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…
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…
Report from the meeting of Garsington PCC
Garsington PCC met on 22nd June. Emma presented the Mission Action Plan which had been devised in January (a copy is in the church) and agenda items were fitted around core goals. Martha reported on the financial state of the…
David’s cycle ride through Wales
Dear Friends and Family Well, I did finally make it to Holyhead – honestly I didn’t catch the train. By then Chepstow seemed a long time ago! The last morning was eventful – two punctures and the first rain that I had! I…
Report from the meeting of Horspath PCC
The safeguarding policy was signed and is now displayed in the porch. The PCC were pleased to have Emma back after her surgery and will send formal thanks to all those minsters who covered services. It was agreed that W.G.…
House Martins Nesting in St Giles’
This summer we have become home to a family of house martins who have made their nest in the eaves of the porch of St Giles’ church in Horspath. Daily you can see the adult birds swooping into the porch…