Wychwood
Benefice
A benefice of three rural parishes in the Cotswolds
All Souls’ Service Sunday 30 October 10.30am Milton 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 call or email the office [email protected]
All Souls
You can read the Church News for 16 and 23 October here: Church News 16 and 23 October 2022 2 3
Harvest Season continues this Sunday in Shipton and Idbury Churches.
Both Harvest Festivals are on Sunday 9 October at 11am. Both are followed by lunches. In Shipton there is a bring and share lunch. In Idbury there will be a light buffet lunch.
Everyone welcome.
We are supporting North Oxfordshire Foodbank again this year. A recent letter from them highlights the very great need. “Our numbers have more than doubled. Our store contents are very diminished ..we hope there will be a Harvest for us to replenish our empty boxes for the months ahead.” Details of most needed items can be found below:
The following items are most needed for the Foodbank
Tins of fruit, custard or pudding rice. Pasta sauce all varieties.
Tins of meat (all types including tinned pies). Tins of tuna.
Tins of vegetables (i.e. peas, carrots, sweetcorn, potatoes & tomatoes)
Rice (500g bags). Pasta (500g bags). Breakfast Cereals of all kinds and sizes
Coffee, tea & small packets of sugar. Long-life semi-skimmed milk & long-life fruit juice.
Biscuits, jams & spreads. Tins of soup, baked beans & spaghetti.
We also welcome domestic and personal items such as toilet rolls, washing up liquid, soap, shampoo, deodorant etc.
When donating food, please ensure that it has a “best before date” of at least 6 months in advance.
Food can be left in any of the churches the week before the Harvest Festivals or bring along on the day.
Download the Church News here and find out what is happening in October: Church News 2 and 9 October 2022 2
Harvest Festivals are an occasion for the community to come together to celebrate and give thanks for the harvest.
Sunday 25 September
11am Idbury Harvest Festival followed by lunch. Everyone is welcome but to help with catering please let Mary know if you are coming tel 01993 831074 or email the [email protected].
5pm Milton Harvest Festival followed by ploughman supper and pudding. The Harvest Festival will be followed by a family super. Everyone is welcome but please could you let us know if you would like a meal by Wednesday 21 September. Please call Heather 01993 830381 or email [email protected]. Suggested donations for the meal is £5 for an adult, children are free.
Sunday 9 October
11am Shipton Harvest Festival followed by bring and share lunch
11am Fifield Harvest Festival
We are supporting North Oxfordshire Foodbank again this year. A recent letter from them highlights the very great need.
“Our numbers have more than doubled. Our store contents are very diminished ..we hope there will be a Harvest for us to replenish our empty boxes for the months ahead.”
You can read the full letter here: Harvest 2022 letter (1)
The following items are most needed for the Foodbank
Tins of fruit, custard or pudding rice. Pasta sauce all varieties.
Tins of meat (all types including tinned pies). Tins of tuna.
Tins of vegetables (i.e. peas, carrots, sweetcorn, potatoes & tomatoes)
Rice (500g bags). Pasta (500g bags). Breakfast Cereals of all kinds and sizes
Coffee, tea & small packets of sugar. Long-life semi-skimmed milk & long-life fruit juice.
Biscuits, jams & spreads. Tins of soup, baked beans & spaghetti.
We also welcome domestic and personal items such as toilet rolls, washing up liquid, soap, shampoo, deodorant etc.
When donating food, please ensure that it has a “best before date” of at least 6 months in advance.
Food can be left in any of the churches the week before the Harvest Festivals or bring along on the day.
You can read the latest Church News here: Church News 18 and 25 September 2022 3
You can download the latest Church News for 4 and 11 September here with details of September Services, Ride&Stride and the first of our Harvest Suppers: Church News 4 and 11 September 2022
Quiz Night Fri. September 9th, New Beaconsfield Hall Starting at 7.30pm
Enjoy a hearty supper – gather a group of 6 to form a team. A vegetarian option on request will be provided. Tickets cost £10 each.
Prize for the first and last teams!!! Bar and Raffle
A good time with Good Food and good company, what’s not to like?
Tickets from Kay Shortland on 832927.
Ride and Stride 2022 Saturday 10 September
Do you enjoy cycling? Or walking? Horse-riding? Or have an unusual form of
transport – like a vintage tractor? Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, an
organisation that makes grants to churches across the county for everything
from essential repairs to projects to make your local church a building that can
be of use to the whole community by installing a loo and kitchen for example,
invites you to join in our Ride+Stride Event on Saturday 10 September.
Counties all over England take part in this and together raised over £1.2 million
in 2020 – half the monies raised are used by the Trusts to make grants and half
remains in each participating local community to be used to maintain these
beautiful historic buildings that are so much part of our landscape.
Like to find out more? Take a look at our website – www.ohct.org.uk