This winter Wardington Church is supporting the Banbury Foodbank. There is now a box marked Foodbank just inside the main door of the Church. Please bring donations to this box which will then be regularly delivered to the Foodbank. Currently urgently needed food is: Tinned Fruit (400 gm) Tea Bags (80's) Dried Pasta (500 gm) UHT Milk (1 ltr) Breakfast Cereals Currently the Foodbank has plenty of: Beans Sugar NB No fresh food, only packaged food please. GIVE GENEROUSLY
The draw for the Church Christmas Draw took place on Tuesday evening at the Charity Evening at Barn Farm Plants. The winners were: Cottage in Yorkshire Dales for long w/e Maggie Wilkinson Tickets for Silverstone Karl Miles Large Wensleydale Cheese Jill Morgan Festive Hamper Caroline Wild Mumford Butcher's Token Philippa Hunt Wine from Majestic Wine Phil & Sue O'Hagan Sunday Lunch for two at Hare & Hounds Sam & Helen Young Meal Voucher at the Three Conies Robert Harwood Case of Carlsberg Export Lager Julie (Williamscot) Case of Hooky Ale Eunice Barton Thank you to everyone who supported the Draw by buying tickets together with those who donated the prizes.
The Family Communion Service this Sunday will be at 10.30am, not at the regular 10.00am as previously published. The Vicar, Revd Hilary Campbell, will be leading the service and there will be refreshments afterwards.
HARVEST FESTIVAL ‡‡‡‡ SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 10.00 am ‡‡‡‡ LED BY: SUE UPTON ‡‡‡‡ ALL DONATIONS OF PRODUCE WELCOMED AT THE CHURCH ON SATURDAY MORNING REFRESHMENTS AFTER THE SERVICE
CRAFT MORNING MEMORIAL HALL 1ST OCT 10AM – 12 NOON WARDINGTON MEMORIAL HALL Please Join our craft morning to produce a Harvest Frieze to display at our Harvest Festival service. This is a first to celebrate our Harvest Festival at Wardington Church on the 2nd October at 10.00am. You can join in the craft session whether or not you are attending the Harvest Festival service. Under 8-year-olds need to be accompanied by a parent/carer. We shall be presenting the Harvest frieze as part of our service and if you would like to take part please join us on Saturday morning. For more information or to confirm that you're coming along, please contact Sue Upton on 01295 758398 or email redhouse2006@btinternet.com
DIOCESE OF OXFORD To the clergy and people of the Diocese of Oxford Dear Friends and Colleagues, Thank you for your various messages of welcome and for your prayers following the announcement of my nomination as the Bishop of Oxford. It’s an enormous honour and privilege to be appointed to this role and I look forward very much to serving the communities of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in the coming years. My Confirmation of Election as Bishop of Oxford will be held on 6th July. I am due to pay homage to Her Majesty the Queen later in July and resume my place in the House of Lords. I will continue to meet with the senior team in Oxford
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH UNITED BENEFICE COMMUNION & HM THE QUEEN'S 90th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SERVICE SUNDAY 12th JUNE 10.00am
The church floodlighting can be sponsored on a week-by-week basis. Please do consider sponsoring a week in celebration of an event or anniversary, in memory of a loved one, or just because you enjoy seeing our beautiful church lit up at night! Click here to download the sponsorship information form: ChurchFloodlightingSponsorshipInfo Click here to download the floodlighting sponsorship form: ChurchFloodlightingSponsorshipForm
The Draw took place at the Charity Evening at Barn Farm Plants on Wednesday. The winning tickets were: Cottage in Yorkshire Dales for long week-end 1483 Tony Baker Pair of week-end tickets for Silverstone 0177 Geoff Upton Christmas Fayre Hamper 0026 Ken Atack Mumford's Butcher's Token 1461 David Draper Wine from Majestic 0582 Jane Phillips Sunday Lunch for two at The Hare & Hounds 1135 Fran Fisher Meal for two at The Plough 0091 Andrew & Ginny Steven Case of Carlsberg Lager 0518 Jan Funnell Case of Timothy Taylor's Landlord Ale 1157 Sheryl Whiston Very many thanks to everyone who bought tickets for taking part again this year.
The Banbury Guardian has made an error to-day with the notice of this Sunday’s Church service. The service is United Benefice Holy Communion at 10.00am taken by Revd Hilary Campbell.