Wychwood

Benefice

Holy Week: Maundy Thursday Holy Communion Service 7.30pm, St Mary’s Shipton under Wychwood

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180318 + 250318 Lent 5 and Palm Sunday

Spend a fascinating evening with MARTIN THOMAS retired surgeon with an interest in the history of Antarctic exploration.

Friday 23rd March, 2018 in St John’s Church, Fifield
Drinks and light refreshments from 6.30 pm, Talk at 7.00 pm £15 per person

MARTIN THOMAS
is a retired surgeon with an interest in the history of Antarctic exploration. He will give an illustrated account of
Shackleton’s extraordinary polar adventures, the dangers he faced and his brilliant leadership. Our speaker will add a postscript on his own adventure when sailing the Southern Ocean to South Georgia in 2011 in a 50’ ketch with a
crew of six and then following Shackleton’s exact route across the mountains, the Shackleton Traverse. After deduction of modest expenses, all proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to St John the Baptist’s Church Fabric
Fund to help meet the costs of replastering and repainting much of the west end of the church, and the foot of the
tower, at a cost of £7,600 ex VAT The PCC is grateful to Mr Thomas who is giving his time to support us.
Tickets are available from:- Lynne Henderson (01993 831 771) and Catherine Hitchens (01993 831 881) at £15 per person or email Pat Yaxley at [email protected] for more information.

If you are not able to attend but would like to support this PCC project, then donations of any size, large or small,
would be appreciated and may be sent to:- The Hon. Treasurer, Fifield with Idbury PCC, The Stone
House, Church Street, Fifield OX7 6HF

Lent in the Wychwood Benefice begins with a service on Ash Wednesday – 14 February at 7.30pm in Fifield Church

We will then be running Lent Groups on Wednesdays during lent beginning on 21 February.

This year we will be using Bishop Steven’s new booklet “Abundant Life”. These are available at the Benefice Centre and cost £2.75.

The groups will run at 3pm on Wednesdays at Old Prebendal House and during the evening Homegroups at 7.30pm. Anyone who would like to take part will be most welcome and you can drop in for individual sessions or come to all of them. Contact Liz for more information on 831759.

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Sunday 11 March is Mothering Sunday

Come and celebrate and remember all mothers and the role of mothering in our lives.

9.30am SS Simon & Jude Church, Milton under Wychwood
11.00am St Mary The Virgin, Shipton under Wychwood
11.00am St John the Baptist, Fifield

040318 + 110318 Lent and Mothering Sunday

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Questionnaire (1)

We are now circulating copies of a short survey which we are hoping as many people as possible in the local community will complete.

These are available in the churches, the library from the office or here. Please return in the folders in churches or send to the office by the end of February or email [email protected]