Discussion at St. Mary’s Church Garsington on 28th January 2018 Whose responsibility is it to care for the elderly? (Luke 2:22-40) Biblical views: the patriarchs had many years to learn from their mistakes and develop wisdom! A vision…
Emma’s Licensing as Area Dean
Recently Bishop Colin asked if I would take on the role of Area Dean. This involves a number of very specific tasks, including: looking after the clergy in the Deanery, caring for parishes when the priest is sick or the…
St Mary’s Book Group
The next book will be Shusaku Endo’s Silence. With an introduction by Martin Scorsese Father Rodrigues is an idealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest who, in the 1640s, sets sail for Japan on a determined mission to help the brutally oppressed Japanese Christians…
Sermon Series on the Beatitudes 2018
One of the benefits of belonging to a benefice is that together we make a sizable congregation of fellowship and support. Next year there will be a special Sermon Series running at each of the Benefice services on the first…
Fun for all the Family at the Christmas Workshop
A great morning was had by all who came to the Christmas Workshop at Garsington on Saturday 9th December. A collaboration between St Mary’s and the school, the workshop put on different activities for children of primary school age and…
Advent Quiet Day Talks by Bishop Humphrey
On the 2nd December a number of us gathered at Ripon College Cuddesdon for an Advent Quiet Day. The Principal of the College Rt Rev’s Humphrey Southern gave three talks on the themes of: waiting, fearing and hoping. he has…
Christmas Across the Benefice
The Christmas Workshop is held on Saturday 9th December from 10 to 12 noon at Garsington School with lots of crafts and fun things to make and do for Christmas. This is an event for all the family so please…
Announcement of the New Area Dean
Bishop Colin was pleased to announce that the next Area of Dean to the Aston and Cuddesdon Deanery will be Emma. This is a Bishop’s appointment and Emma will, along with the Lay Chair, be leading and uniting the Deanery,…
Stars Shine at Horspath’s Got Talent
On the 19th November we held our very own Horspath’s Got Talent. There were seven acts in total including: Katie who played the piano, Marie Heritage shared her hidden talent for painting, I sang a folk song, Eseld danced for…
A Church Record for St Mary’s
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,…