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People should not be dehumanised, argues Simon Cross
Harvest 2020: Thank you to our farmers!. Harvest is fast approaching in what's been the strangest year of most of our lives.
Get out and help out with the Ride and Stride. Congregations across Oxfordshire are being urged to "get out to help out" the county's churches by taking part in an annual event that raises money for the upkeep and repair of places of worship.
The Revd Dr Grant Bayliss is the Diocese of Oxford's new Head of IME 2, our curates' training programme.
A much-loved Berkshire church is to get a £15,000 grant from the National Churches Trust.
A nurse, a former toy tester, police officer and solicitor are among the 22 new deacons to be ordained to serve in diocesan churches.
Christ Church Cathedral has launched a new Centre for Christian Pilgrimage.
As parishes focus on our common vision to become a more Christ-like Church, our three Associate Archdeacons are ready to help.
AT the start of 2020 there were grand plans at St Thomas' Church, Goring, to celebrate the anniversary of its patron saint.It is 850 years since his murder, on 29 December 1170 and 850 years since his body was moved on 7 July from a tomb in the crypt of the cathedral into a glittering shrine.While many of the celebrations, including a pilgrimage to Canterbury, had to be postponed, a flower, textiles and history exhibition was a huge success. More than 350 people visited, �1,000 was raised and a donation made to the Wallingford Food Bank. The GAP textiles group produced wall hangings on a pilgrimage theme, and the flower arrangers created colourful displays in celebration of Thomas Becket's life. There was also a small exhibition about the history of the church in medieval times. Precautions were in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19, with stewards outside taking names of visitors, and people encouraged to stay socially distanced as they enjoyed the exhibits. Plainchant, (simple, traditional Christian chanting dating back to the 13th century) played as visitors discovered more about the life of the saint to which the village church is dedicated.It is hoped that a piece of amateur theatre about Becket will go ahead in the autumn and that the pilgrimage will take place next year.
The Bishop of Dorchester, the Right Revd Colin Fletcher marked his imminent retirement with two major services.