summer warmth at Ripon College Cuddesdon and All Saint’s church. Over 250 people from across the diocese and beyond gathered in the church to here the…
Embracing Holiday Freedom
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at All Saints’, Cuddesdon and St Giles’ Horspath on Sunday 8th July 2018. Reading: Mark 6: 1-13 We are coming into that great time of the year, the holiday season and everyone is…
Beatitude Sermon Series: Blessed are the pure in heart
Sermon preached by Rev’d Ernest Pettengell, Chaplain of Ripon College Cuddesdon, at St Giles’ Horspath on 1st July. Matthew 5:1-11 Text; ‘Blest are the pure in heart for they shall see God!’ “In the name of God, who is…