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Churches Together in Charlbury are again running a Reverse Advent Calendar project for The Porch Oxford. Flyers are available in the churches and in Cornerstone with ideas of what can be put in your box or bags. Once completed please bring them to St Marys or Cornerstone by the 14th January when they will be delivered to the Porch. 

Many thanks. 

Have your treasures valued by Nicholas Granger, professional auctioneer seen on Antiques Road Trip.

Join us at St Mary’s on Saturday, 19 November from 1030am to 3pm to support St Mary’s and its community initiatives.

£5 per appointment (first come/first served) with Nicholas who specialises in jewelry, silver, watches, stamps and coins.

Special commission arrangements benefitting St. Mary’s if you want to sell.

Enjoy teas, coffees and cakes while you wait.

The wait is over, we are back with a quiz you will not want to miss!

Quizmaster Patrick Derham (Former Head Master, Westminster School) is rumoured to have been fasting for several weeks to get his mind in the right place for this quiz.

Mirth will be had, brain cells will be used, and money will be raised for St Mary’s and its community initiatives.

St Mary’s Church, 7PM Saturday, 12 November

Tickets are £15/person including supper.  Teams will be up to 6 people each. 

Send your payment to

Account Name:      Charlbury PCC

Sort Code:                40-52-40

Account Number:   00032374

Reference:                Quiz

The 9.45am service on Sunday 25^th September will be special. It is Harvest Sunday. Jan will be leading the service. It will be the 20^th anniversary of her ordination. Judy will be preaching. It will be her very last Sunday as an archdeacon.

The theme for this year’s Harvest Festival is “Support for Refugees” and the parish is delighted to be working in collaboration with Charlbury Refugee Action Group (CRAG) to collect items that are very much in need by refugees from all countries, including Ukraine, Afghanistan and the Middle East. 

Below is a list of the items that are most needed.   A collection point will be set up in the Memorial Chapel from Saturday 17 September to Sunday 25 September.   CRAG will then arrange for its distribution to those most in need.    

Please dig deep and bring as much as you can from the list. 

 Could you please ensure everything is clean, undamaged, in working order and in one piece before dropping it off at the church. 

Sunday 18th September 11am in St Mary’s Church

A recording of this service is now available uner Past Recordings, this can be found here.

Service poster

The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, issues a statement following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September 2022.

Her Majesty the Queen has been a cherished presence in all of our lives and for the whole of our lives. She has been our example and a rock for the nation and commonwealth. Her devoted service has given stability to the nation throughout this Elizabethan age. Her deep, personal Christian faith has been an inspiration to many, including me.

The whole nation will be united in mourning for our beloved Queen in the coming days. We will need time to grieve and to share our grief with others. We pray at this time for the Queen’s family and especially for Charles as he prepares to become King. This will be a season for deep reflection in the life of our nation as we look back in thanksgiving and forward in hope.

This United Kingdom has deep foundations in Christian faith. A key part of our faith is the distinctive hope of resurrection from the dead: that our life in Christ endures beyond death and for eternity. As we grieve and pray, we also look forward together in hope to that new and eternal life with God.

We have prayed through all of our lives: God save the Queen. We now entrust Her Majesty to her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and commit ourselves afresh to his service and to God’s eternal kingdom.

– The Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford

50 children joined us for four days of fun, stories, songs, crafts, games and snacks! Many thanks to all that helped and came along. many thanks to the Community Centre for providing sports afternoons for 30 children each day.