Sunday August 2nd: The Ninth Sunday after Trinity
8am please note there will be no 8am services throughout August
10am All Age Eucharist. President: The Revd Martin Little. Preacher: The Revd Martin Little. Organist: Andrew Patterson
6pm Sung Evensong. 1 Kings 10. 1-13. Acts 13.1-3. Psalm 80 vv1-8. Hymns 194, 576. Voluntary G Major bwv541 J.S. Bach. Organist: Andrew Patterson
Saturday August 8th Wedding Lizzie and Jake
Sunday August 9th: The Tenth Sunday after Trinity
8am please note there will be no 8am services throughout August
10am All Age Eucharist. President: The Revd Martin Little. Preacher: The Revd Martin Little. Organist: Andrew Patterson
Sung Evensong today Sunday 2nd August All are welcome.
Forest Sunday School is on its summer break. Children are invited to stay in the service, or families may use the Meeting Room if a break-out space would be helpful. Thank you to Felicity, Andrea our leaders, all our helpers and our brilliant children! 6th September is a special All-Age service, and Forest Sunday School returns on 13th September.
Midweek Services
9am Morning Prayer: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday when the Vicar is available. The Church is normally open for private prayer every day during daylight hours.
Wednesday 10am Midweek Communion
No 8am service during August
We have made the decision to pause this service over the month of August. The Wednesday 10am Communion provides an alternative quieter service in the week. If regulars would like a Book of Common Prayer service during this time, there is a weekly 8am BCP at St Andrew’s, Headington.
Date for your diary
There will be a Violin Concert on Thursday 20th August @ 7pm by the young talented violinist Skye- El- Shirbiny (Violin) and Anise Hartley (Dance). Skye gave a concert for us last year which was very much enjoyed. The programme will include Bach Partitia no 2 in D minor, Ballads and folks songs by various artists. Skye is a local young woman who has offered to give these performances for us as well as studying in the Royal College of Music. Details of tickets will follow. Please put this date in your diary and be assured of a lovely evening. Contact Margaret Taylor ( 01865 765051) for any information. All are welcome.
Building Firm Foundations Appeal 2026
We launched an appeal last month to raise £100,000 by the end of 2026 toward our building loan and leaky roof. Thank you to all who have generously donated and/or pledged. Please continue to pray, and consider giving if you haven’t already.
Tuesday Community Cafe 9.30 – 11.30am
This will run up til the end of July, after which it is stopping to make space for new initiatives. Thanks to those who have supported it over the past couple of years.
Last opportunity to join one of the Eco Chat meetings
What is involved? An opportunity to get to know other members of the congregation in someone’s home or garden and over tea/ coffee and cake discuss a range of the environmental issues affecting us all. The last meeting in the series is on Tuesday 11th August 2.30-4.00. To book a place, speak to Jan McLeod, Anthea Boylston, Margaret Samuel or Hilary Rollin after church today or phone Hilary on 01865 761545. Venues will be shared when you book.
21-22 November ‘Imagine Lewis’: A Celebration of Spirituality and the Arts inspired by the legacy of C.S. Lewis
Please save the dates! We are delighted to have the internationally-acclaimed poet Malcolm Guite giving a talk and reading, as well as U.S. folk-rock band WIND performing live. If you would like to be involved in this weekend, please speak to Revd Martin and come to a planning meeting on Thursday 27 August at 7.30pm in the church meeting room.
This week’s Eco Tip
Study eco-friendly green marketing clauses with a critical eye. Such claims can be convincing, but very misleading. Eco buzz words such as kind to the planet, natural, eco-friendly, sustainable may be used to describe a product or service that is anything but; a study by the European Commission found that 50% of such claims were unfounded, vague or misleading. (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 from a member of the team. Please contact the clergy or the Parish Office in the first instance.
