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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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Knife crime and cuts to youth services

First published on: 13th January 2022

Knife crime stories continue to hit our news headlines on an almost daily basis but what can the church do to help?


Christmas messages from the bishops

First published on: 6th January 2022

Read the 2021 Christmas messages and sermons from bishops in the Diocese of Oxford.


Great and Small Cotswolds

First published on: 5th January 2022

Samantha Hill started an intergenerational forest church group in her home village of Alvescot in the Cotswolds.


New Year's resolutions to help the planet

First published on: 5th January 2022

At St Mary's, Wendover, churchgoers are setting planet-saving New Year's resolutions to help create good everyday habits.


First Festival Church in the Diocese of Oxford

First published on: 5th January 2022

St Mary the Virgin Church, Drayton Beauchamp, is the first church in the Diocese of Oxford to be awarded Festival Church status.


Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90

First published on: 4th January 2022

Bishops in the Diocese of Oxford responded to the death of Archbishop Tutu on Sunday 26 December.


The coffee morning bringing the generations together

First published on: 4th January 2022

After watching The Old People's Home for 4-Year-Olds, Helen Reid was inspired to start an intergenerational group at her church in Oxford.


Clergy comings and goings November 2021

First published on: 20th December 2021

Clergy comings and goings in November 2021 - clergy appointments, moves and retirements.


The community project helping children living in poverty smile this Christmas

First published on: 15th December 2021

Churches in Bicester have come together to support a special Christmas toy shop at the local Food Bank.


Bishop Steven in Bradfield

First published on: 10th December 2021

Bishop Steven travelled to the south of the diocese to Bradfield Deanery in Berkshire on 9 December for his last Deanery visitation of 2021.

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