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NOW ON FRI 23 MARCH In the footsteps of Shackleton: 6.30pm Fifield Church

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 Benefice

Abundant Life - Reflections for Lent

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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Celebrate Mothers on Mothering Sunday 11 March

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

The Licensing of Kate Stacey in her new church

The Licensing of Kate Stacey in St. Matthew’s Church, Cainscross will take place on Sunday, 28th January, 2018 at 3.00pm at St. Matthew’s Church, Cainscross. The address is: Church Road, Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4JE – Just off the main road, beside Victory Park.

Car share to Kate’s licensing service
If you would be interested in a lift or car sharing, please can you let me know asap on 832 467 or [email protected]

Please note: To enable people to attend the above, we have changed the services on this day to a United Benefice Communion service at 9.30am in Milton.

Kate’s final service and lunch

Around 240 people squeezed into St Mary’s for Kate’s final service on 31 December. This was followed by a lovely lunch at the New Beaconsfield Hall. Thank you to everyone who donated to the leaving gifts, helped with food, drink, washing up and to all who came to help celebrate and say thank you and good luck to the Stacey family.

For more photos (thanks to Alan Vickers) please see our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WychwoodBenefice/