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Primary Schools Worker : Wargrave with Knowl Hill
Associate Vicar : St Nicolas Newbury
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Who is the Bishop of Oxford?

The Bishop of Oxford is the Rt Revd John Pritchard. Visit his pages...

Find a Church

A Church Near You contains complete list of churches in the diocese and has contact details and service times for a growing number. It will also tell you which parish you live in if you provide a post code.

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How do we publicise our events?

1. Our events page.

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Post your news and major forthcoming events to TUV, they will be professionally edited and passed on to local and/or national media.

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Use our contact list for church house staff, bishops, archdeacons and other office holders.

For clergy, churchwardens and other parish contacts please purchase our comprehensive diocesan yearbook.

Diocesan network users may access the yearbook on the intranet. There is no public access to the yearbook on the web.

Many churches have also added contact information to A Church Near You

Christianity

Christian life is lived in relationship with God through Jesus Christ, and in common with other Christians in the church seeking to deepen that relationship and to follow the way that Jesus taught more...

Useful Links

Stories of Faith

Nurture Courses

ReJesus

Baptism

If you wish to find out more about baptism, confirmation or the affirmation of baptismal faith either for yourself, or on behalf of a child, the first step is to contact your local parish priest. They will be able to tell your more and arrange for appropriate preparation if you then wish to take things further.

More about baptism.

Marriage

Christians believe that marriage is a gift from God. In the marriage ceremony, a couple make a public declaration of lifelong commitment to love each other, come what may.

More about marriage.

Where to get married

Marriage after divorce

Fairtrade

Over 300 of our churches have signed up to the Fairtrade Diocese programme.

These are churches that have pledged to only use fairly traded tea, coffee and other products.

Fairtrade Stories

Spiritual Direction

At its simplest and most profound, spiritual direction is one person facilitating another in becoming aware of their experience of God.

SPI-DIR Oxon - Bucks - Berks is an ecumenical network which seeks to promote, support and resource those involved in the ministry of spiritual direction.

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Church and the Environment

People around the diocese are committed to reducing our impact on the enviroment. Some recent stories

Useful Links

SAGE
Oxford's Christian Environmental Group

Shrinking the Footprint
The Church of England's National Environmental Campaign.

Make Poverty History

A global campaign to end a man-made and preventable disaster.

2006 sees a new anti poverty initiative "Stand Up Against Poverty", details to follow.

Some recent stories

Useful Links

Make Poverty History
Official Site

Social Justice

Throughout the Diocese, Christians are working to make the world a better place, through:

• Commitment to local community initiatives
• Campaigning for social and political change
• Caring for those around them: families, friends, and neighbours near and far

The Board for Social Responsibility (BSR) provides an effective network of encouragement and support.

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