Parsnips and Prayers When was the last time that you had half an hour of total quiet to yourself? Last week? Last month? Last Year? Or perhaps it is a long distant memory before the kids came along. In a…
Village cross to War memorial
In the section that describes Cuddesdon in Volume V of The Victoria County History of Oxford (VCH), there is a footnote. It is on page 100 and it simply reads: ‘The cross was moved in 1857’. The text on the…
Make me an instrument
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Jonathan Arnold, Chaplain of Worcester College on October 4th 2015 at St Giles, Horspath Benefice Service. Readings: Feast of St. Francis. Hebrews 1: 1-14; 2: 5-12 and Mark 10: 2-16. When I was a young…
Time is an illusion
Readings: James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50. Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at the service of Welcome to first year students of Ripon College Cuddesdon at All Saint’s Cuddesdon. ‘Time is an illusion’. We all know the truth of this famous…
Ancient beech tree to come down at Cuddesdon
Bishop Humphrey Southern, Principal of the College, writes: As you are probably aware, on Sunday afternoon (20th September 2015) and without warning a very large bough fell from the beech tree in the middle of the turning circle at the…
Guarding the tongue
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington on Sunday 13th September 2015 at St Mary’s Garsington and St Giles’ Horspath. Readings: James 3:1-12; Mark 8: 27-38. On Wednesday the bells of Oxford, including St Mary’s and St Giles’, rang out…
Celebrating the Benefice
On Sunday 6th September we woke up to a glorious early autumn day. The first mists soon dissipated in the sunshine ready for our day of walking between the three parishes of St Mary’s Garsington, All Saint’s Cuddesdon and St Giles’…
Who is my neighbour
Preached by Bishop Humphrey Southern, Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, on Sunday 6th September 2015 for the Benefice Celebration Service. Reading: Mark 7. 24-37 A clever clogs lawyer approached Jesus with the question “Who is my neighbour?” and Jesus…
Hand of God
Readings: Song of Solomon 2:8-13, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Preached by Dr Emma Pennington at St Mary’s, Garsington and St Giles’, Horspath 30th August 2013. It’s rare to hear the Song of Solomon read out in church on a Sunday…
Clothed in Christ
Preached on Sunday 23rd August 2015 at All Saints’, Cuddesdon and St Giles’ Horspath by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington. Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20 It is that time of year when those of us with children raid the cupboards once again to…