The group meets next on Wednesday the 20th September at 7.30 pm in Christa’s house. When we will be discussing Through the Narrow Gate: A Nun’s Story. By Karen Armstrong Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrong’s memoir of life…
Congratulations Liz and Doug: 170 not out
On Sunday 13th August we celebrated the birthdays of Doug and Liz Bowler at a special afternoon tea put on by their family. Liz was 80 on that day and Doug will be 90 on 7th December, making a grand…
Celebrating Lammastide
On the 6th August our Benefice Service at All Saints’ Cuddesdon was a special celebration to give thanks for the first fruits of the Harvest or Lammastide. Lammas or ‘Loaf-mass’ (derived from the Anglo-Saxon Hlafmaesse) is an English feast in…
Lammas Fruitfulness
Preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at the Benefice Celebration Service for Lammastide at All Saints’ Cuddesdon on 6th August 2017. Readings: Leviticus 23:9-14, 1 Corinthians 15: 12-20, Matthew 15: 32-end. If you walk the footpaths of the benefice at…
The Kingdom of God
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Jonathan Arnold at St Mary’s, Garsington and across the Benefice on 30th July 2017. Readings: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. Here’s a true story of a Roman Catholic woman who married an Anglican man. When they were…
Jonathan’s Annual Sponsored Cycle ride for St Giles
Each year Jonathan gets out his bike and goes off cycling for the day to raise money for St Giles’. In the past he has ventured as far south as Salisbury cathedral, west to Twekesbury, Gloucester and east form St…
A Poetic Tribute to John Hemming
At his funeral on 5th July, John Hemming’s daughter Karen gave a wonderful tribute to her father in the form of a poem. John had been an intelligent and kind man who would have loved the words Karen wrote for…
Prayer and Poetry Retreat at Ripon College Cuddesdon
21-25 August 2017 Flowering is a beautiful way to describe how the spiritual life deepens and matures, and even ‘buds again’. It’s something celebrated in poetry from George Herbert to Edwin Muir and many others, and there will be…
Ride and Stride 2017
Oxfordshire Historic Church Trust organises an annual Ride and Stride sponsored event to raise essential funds to repair, restore and improve the county’s churches. This years event takes place on 9th September and we are looking for some help to…
A Newly Qualified Spiritual Director
For the last six months I have been driving down to the Benedictine Abbey of Douai, just outside Newbury, every Tuesday (except when I was undergoing surgery)to attend the Introduction to Spiritual Direction. The course is set up by the…