Saturday 15 April, Doors open 6.30 for a prompt 7pm start.

Tickets £20, Students £10 – canapes and a glass of wine included. Tickets from: [email protected] T. 07961 143215

An exciting opportunity to attend this concert and help the fundraising for St Mary the Virgin, Shipton-under-Wychwood

Craig regularly appears as soloist and chamber musician at major venues, collaborating with many of the UK’s top artists and ensembles including the London Tango Qunitet, of which he is a regular member. He has been invited by John Williams to perform with him at venues including London’s Globe Theatre, where he returned for a music and poetry performance with actress Meera Syal. Craig has performed at many of the major UK festivals as well as large outdoor festivals including Big Feastival and Wilderness.

Find out everything that is taking place between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday and beyond: Church News 2 and 9 April 2023

We are delighted to welcome concert pianist Jill Crossland to a tea-time concert to celebrate the Coronation and help raise funds for Milton Church. 

The programme includes Beethoven’s Variations on “God Save the King”, Bach and Scarlatti.

The concert will be followed by tea and cake (refreshments included in the ticket price)

Tickets £15 adults, £5 under 16s.

Available online from

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coronation-piano-recital-tickets-52360686121

If you are unable to book online, contact the church office: email [email protected]

Download poster here: piano concer jill crossland (1) APRIL 2023

There are two Lent Lunches in the Benefice this year. Everyone is welcome.

Sunday 26 March
Following the 11am Service in St John the Baptist Church, Fifield there will be a simple soup and bread lunch. All are welcome but to help with catering please let Catherine Hitchens know if you would like lunch tel 01993 831881.

Palm Sunday 2 April
10.50am Procession with pony from Shipton Green to:
11am Shipton Church United Benefice Holy Communion followed by Lent Lunch in church. Please let us know if you are coming to the lunch. email: [email protected] or sign up in church.

Palm Sunday 2 April
10.50am Procession with pony from Shipton Green to:
11am Shipton Church United Benefice Holy Communion followed by Lent Lunch in church (please book your lunch by 29/3, contact the office [email protected] or sign up in church).

Monday 3 April
Easter Messy Church10am Milton Church All welcome for family activites and Easter Egg trail. Finishing up with refreshments.

Wednesday 5 April “The Last Supper” 6.30pm Fifield Parish Hall A traditional meal including lamb following Jesus’ last supper with readings & prayers (see website for details, booking required by 3/4, contact Catherine Hitchens 01993 83188).

Maundy Thursday 6 April Holy Communion Milton Church 10.30am

Good Friday 7 April

Milton Church 9.30am Good Friday Service

Benefice Walk: Departs Milton Church 10.30, walking to Fifield for hot cross buns & a byo picnic then on to Idbury Church.

Idbury Church 2pm Solemn Hour at the Cross

Easter Day 9 April

Milton Church 9.30am Family Communion
Shipton Church 11am Family Communion
Fifield Church 11am Family Service

All services followed by Easter Egg hunt

Read the latest Church News here: Church News 19 and 26 March 2023

Mothering Sunday Services

Come and celebrate mums and all those who have nurtured us throughout our lives. There will be flowers to hand out during the services and refreshments afterwards.

9.30am St Simon & St Jude, Milton under Wychwood

11.00am  St Mary the Virgin, Shipton under Wychwood

11.00am St John the Baptist, Fifield

Read the Church News here: Church News 5 and 12 March 2023 2

Palm Sunday 2 April
10.50am Procession with pony from Shipton Green to:
11am Shipton Church United Benefice Holy Communion followed by Lent Lunch in church (please book your lunch by 29/3, contact the office [email protected] or sign up in church).

Monday 3 April
Easter Messy Church10am Milton Church All welcome for family activites and Easter Egg trail. Finishing up with refreshments.

Wednesday 5 April “The Last Supper” 6.30pm Fifield Parish Hall A traditional meal including lamb following Jesus’ last supper with readings & prayers (see website for details, booking required by 3/4, contact Catherine Hitchens 01993 83188).

Maundy Thursday 6 April Holy Communion Milton Church 10.30am

Good Friday 7 April

Milton Church 9.30am Good Friday Service

Benefice Walk: Departs Milton Church 10.30, walking to Fifield for hot cross buns & a byo picnic then on to Idbury Church.

Idbury Church 2pm Solemn Hour at the Cross

Easter Day 9 April

Milton Church 9.30am Family Communion
Shipton Church 11am Family Communion
Fifield Church 11am Family Service

All services followed by Easter Egg hunt

What is Come and See? 

Come and See takes place during Lent each year. It’s our big, warm open invitation to everyone, for everyone for an adventure in faith and trust. It’s something for the local church and the whole community… including children and young people, families and schools. It’s completely free and all are welcome. 

Here at the Wychwood Benefice we will be looking at Come and See at our Lent Groups and also during Sunday services in Lent. We plan to show a short video on the theme for each week during the Sunday service. This will be explored further in the advent groups taking place the following week.

Lent Groups: On Mondays at 11am on Zoom and Wednesdays 2pm at The Paddocks during Lent. Contact Geoffrey for further details. N.B. During Holy Week there won’t be a Monday or Wednesday Lent Group. Instead, the final Lent Group session will be on Wednesday 5 April 6.30pm at The Last Supper evening in Fifield Parish Hall (booking for meal required. Please contact Catherine Hitchens on 01993 831881).
For details on Lent Groups, get in touch with Geoffrey 01993 832514 [email protected]

Session 1 – The vision (for Sunday 26 Feb. and Lent Groups from 27 Feb.)
The Beatitudes show us the very best of what it means to be human: how to live the most fruitful life we can. The way to live well is the way of humility before God, compassion, mercy and peace-making. We see these profound qualities in other people: the great saints of the past and the present. We glimpse them in our communities and ourselves. Jesus affirms that vision but also begins where we are with thanksgiving and appreciation for what is good and for this vision of humanity. (Matthew 5:1-10 &13-16) 
Session 2 – The mirror (for Sunday 5 March and Lent Groups from 6 March)
The paradox of human life – immense potential but immense frustration – also reflected in the Beatitudes. We long for a world of justice and harmony. We grapple with our mortality and with our own imperfections. The high standards of the sermon on the mount. The serious consequences of human sin and weakness – but God’s grace in continued love for us and in coming to us as we are in all of our mess and poverty. (Matt. 5:1-10 & 17-30)

If you haven’t yet registered sign up using the links below.
https://mailchi.mp/oxford.anglican.org/come-and-see
Sign up for the family emails here:
https://mailchi.mp/oxford.anglican.org/come-and-see-for-families
Come and See is completely free and all are welcome.
More details can also be found on the Oxford Diocese Website here: https://oxford.anglican.org/come-and-see