Church Bells – HM The Queen
The Church bells will be rung on Wednesday, 9th September at 10.00am to celebrate the Queen becoming the longest ever reigning monarch.
Memorial Hall – AGM
WARDINGTON MEMORIAL HALL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 16th JULY 2015 AT 7.00 PM IN THE MEMORIAL HALL AGENDA Apologies Minutes of the AGM held on 3rd July 2014 Accounts for Year ended 31st March 2015 Chairman's Report Hall Property Report Hall Activities Report Election of Officers Any Other Business ALL RESIDENTS OF WARDINGTON, WILLIAMSCOT and COTON ARE WELCOME Minutes of 2014 AGM - Open Link: Memorial Hall AGM - Minutes - 030714
Diocese of Oxford – Pastoral Letter
At the request of the Bishop of Dorchester (Acting Bishop of Oxford), the following letter was read out in all Churches in the Diocese of Oxford last Sunday: Pentecost 2015 Pastoral Letter from the Bishops, Dean, Archdeacons and Diocesan Secretary to the Clergy and Churchwardens of the Oxford Diocese When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place (Acts 2.1) Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Clearly it has come as a disappointment that the Crown Nominations Commission were unable to nominate someone to be the next Bishop of Oxford at their recent meeting. Furthermore the fact that they will be unable to interview further candidates
News from the Memorial Hall
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HALL As recently reported in The Warbler the planned improvements to the Hall took place in December. Firstly the reverberation panels have been fixed to almost the entire area of the main Hall ceiling. This has resulted in a significant reduction in the ‘echo’ in the Hall leading to much improved acoustics and speech intelligibility generally, especially on occasions such as cinema nights and bingo. The terraced area at the far end of the Hall has now been paved with quality natural stone slabs. This has included the pathway on the south side of the Hall along with new surface drainage for the whole rear area. Additional fencing and a gateway above the retaining wall adjacent to the
Ash Wednesday
ASH WEDNESDAY COMMUNION SERVICES 18th February 2015 St James the Great, Claydon: 10am All Saints', Great Bourton: 7pm The season of Lent begins with the touch of ashes, reminding us of our earthiness, the earth from which we come, and to which we return. This season challenges us to turn again and follow God's way. Join us for one of these reflective communion services setting out on the journey of Lent.
Church – Grand Christmas Draw
The Draw took place tonight at the Charity Evening at Barn Farm Plants. The winning tickets are: Pair of week-end tickets for Silverstone 1212 Jeanette Brown Cottage in Yorkshire Dales for long week-end 1120 Barbara Cochrane Mumford's Butcher's Token 0836 Ian & Amanda Thompson Wine from Majestic 0996 Anne Wilkins Meal for two at The Hare & Hounds 0313 Steve Mackenzie-Lawrie Meal for two at The Plough 0091 Adam & Emma Reed Case of Carlsberg Lager 0751 Susan Price Case of Timothy Taylor's Havercake Ale 1103 Linda Breakspear Litre of Famous Grouse 0875 Toni Ramsey Very many thanks to everyone who bought tickets for taking part again this year.
Quiz with Fish & Chip Supper
QUIZ FISH & CHIP SUPPER Friday, 21st November 2014 7.30pm MEMORIAL HALL Price £7.00 All proceeds to support new projects at the Memorial Hall Bookings to Andrew Pearson 07917 554183 / 01295 750316
Memorial Hall AGM – 3rd July – Minutes
To read the Minutes of the Memorial Hall AGM held on 3rd July 2014, click on the link below: Memorial Hall AGM - Minutes - 030714
Church Services – July
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH JULY SUNDAY SERVICES Third Sunday after Trinity 6th July 10.00am FAMILY SERVICE Sue Upton Refreshments after the service Fourth Sunday after Trinity 13th July 10.00am UNITED BENEFICE COMMUNION Revd Hilary Campbell A service for all five parishes at Wardington Fifth Sunday after Trinity 20th July 10.00am FAMILY COMMUNION Revd Hilary Campbell A family friendly form of Holy Communion - Refreshments after the service Sixth Sunday after Trinity 27th July 8.30am HOLY COMMUNION Revd Hilary Campbell Book of Common Prayer ‡‡‡‡ WEEKDAY SERVICES Tuesday 15th July 6.30pm EVENING COMMUNION Revd Hilary Campbell Iona Liturgy Wednesday 16th July 9.00am MORNING PRAYER Revd Hilary Campbell Book of Common Prayer
Better Broadband for Oxfordshire
The website for Oxfordshire County Council’s ‘Better Broadband for Oxfordshire’ programme has been recently enhanced to include a coverage map showing the plan and timescales for the fibre broadband rollout being undertaken by BT: http://www.betterbroadbandoxfordshire.org.uk/home