Benefice News - Wychwood Benefice

Church News for Sunday 10 and Sunday 17 November

8 November, 2019

Shoeboxes collected for the 2018 Christmas Shoebox Appel

There’s lots going on at the moment. Keep up to date with news of Christmas events, quizzes and details of all our services in the latest Church News: 101119 – 171119 Remembrance Sunday and Shoebox Sunday – 2 Before Advent final

Remembrance Sunday Services 2019

1 November, 2019

Join us on Remebrance Sunday

9.30am Remembrance Day Service with Parade in Milton

10.50am Remembrance Service at the War Memorial on the Green followed by Service in Church in Shipton

10.50am Remembrance Service in Fifield

Death Cafe Friday 8 November 2pm in The Wychwood Inn

1 November, 2019

Our next Death Cafe will be on Friday 8 November 2-3pm in the Wychwood Inn. Do join us for some lively conversation.

Find out more about Death Cafe here: https://deathcafe.com/what/?fbclid=IwAR2c3gEDyUUzHR65XF2GnA1gOPt4F4UncLaApPVNRJYes6U0rOHY1-hCLMk

Friend’s of St John’s Church Pre-Christmas Coffee Morning Saturday 9 November 10.30-12

4 November, 2019

Friends of St John Pre Christmas Coffee Morning

9 November Fifield Coffee Morning

With stalls including Christmas cards, wrapping paper and books plus new and nearly-new table and raffle, coffee, tea and biscuits.

Christmas Shoeboxes 2019

1 November, 2019

Christmas Shoebox Countdown

We are once again collecting shoeboxes on behalf of the charity Teams4U. Leaflets are available in the churches and the benefice office.

In addition to filling shoeboxes for children there is also an option of putting together a shoebox for the home. For details of what to include and to download labels or the leaflet, please have a look at the website: http://teams4u.com/

Please bring your shoeboxes to the 9.30am service on 17 November in Milton church. There are a few empty shoeboxes in Milton church.

Shipton Quiz Night Sunday 24 November 7.30pm in The Wychwood Inn

1 November, 2019

More details to follow but date for the diary:

Quiz Night in aid of the church roof is confirmed for Sunday 24th November at 7.30pm. Please gather teams (4 to 6 people) and encourage everyone you know to come support the event. Tickets are £5 per person and there will be a raffle on the night. There will also be prizes for teams – grand prize is a meal for 4 at the Wychwood.

All Saints’ and All Souls’ United Benefice Service Sunday 3 November, 11am Shipton Church

22 October, 2019

Sunday 3 November, 11am Shipton Church
We will once again be reading out the names of those who have died recently and remembering other departed loved ones we hold dear at this special service.

During the service, there will also be an opportunity to light a candle in memory of your own loved ones.

If you would like to add someone to the list of those to be remembered please email [email protected] or leave a message in the Benefice Centre by 29 October or write it on the sheets which will be in each of the churches until 28 October.