St. Mary Magdalene

Reminder: MID-SUMMER SAFARI SUPPER 2022, Saturday 18th June 7.15pm

MID-SUMMER SAFARI SUPPER 2022 Saturday 18th June 7.15pm at St. Mary Magdalene Building on the success of the past ten years the Friends of St. Mary Magdalene Church in Wardington, would like to invite you to take part in this very popular event, designed to provide the opportunity for villagers old and new to meet and socialise whilst raising funds to maintain our beautiful Church. You can join in by: Offering to host 4 or more people (plus hosts = 6) for supper, main course only with wine. Providing a pudding for ‘After Dinner’ held at the Memorial Hall. Simply purchasing a ticket to attend the evening’s activities. The evening will begin with a drinks reception in the churchyard when

CORRECTION: Jubilee bell ringing, Thursday 2nd June, 10:30 to 11:15

A band made up of bell-ringers from Cropredy, Hanwell, Horley and Wardington will ring the Wardington bells from 10:30 to 11.15 am to celebrate Her Majesty’s jubilee on Thursday 2nd June. They will proceed to ring at Cropredy, Hanwell and Horley during the day. For our Monarch and her people, United yet and free, Let the bells from ev’ry steeple Ring out loud the jubilee. Hers the grace the church has prayed for, Ours the joy that she is here. Let the bells do what they’re made for Ring our thanks both loud and clear. Taken from'Jubilee Hymn' by John Betjeman, 1978

MID-SUMMER SAFARI SUPPER 2022, Saturday 18th June 7.15pm

MID-SUMMER SAFARI SUPPER 2022 Saturday 18th June 7.15pm at St. Mary Magdalene Building on the success of the past ten years the Friends of St. Mary Magdalene Church in Wardington, would like to invite you to take part in this very popular event, designed to provide the opportunity for villagers old and new to meet and socialise whilst raising funds to maintain our beautiful Church. You can join in by: Offering to host 4 or more people (plus hosts = 6) for supper, main course only with wine. Providing a pudding for ‘After Dinner’ held at the Memorial Hall. Simply purchasing a ticket to attend the evening’s activities. The evening will begin with a drinks reception in the churchyard when

Jubilee Tree planting

A small team from St Mary Magdalene Church gathered  in the church yard on Sunday around the tree which was planted early in February to mark the  70th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen’s accession to the throne. The tree, a handkerchief tree (Davidii involucrata), has recently come into leaf and eager small hands helped to build a layer of mulch around the base of the tree to fertilise the roots and conserve moisture in the summer months. It is hoped that future generations will be able to enjoy watching it thrive. The tree is near to the footpath between the back of the old school and the allotments and near to the to the site of the lime tree

Call My Wine Bluff on Saturday 26th March 2022

The Friends of St Mary Magdalene, Wardington invite you to join them for an evening of light-hearted entertainment, good wine, good food and good company, kindly supported by North Oxfordshire Wines, on Saturday 26th March 2022  at 7pm for 7:30pm start in Wardington Memorial Hall Tickets at £18 are available from Steve Mackenzie-Lawrie (steve.mlawrie@btinternet.com) or 07950 411373 Please book as soon as possible! All proceeds towards the upkeep and improvement of St. Mary Magdalene

Christmas Fundraising Draw – The Winners

The Christmas Fundraising Draw took place this morning. The lucky winners were: Long week-end in cottage in the Yorkshire Dales:             Gardner Virtual Flight in 737 cockpit - 30 min:                                  Steve Moore Pair of tickets to Banbury Light Cinema:                               de Bruin Family Day ticket to Compton Verney:                                  Shapiro Festive Christmas Hamper:                                       

Carols on the Green, Wed 22nd Dec at 6pm

This year's Carols on the Green will go ahead as planned at 6pm on Wednesday 22nd December on the green in Upper Wardington. We will be accompanied by the Wardington Hand Bell Ringers as usual. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served. Please be respectful of other people's space. Nobody wants to catch Covid at Christmas so please take a lateral flow test on the day so that we can all enjoy singing carols together without worrying. We will be collecting for the Friends of St Mary Magdalene - please bring some cash and give generously. The mulled wine and mince pies are free, however we greatly appreciate a donation of at least £1.50 each. The event will last

HURRY – ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT! Christmas Fundraising Draw

The St Mary Magdalene, Wardington, Christmas Fundraising Draw will  close on Monday 21st December. Please do consider buying some tickets if you haven't already. ENTER ON-LINE - CLICK HERE! Join our Church Christmas Fund Raising Appeal with Prizes to be won too! Prizes to include: Long week-end in cottage in the Yorkshire Dales Festive Christmas Hamper Champagne £30 Barn Farm Plants Voucher Mumford Butchers Voucher Meal for Two (inc Wine) at the Hare & Hounds Case of Carlsberg Lager Case of Ale Wine Follow the link to the ticket page. Pledge the number of tickets you want and pay by BACS to be entered into the draw. Full instructions on the Prize Draw page.

Christmas Fundraising Draw

St Mary Magdalene, Wardington, Christmas Fundraising Draw. ENTER ON-LINE - CLICK HERE! Join our Church Christmas Fund Raising Appeal with Prizes to be won too! Prizes to include: Long week-end in cottage in the Yorkshire Dales (donated by Roderick & Nikki Stell) Festive Christmas Hamper (donated by DSV (UK) Ltd) Champagne £30 Barn Farm Plants Voucher Mumford Butchers' Voucher Meal for Two (with Wine) at Hare & Hounds Bottles of red wine for Christmas Case of Carlsberg Lager Case of Ale Follow the link to the ticket page. Pledge the number of tickets you want and pay by BACS to be entered into the draw. Full instructions on the Prize Draw page.

Tuesday, 23rd March National Day of Reflection

Marie Curie in conjunction with St MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, WARDINGTON Tuesday, 23rd March National Day of Reflection   Reflect • Support • Hope Take a minute’s silence at 12 noon on 23rd March to show your support for the millions of people who are bereaved and take a moment to connect with someone At 12.05pm a Church bell will be tolled for ten minutes At 8.00pm ‘share the light’ moment with candles and lanterns in windows The Church will be open for private prayer from 11.30am to 4.00pm God of Love, As we think about all that has changed this year, help us to trust that you are always with us. As we remember those who have died, help us