Archdeacon Guy to retire in September
First published on: 8th May 2025The Ven Guy Elsmore, Archdeacon of Buckingham, will be retiring from his post at the end of September.
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Bells will ring out to mark VE Day 80th anniversary
First published on: 8th May 2025A chain of bells will ring across Witney on VE Day to mark the 80th anniversary of peace in Europe. On Thursday commemorations and bell ringing will take place across the diocese to remember the events of 80 years ago.
Ten-year-old Theo is a Tower Wizard!
First published on: 7th May 2025Theo the Tower Wizard will be among those ringing the bells at Hambleden church to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Thursday.
Celebrate, Inform, Commission: Volunteering Sunday in Grove
First published on: 7th April 2025To celebrate their dedicated volunteers – and encourage some new ones – St John’s Church in Grove threw a special Volunteering Sunday service earlier this year.
School shines as first to install solar panels
First published on: 25th March 2025Despite only having been installed a few weeks ago, the solar panels at St John’s School in Lacey Green are already saving money!
'God moved mountains for our decarbonisation'
First published on: 18th March 2025When one of their gas boilers failed 18 months ago, the PCC at Christ Church in Abingdon saw an opportunity to decarbonise part of the site. What they hadn’t envisioned was doing this against the clock!
Bubble Church launch to welcome families into church
First published on: 13th March 2025A new kind of church is coming to Woodley next month as St John’s the Evangelist launches Bubble Church, the first in our diocese!
Brick church builds fun into family service
First published on: 29th January 2025St Mary's Church, Freeland, held a Brick Church service where families used Lego to learn about the lost sheep, lost coin and lost son.
Listed Places of Worship scheme extended
First published on: 23rd January 2025The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) scheme, which provides a grant equivalent to the cost of VAT on repair and maintenance work and associated professional fees on listed churches, has been extended for the next financial year.
Welcoming Anne as Parish Development Advisor
First published on: 16th January 2025Anne Perry has joined the diocese as Parish Development Advisor for Dorchester. Anne comes to the diocese with 15 years’ experience in the education sector in Oxfordshire.