Wychwood

Benefice

Milton under Wychwood and The Great War Exhibition will be in Milton church from 1 to 11 November.

From Thursday 1 November there will be a display in Milton church to commemorate the 100 years since the end of WW1 with details of all the men, mentioned on the village war memorial (which is in the church) who perished in the war. There will also be the opportunity for anyone to place a named poppy on a display in remembrance of any relative or special person who was a victim of war.

Also, the Wychwoods Local History Society will be making a special visit to Milton church at 3pm on Sunday 11 November to view the exhibition and commemorate the fallen.

Remembrance: 1918-2018

In addition to the services taking place on Remembrance Sunday there will be some extra events happening in the churches of the Benefice:

Shipton:

The 11am service will begin at 10.50 on the Village Green next to the War Memorial and will move into the church following the reading of names.

Milton:

From Thursday 1 November there will be a display in Milton church to commemorate the 100 years since the end of WW1 with details of all the men, mentioned on the village war memorial (which is in the church) who perished in the war. There will also be the opportunity for anyone to place a named poppy on a display in remembrance of any relative or special person who was a victim of war.

Also, the Wychwoods Local History Society will be making a special visit to Milton church at 3pm on Sunday 11 November to view the exhibition and commemorate the fallen.

Fifield

There will be an exhibition of Photographs of Fifield in former times continuing into the afternoon.

Royal British Legion Poppy Collection organised by Rosie White for Fifield from 28^th October.

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All Saints’ and All Souls’ United Benefice Service
Sunday 4 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.

Christmas Shoeboxes

We are once again collecting shoeboxes on behalf of the charity Teams4U. 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/

There are some empty shoeboxes in Milton church and there will also be some covered shoeboxes available.

This year our Shoebox Sunday Service will take place on Sunday 18 November in Milton church at 9.30am.

You are invited to meet your new vicar

Revd Geoffrey Clement

 at his induction service followed by refreshments on

Wednesday 17 October 7.30pm
St Mary the Virgin, Shipton-u-Wychwood
Church Street, Shipton under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6BP.

This service includes the Institution and Licensing by
The Bishop of Dorchester and the Induction and Installation by the Archdeacon of Dorchester.

Revd Geoffrey Clement will be Vicar of the
Wychwood Benefice: Shipton, Milton, Fifield, Idbury, Bruern, Lyneham, Upper Milton and Bould.

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The locally renowned Burford School Jazz Band “All That Jazz” present a selection from their varied repertoire on

Friday 12 October, 7pm Milton Church

The set features a selection of old and new numbers including “Free Ride”, “Free Bird”, “Despacito”, “Hello”, “Sweet Caroline”, “Soul Man”, “Fields of Gold” and many more.  Some feature a vocalist while the others are instrumentals.

Tickets: Adults £15 (parents of musicians £10) includes a glass of wine.
11-18 years £5. Available from Benefice Office 832467 or Liz Watts 831759.

Do come and support this local event.

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Harvest Festivals 2018

Sunday 23 September, 11am Idbury Harvest Festival followed by lunch. R.S.V.P. for lunch 01993 831074 by Monday 17 September.

Sunday 23 September 5pm Milton Harvest Festival, followed by supper (all are welcome) Donations of apple crumble welcome.

Sunday 14 October 11am Shipton Harvest Festival, followed by bring & share lunch.

Saturday 13 October Fifield Harvest Supper at the Parish Hall 7 for 7.30pm Tickets £12.50 from Catherine Hitchens 01993 831881.

Sunday 14 October 11am, Fifield Harvest Festival.

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Harvest Donations:

All fresh produce you bring will go to Helen & Douglas House

All other produce will go to The Porch Steppin’ Stone Centre

All donations are extremely welcome.