With St Mary’s Choir, organist Richard Fairhurst, led by the Vicar. 6pm St Mary’s Church.
Preces and Responses – Ayleward
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C by Stanford
Anthem Blessed be the God and Father by S S Wesley
A talk by Professor William Whyte, Faculty of History, St. John’s College, University of Oxford. St. Mary’s Church Thursday October 1st 7pm
A fundraiser for St. Mary’s Church and Charlbury Museum & Heritage Centre.
An opportunity to hear a talk by the historian Professor William Whyte – discover the unique relationship between the town and St. John’s College. Charlbury Museum is delighted to be working in partnership with St. Mary’s Church to host this special evening event.
Harvest Festival service – Sunday 4 October at 10am. This will be a service of Holy Communion led by the vicar which members of the other Charlbury churches have been invited to attend. Following the service there will be a break for coffee and then a bring and share lunch foreveryone. If you can bring a contribution to the lunch, please could put your name and what you are bringing on the list on the shelf near the church door.
People’s Emergency Briefing There will be a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing film in St Mary’s on Monday evening, 5th October, at 7pm. This will be followed by discussion, sharing ideas about how people of faith can best contribute to tackling the climate and nature emergency.
Arranged by Churches Together in Charlbury. It is a free event. No tickets are needed. Everyone is welcome.
Charlbury was honoured to welcome Widow Twanky to open this year’s Street Fair on Saturday 19th September. The theme was Pantomine (oh yes it was!) and it proved to be a very successful and enjoyable day
SEPTEMBER 2026 Luke 6:27-38
Please do read through this passage. Although a familiar reading to many, it contains important and relevant instructions that can be helpful to revisit time and again.
In today’s troubled world we see nation against nation warring repeatedly, leaving a trail of dead, displaced, grieving, orphaned, frightened and innocent people in the wake. The end result for these suffering masses is often desperation in a place where human dignity has no worth and resources are scant, if at all.
It can be hard not to judge and sometimes even harder to forgive. We may feel helpless in the face of the suffering as a result of human greed, selfishness and cruelty, but as Christians we are called to do good to others; to show mercy and to pray for others – not only those we love but especially for those we may struggle with.
Jesus met people where they were and as His followers, that is also our task.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:36
Loving God, we thank you for your beautiful Creation and for the gift of life.
Grant us your strength, compassion and generosity as we try to live according to Your Word. Forgive our human frailties when we fail.
We pray for our struggling world, especially for all who are forced to live in unforgiving environs, through no fault of their own. We pray too for those who are sharing Your Light in the darkest of places. By Your Spirit, protect them Lord.
We lift to you all who are suffering at this time – those known to us and those unknown to us. Help us to be consistent in our prayers for healing and peace and may verse 31 become a rule of life for us all.
In Christ we pray, Amen.
Revd Tish Bird
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 6:31
See previous Reflections here
Poster can be downloaded here.
In recent months it has become clear that the roof on the south aisle of the church is no longer waterproof. To make it safe will require a considerable amount of money, more than St Mary’s can cover on its own.
As the parish church, St Mary’s is here for the whole community, not only for worship, weddings, christenings and funerals but everything from coffee mornings, to concerts, toddler sessions, grief support, art exhibitions, school concerts, children’s holiday clubs, or simply just to sit quietly and light a candle.
We are therefore asking if you would consider making a contribution to Phase 1 of the Roof Appeal. For this phase, an anonymous supporter of St Mary’s has very generously agreed to contribute £25 for any donation of £100 up to £249, and to make a contribution equal to half of any donation of £250 or more.
If you would like to give a donation, please contact Dine Glasgow (dglasgow@theridgegroup.com , or details here) who will let you know how to donate.
Please give generously – every donation helps, of whatever size. With your support we can ensure that St Mary’s continues to be a warm (dry!), welcoming space for many years to come.
Thank you!
Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie, Scott Grant, Tom Skelton
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