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The latest news and features from the Diocese of Oxford. To contact the press office, please call 01865 208 277 (out of hours 07880 716761) or email communications@oxford.anglican.org.
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Hundreds of Year 6 pupils from Church of England schools across the Diocese of Oxford gathered at Christ Church Cathedral on 11 June for the annual ODBE School Leavers’ Service.
The Revd Ruth Fitter, Lead Chaplain at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed as the Diocese of Oxford's new Chaplaincy Health Adviser.
Simon Cross reflects on seven years of helping the Church engage with artificial intelligence, ethics and what it means to be human.
What does it mean to farm well in an increasingly globalised world? And how can local communities reconnect with the land that feeds them?
To mark World Environment Day, read an extract from the first episode of Common Ground, a new podcast hosted by Bishop Mary Gregory.
The Oxfordshire and Thames Valley Civic, Community and Faith Leaders Groups has issued a statement expressing its deep sorrow at the murder of Henry Nowak, extending heartfelt sympathy and prayers to his family, and urging calm and restraint in the wake of violent unrest in Southampton.
It was a chance to give thanks for Bishop Steven’s faithful ministry in the diocese over the past ten years, offering prayers and good wishes to both him and his wife Ann, and witness the laying down of the diocesan Pastoral Staff.
A time to “recharge spiritually and physically” ahead of a significant new season of leadership.
The special service was led by the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft; the final ordination he will conduct before retiring as Bishop of Oxford later this year.
The visit highlighted the breadth of work carried out across Thames Valley Police and the important pastoral role chaplains play in supporting officers, staff and their families across the force.