
Shipton Afternoon Tea – Fundraising for Shipton Church.
Saturday 25 June 3-5pm in the garden of
James and Jenny Walmsley, Standing House, Shipton.
There will also be a Pimm’s tent.
Tickets £10 from Geoffrey, Anne or the office.
Wychwood
Benefice
A benefice of three rural parishes in the Cotswolds
Shipton Afternoon Tea – Fundraising for Shipton Church.
Saturday 25 June 3-5pm in the garden of
James and Jenny Walmsley, Standing House, Shipton.
There will also be a Pimm’s tent.
Tickets £10 from Geoffrey, Anne or the office.
On Sunday 5 June there are two celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee in our chruches:
10.00am Fifield Coronation Family Celebration
11.00am Shipton Platinum Jubilee Service livestreamed followed by refreshments
You can download the Church News for 29 May-5 June here: Church News 29 May and 5 June 2022
Bell Ringing for the Jubilee
A peal will be rung on Shipton Bells on Friday 3rd June starting at 10am lasting for approximately 3 hours to celebrate the platinum jubilee of her Majesty The Queen. This will be the first peal to be rung on the re-furbished bells.
Christian Aid Week 15-21 May
“With every gift, every action, every prayer, we celebrate and share hope with our sisters and brothers facing crisis around the world, from Ukraine to Zimbabwe.”
If you would like to donate during Christian Aid week (or at any time) you can do so online via the special page Milton have created (so we can see how much we raise)
giving.give-star.com/microsite/christian-aid
or via the main CA website: donate.christianaid.org.uk
Download the Church News for 15 and 22 May here: Church News 15 and 22 May 2022
On Sunday there is plenty going on!
Rogation on Sunday 15 May at 10am, Manor Farm, Upper Milton, Milton under Wychwood, OX76EX.
The entrance will be signposted off New Road. Disabled parking and access is available. We’ll start at 10am with a Communion service in the barn. Seating will be on chairs but a warm rug might be a good idea if it’s a cold day. The service will include a talk on farming from one of the Hartleys, and activities for children. After refreshments there will be guided tours of the pigs and a short farm walk to look at some of the crops. Suitable footwear advised! All welcome. Donations of cakes /biscuits also much appreciated.
Messy Church in Milton Church on Sunday 15 May from 3pm-5pm. An afternoon for all the family regardless of age: activities, crafts, bible reading, songs and a shared tea.
Choral Evensong Fifield Church 6pm
This is a beautiful service that follows a timeless structure of psalms, readings, hymns and prayers, using the traditional words of the Book of Common Prayer. The service is sung by our church choir with congregational hymns and an address. Followed by refreshments.
Come along on Saturday 7 May 10am-12 noon. There will be coffee, cake and a plant and cakes stall. All will be accompanied by the ringing of bells!
Download the latest Church News here: Church News 1 and 8 May 2022