For the past two and a half years a small group of Church Recorders from the Arts Society Oxford, have been working on a Church Record for St. Mary’s. Such a record is a comprehensive document which lists the furnishings,…
The Folly and Wisdom of Passchendaele
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at the Commemoration of the Centenary of Passchendaele on Remembrance Sunday 12th November 2017 at St Mary’s Garsington Readings: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 25: 1-13. On the 10th November 1917 one of…
Cairns in the Fog
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at All Saints’, Cuddesdon on All Saints’ Sunday 2017. Readings: 1 John 3: 1-3, Matthew 5: 1-12. The gentle season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ has this week taken a colder turn…
Passchendaele Remembered
On Remembrance Sunday, 12th November, there was a special Service of Commemoration to mark the centenary of the Passchendaele, the Third Battle of Ypres at 9.30 am in St Mary’s Church, with hymns, readings and prayers to remember those who…
Back by Popular Demand: The Men of Magdalen
Following their wonderful concert in the spring the gentlemen of Magdalen College choir are coming to present two Christmas concerts in the benefice. One at St Giles’ Horspath on 6th December and then at All Saints’ Cuddesdon on 15th December in aid…
Living by the Golden Rule
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at St Mary’s Garsington and St Giles’ Horspath on Sunday 29th October 2017. Readings: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 and Matthew 22: 34-46. One of the things I used to love doing as a child…
Embodied Angels
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington in the Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford on Sunday 29th October. Readings: Ecclesiastes chapter 11 and 2 Timothy 2:1-7. One of the many things which I love about this Chapel of Magdalen is…
The Coinage of Christ
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at All Saints’ Cuddesdon on Sunday 22nd October 2017. Reading: Matthew 22: 15-22. Museums are wonderful places. You never know what you might come across. This summer after a hot morning lying on…
The Restoration of Cuddesdon’s Bells
On Wednesday the 18th October, four of the six bells which hang in Cuddesdon church were available for viewing before they are taken away to be restored by Whites of Appleton. The tower has long been silent due to what…
Pets Flock to Church for Feast of St Francis
On Sunday 15th October all creatures great and small were welcomed to St Mary’s in Garsington and St Giles’ Horspath for a special animal friendly Pet Service. It is around this time of year that we remember Saint Francis, the…