Author: Judy French

A Mid-Winter Night’s Quiz

With winter setting in, come join us for some warmth, light, and (quiz) joy.  Patrick Derham, rumoured to be in line for a cabinet position to oversee the the new national Quiz initiative, will once again set the questions.

Saturday, February 7th, at St. Mary’s beginning at 7pm.  Tickets are £15/person and teams will be made up of 6 people.  Hearty snacks and cash bar.

Please use the link below to reserve your team.  

A Mid-Winter Night’s Quiz – Saturday, 7th February 2026 at St. Mary’s, Charlbury – Fill out form

There will be a service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in St Mary’s Church on Sunday 25th January at 10am, led by Charlbury Baptist Church on behalf of Churches Together in Charlbury. The preacher is the Revd Dr Nick Wood.

There will be a retiring collection in aid of The Porch in Oxford and refreshments will be served after the service. All are welcome.

The AGM for Churches Together in Charlbury will follow after refreshments.

If you would like company and a lovely lunch do join us for a soup lunch in St Marys church 12noon – 2pm on Monday 26^th January and Monday 23^rd February.

No charge but donations welcome towards the work of Cornerstone in the community. If you’re able to, let us know you will be attending by emailing cornerstone@charlburychurch.uk

The Christmas Tree Festival is open until 2nd January. Come along and see the trees in the church and churchyard. Each tree has been sponsored and decorated to reflect an action or interest. There is also a Giving Tree (details here) if you would like to join in the initiative to sponsor a gift for a local child or a hamper for a local family.

Photo by Judy French; photo by Margie Glasgow.

Cornerstone and the Christmas Tree Festival are running the Giving Tree Initiative, and it is now open! 

Trees are up in Cornerstone, the Community Centre and St Mary’s Church. 

To participate, you choose a child you would like to sponsor by taking an angel decoration. Please write the code from the angel e.g. GT01 and your details on the sign up form. Some angels are for items to go in a Christmas hamper rather than presents for children. Once you have purchased your items please bring them to Cornerstone before Wednesday 17th December so we can get them to families. 

Any queries, please pop into Cornerstone and speak to the volunteers or email cornerstone@charlburychurch.uk 

Thank you for helping us to support local families in need. 

The Cornerstone team