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Funding for women ex-offenders at Alana House cut. AN AWARD-winning community project for vulnerable women in Reading will no longer be funded for its well established support work with female offenders.
Giving hope at Christmas time. Vital supplies and a listening ear FOR many people, the idea of a family Christmas roast with a succulent turkey and all the festive trimmings is nothing but a pipe dream.
First birthday for PACT's Oxford office. FIFTY families from Oxfordshire have applied to adopt through Parents And Children Together ( PACT) in the 12 months since the charity opened a new office in the county.
Exhibition at Wycliffe Hall. THIS Trinity Term Wycliffe Hall is displaying a collection of drawings by Tim Steward and engraved glass by Philip Lawson Johnston in the Lower Common Room.
AN Earthing Faith initiative to help congregations re-connect with nature has been launched in the Cowley deanery.
Connecting with Kimberley and Kuruman. The Revd Carol Starkey came to England from South Africa to see the parishes that are linking with our partner Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman.
Common Ground: Listening and Engagement. The Church and Current Issues in Sexuality Marriage in the United Kingdom: History and Legal History Scot Peterson, Balliol College, Oxford ( Presentation Slides ) Revd Canon Professor Loveday Alexander , Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at Sheffield University, Emeritus Canon-Theologian at Chester and Canon-Theologian of Chichester Cathedral and assistant priest at her local parish church.
FIGURES show that nearly 80 per cent of Church of England schools in the Oxford Diocese are being classed as outstanding or good by OFSTED inspectors
Celebrations at the Oxford Academy. THE Oxford Academy is celebrating the New Year with an OFSTED report that is an official record of improvements at the school in Littlemore, Oxford.
Blessed are the peacemakers. A FULL size model based on War Horse, along with more than 12 banners and other sculptures and installations were part of "Blessed are the Peacemakers" in Burnham and Slough.