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All are welcome as our churches feature in a BBC documentary

First published on: 18th April 2016

All are welcome as our churches feature in a BBC documentary. ON a sunny winter's day, a huge crowd gathered at St Bartholomew's in Yarnton, Oxfordshire for the baptism of two boys.

A call to volunteer with the nuns in India

First published on: 18th April 2016

A call to volunteer with the nuns in India. A CALL for volunteers of all ages to travel to India has been made by the Anglican Sisters of the Community of St Mary the Virgin, Wantage, Oxfordshire.

Watch the new library bus roll into St Francis CE School in Oxford

First published on: 27th April 2016

Watch the new library bus roll into St Francis CE School in Oxford. An Oxford primary school with no dedicated library has just welcomed one with a difference.

2016 Oxford Archdeaconry Visitation Service 10th May

First published on: 27th April 2016

2016 Oxford Archdeaconry Visitation Service 10th May. The Visitation Service for the Oxford Archdeaconry will take place on Tuesday 10th May at 7.

Thy Kingdom Come for children in Hanborough

First published on: 13th May 2016

Children from Hanborough Manor CE Primary School joined members of the church in Hanborough to respond to the Archbishops' call to prayer.

UK Church leaders encourage persecuted Christians in Nigeria

First published on: 18th May 2016

UK Church leaders encourage persecuted Christians in Nigeria. OXFORDSHIRE-based charity Open Doors UK & Ireland recently took a team from the UK to Nigeria to offer support and encouragement to persecuted Christians.

Aylesbury Christians find hope in South Sudan and Uganda

First published on: 18th May 2016

Aylesbury Christians find hope in South Sudan and Uganda. A TEAM from Holy Trinity Aylesbury returned from a visit to mission partners in South Sudan and Uganda with stories of hospitality, faith and hope despite the impact of severe poverty and continuing armed struggles.