The Book Group meets next on 7th July at 97 Southend in Garsington when we will be discussing Roy Strong’s A Little History of the English Country Church. ‘This fascinating and beautifully illustrated little history is a celebration of the…
A Call to Pray: 9th to 15th May 2016
How you can get involved: 9 am Daily Morning Prayer with meditation at St Giles’ 8.30 pm Compline to Candlelight in St Mary’s daily 2 pm on 12th May Julian Contemplative Prayer in the Edward King Chapel Also available to…
Summer Sermon Series: The Psalms
1st May 10 am Living the Psalms with members of Horspath York Course at St Giles’, Horspath 5th June 10 am Seeing the Psalms with Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at St Mary’s, Garsington 5th July 10 am Singing the Psalms…
Roman and Saxon Finds in Garsington
Those of you who walk your dog round St Mary’s will have been aware of the recent archaeological evaluation that took place in February. Thanks to the generosity of Geoff Young, who has granted me permission to read the report,…
Love rules at Messy Church
Parents, leaders and children had great fun at the latest Messy Church meeting on Sunday 14th February when we looked at the theme ‘Love rules’: love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your strength and all your…
Lichens in Cuddesdon Churchyard
This week I received a remarkable report from a group of people I hadn’t realised had visited the churchyard in Cuddesdon. Donald Rice is a member of group of lichenologists who have been researching into lichens in south-east Oxfordshire churchyards.…
Lent and Holy Week across the Benefice
The York Course Lent Group will be reconvening during Lent and focussing on The Psalms. The ancient poems we call Psalms are over 2000 years old. They were written in very different times from our own when humans could travel…
The Change Jar Challenge
We invite you to collect your loose change in a jam jar from now until Pentecost on 15th May to help support your church. This challenge is taking place across the benefice of Garsington, Cuddesdon and Horspath. The parish which…
Mission Action Plans for 2016
Each of the PCCs of the three parishes in the benefice have held planning meetings during January to review the past year and decide on our priorities for the coming 2016 and beyond. Below are the Mission Action Plans which…
St Mary’s Book Group
We meet again on 28th April at 8 pm in Christa’s house, 97 Southend. The book to be discussed is C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a classic masterpiece of religious satire that entertains readers with its…