On Remembrance Sunday, 12th November, there was a special Service of Commemoration to mark the centenary of the Passchendaele, the Third Battle of Ypres at 9.30 am in St Mary’s Church, with hymns, readings and prayers to remember those who…
Back by Popular Demand: The Men of Magdalen
Following their wonderful concert in the spring the gentlemen of Magdalen College choir are coming to present two Christmas concerts in the benefice. One at St Giles’ Horspath on 6th December and then at All Saints’ Cuddesdon on 15th December in aid…
The Restoration of Cuddesdon’s Bells
On Wednesday the 18th October, four of the six bells which hang in Cuddesdon church were available for viewing before they are taken away to be restored by Whites of Appleton. The tower has long been silent due to what…
Pets Flock to Church for Feast of St Francis
On Sunday 15th October all creatures great and small were welcomed to St Mary’s in Garsington and St Giles’ Horspath for a special animal friendly Pet Service. It is around this time of year that we remember Saint Francis, the…
Saints and Sinners Series in November
Following the recent restoration of the Chancel of All Saints’ there is a discussion series taking place on Thursdays during November which focuses on the four figures on the reredos. Each of the four saints are introduced by leading Oxford…
Operation Christmas Child Boxes
The time has come to think about filling a shoe box for OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD. If you need a shoe box to fill for this project, please contact Mary Biggs Tel No: 874834. You need to return it to her by November 5th to enable…
Garsington Apple Festival 2017
The sun may not have shone like last year but with the weather forecast having predicted a downpour we were lucky to escape with just a brief shower for our Apple Festival this year. It was the second time the…
Cuddesdon church toilet twin
Cuddesdon Church Toilet has now got a twin latrine in Kanyatsi, Rutshuru in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the charity Toilet Twinning. For a donation of £60 our toilet is helping those who only have a make shift public…
St Mary’s Book Group
The group meets next on Tuesday 28th November at 7.30 pm at Robin and Eileen’s house on the Wheatley Road in Garsington, when we will be discussing: KNOWING ANNA BY SARAH MEYRICK by the Ven. Olivia Graham The thing about…
Harvest Lunch at Garsington
One of the joys of this time of year is foraging the hedgerows for blackberries. Though why is it that all the best fruit seems to be hidden under leaves, tucked behind a stinging nettle or just out of our…