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The latest news and features from the Diocese of Oxford. To contact the press office, please call 01865 208 277 (out of hours 07880 716761) or email communications@oxford.anglican.org.
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This Black History Month, Racial Justice Adviser the Revd Polly Falconer takes a look at some of the people who have inspired her... Living Black Shero: Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu
Priest-poet the Revd Esther Lay is celebrating being signed by the same literary agent who represents the Poet Laureate following an award-winning year.
A new parish nurse will be serving an Aylesbury housing estate, thanks in part to funding from the Diocese of Oxford.
Priest and part-time actor the Revd Sorrel Shamel-Wood found herself taking on a very familiar role recently as she portrayed a vicar in a recent epsidoe of Eastenders.
A church café in Windsor has walked away with not one but two of the top prizes at the annual Maidenhead Coffee Festival, just a year after opening.
Oxfordshire Civic, Community and Faith Leaders Unite Against Rising Hate and Call for Compassion Across Communities. The Oxfordshire Civic, Community and Faith Leaders Group has issued a joint statement of solidarity in response to recent hate incidents across the UK, including the attack on the Manchester Synagogue and the targeting of mosques in Peacehaven, Brighton, and other areas.
A chorister from Dorchester Abbey has won the BBC’s Young Chorister of the Year competition.
Young people at Snack Chat welcomed a special guest recently as local MP Tan Dhesi joined their group. The youth community cafe meet at St Paul’s church in Slough every Wednesday and has grown from its launch in May to regularly hosting 20 youngsters each week.
More than £5million has been handed out by the diocese to parishes since the Development Fund was launched in 2019.
Fourteen dogs and one very brave cat were welcomed to the pet service at St Francus of Assisi church in Terriers, High Wycombe.