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This year’s Patronal festival will be held on Sunday 14th September. The service will be at 10am in St Mary’s Church, followed by a bring and share lunch. If you are able to bring some food to share, please sign up on the list in church. Many thanks.

Churches Together Holiday Club 2025 ran in St Marys Church Tuesday 5th – Friday 8th August with over 50 children attending and enjoying songs, stories from the Bible, craft, games and music. Over 30 children then attended sports afternoons run by the Community Centre.

A Holiday Club service was held in St Marys Church on Sunday 10th to celebrate the week. 

Our thanks to all the helpers, volunteers and children for making this such a successful and enjoyable week, and special thanks to the leaders and all who spent so much time preparing and planning.

The annual parish cricket match took place on a gloriously sunny and warm August Bank Holiday Monday.

The vicar’s team played particularly well with the support of a large gathering of parishioners. Well done Fergus.

St Mary’s organised the food and sold over 100 hot dogs plus burgers, brownies and ice cream.

A very happy day.

Paddy.

A really enjoyable parish day in glorious sunshine to celebrate the marriage of Fergus and Maddie.

The parish gave the newlyweds a large card painted by Elaine Kazimierczuk and John Lewis vouchers totalling £2,000.

We all wished them long and happy lives together.

Paddy

 Sat 27^th Sept 11am – Sun 28^th Sept 2pm.

Pray with us. Sing with us. Eat with us. Chat with us. Look around.

Open to any women wishing to explore Religious Life.

For more info go to csmv.co.uk/community-life/vocation

St Mary’s Church was delighted to celebrate Mike’s 60 years of ordained ministry on Sunday 29th June (traditionally the time of ordinations in the Church of England). Mike was accompanied by Cara and their family who provided sumptuous refreshments after the service.

Also celebrating 45 years of ministry is the Revd Ian Arthur, and together with Mike Fergus, Elizabeth, Brian, Jan, and Judy, the gathered priests shared the blessing at the end of the service. Between them they represent 209 years of ordained ministry!

Mike and Ian were each presented with special cards to mark the occasion, and flowers were presented to Mike and Cara ahead of their special wedding anniversary later this year.

The Charlbury Beer Festival was very successful this year and the weather was glorious. St Mary’s church set up and ran the Tea/Coffee/Cake tent. Many thanks to Daniela for her amazing organisation and to all of her helpers who worked so hard to make it fun for all. Special thanks to all the cake makers, not only for baking a huge number of cakes for the fete last week but doing it all over again for the tea tent this week! The event raised £1640 for the church.

Paddy Gallagher