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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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This Safeguarding Sunday we wanted to lift the lid on how this important work is carried out in our diocese.
Author Manni Coe shared his story of survival as part of his memoir Little Ruins: Rebuilding A Life. Now he shares with us how contacting the Diocese of Oxford safeguarding team has been a positive experience in his recovery from childhood abuse.
Parish Safeguarding Officers are an integral part of our church family, supporting work with children, young people and vulnerable adults across a range of activities. Margaret Clark is just one of these dedicated volunteers who enable this work to go ahead.
It’s Living Wage Week, and we’re celebrating all those who’ve committed to paying a real Living Wage to support people to live well, not just survive. Since 2022 both ODBE and ODBF have been Living Wage accredited employers, as are a number of churches across the diocese.
The Revd Polly Falconer, Racial Justice Adviser for the diocese, is asked to deliver half-day workshop to leaders in York as part of her nationally-funded work supporting dioceses around the country
New research by the Bats in Churches partnership has found that half of all Church of England churches surveyed are home to bats. It is therefore thought that around 8,000 churches nationwide are home to bats.
Remembrance Reflection by the Revd Kevin Capelin-Jones CF, Chaplain 74HQ Sqn, Bicester
Bishop Mary has given her backing to a prayer walk to be held in London tomorrow, where UK Christians will speaking out against the Christian nationalist narrative they say is the antithesis of the values at the heart of their faith.
The Revd Mark Nam has launched a campaign to create a memorial to the ‘Forgotten Army’ – thousands of Chinese Labour Corps who fought during the First World War.
Churches around the diocese have been creating poppy displays to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.