5 October: All Age Harvest Festival
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: Revd Martin Little.
10am All-Age Eucharist. President: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex. Deacon: Revd Prof Rob Gilbert. Preacher: Revd Martin Little. Organist: Andrew Patterson.
6pm Harvest Choral Evensong. Readings: Deuteronomy 8.6-17; Matthew 4.23-5.20. Hymns: 283, 541 (t.231). Canticles: Noble in B Minor. Anthem: Thou visitest the Earth – Greene. Responses: Byrd. Voluntary: Fugue in D Major – BWV532 J.S. Bach. Organist and Music Director: Andrew Patterson
Midweek Services
9am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Morning Prayer.
Revd Martin Little will be attending in the Lady Chapel when available.
10am Wednesday Eucharist followed by refreshments.
12 October: Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: Revd Martin Little
10am Parish Eucharist and Forest Sunday School. President & Preacher: Revd Martin Little. Deacon: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex.
Harvest Thanksgiving Service
We encourage everyone to make a donation to a local foodbank, in particular we’re supporting the Barton food bank via the card machine or collection plate. On this occasion when we remember to give thanks for the blessings we have and the need to share them more justly.
The Parish Office
New opening times will be as follows: Monday 8.30- 1pm, Wednesday 8.30-12.30pm, Thursdays 8.30-9.30- 11.30-12.30.
Shelagh Borden
As many of you will have already heard, Shelagh, a much loved member of our congregation died on on Saturday 30th August 2025, aged 85. Iain her son has let us know the following details for her service. All are welcome who knew Shelagh.
Service
12 noon, Friday 17th October 2025. North Oxfordshire Crematorium & Memorial Park, Tackley, Kidlington, Oxfordshre OX5 3ER
Reception
1.30-3.30, Friday 17th October 2025. The Trout Inn, 195 Godstow Park, Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8PN. Family flowers only please. Please make charitable donations to Guide Dogs
Emily’s leaving
Don’t forget to sign one of the two cards available in the meeting room after the service and to donate towards Emily’s leaving present (see A5 sheet with BACS information or give cash to Wardens).
Community Café every Tuesday 9.30 – 11.30am in the meeting room in church. An intergenerational space for parents/carers to spend time with their younger ones, meet up with people of all ages over a cup of tea/ coffee etc Toys available for preschool age children and toddlers. For the next 4 weeks would you like to learn how to weave a beret? on a piece of card! It is quite doable with a little help. Come to a morning in October Margaret Jackson.
Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care
I’m pleased to report that we raised £250 at the coffee morning. Many thanks to those who came and contributed, and also to those who didn’t come but still contributed! Sheila Allcock.
SAVE THE DATE
Thursday November 6th sees the start of the Eco Autumn Talks Series. Tom Bedford, local ornithologist and wildlife photographer will speak about his two hobbies, with reference to bird life in Lye Valley and beyond. He will also discuss ways of encouraging birds to visit our gardens during the winter months and give tips on how to create good photographs. His talk will be heavily based on his photographs. Venue: Coach House, 7.15 p.m. for refreshments; 7.30 for the start of the talk. All are welcome. Hilary Rollin, for Eco Church Group
This week’s Eco Tip
The change in the seasons means retrieving winter clothes and packing away summer ones. Do you need to keep all of them? Remember the charity shops. NB Oxfam Superstore also welcomes books, furniture, homewares, and music at 6500 Alec Issigonis Way, OX4 2JZ. Donations Bookings Sun-Thurs 10.30-16.00, closed 1.00-2.00. Tel. 01865 396322. https://www.oxfam.org.uk/shops/oxfam-superstore-oxford/
You can now donate clothes by post – for free!
Order your mailbag and return it for free to Oxfam to help raise money to fight poverty and reduce landfill. Click here to Order a free donation bag. Hilary Rollin (Eco Church Group)
Pastoral care team
Are you in need of support or would you like to talk to someone? We rely on you to let us know of anyone who is ill, or in hospital or who might welcome a visit. Please contact any of the clergy (numbers below) or Helen Day, Janet Masters, Anne Tarassenko, or Ruth Wooldridge.
