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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 07824 906 839) or email communications@oxford.anglican.org.

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Hitting the town by day and by night

First published on: 25th June 2013

A NEW Town Chaplaincy sees volunteers from churches meeting the needs of the thousands of people who either work in or visit the centre of Aylesbury every day.


It's 'brill' at the Brill after school club

First published on: 25th June 2013

VIDEOS, crafts and pizza are all part of an after-school club on Fridays at All Saints Church in the village of Brill in rural Buckinghamshire.


Mother and daughter mission to Brazil

First published on: 25th June 2013

MOTHER and daughter team Claire and Judi Baines travelled to Brazil together to help people living in poverty.


Responding to 5,000 new homes

First published on: 25th June 2013

Responding to 5,000 new homes. NEW housing developments that will see 5,000 new homes built in the area are proving a huge challenge for churches in the Aylesbury Deanery.


"Give us this day our daily bread"

First published on: 24th June 2013

As Lammas approaches, our Food Matters team have produced a host of bread related resources.


Read Bishop John's Presidential address at Diocesan Synod

First published on: 17th June 2013

Read Bishop John's Presidential address at Diocesan Synod. Last Saturday I was taking the wedding of my nephew in Lymington.


All things that clip and clop

First published on: 10th June 2013

All things that clip and clop. About 50 members of the Forest Edge Benefice descended on Turley Farm near Hailey, for the annual Rogation Sunday Service.


A parish priest at heart'

First published on: 10th June 2013

A parish priest at heart'. "Woe unto me if I preach not the Gospel.


Archbishop pays tribute to Queen

First published on: 10th June 2013

Archbishop pays tribute to Queen. The Archbishop of Canterbury paid tribute to the Queen's 60 years of public service at a special service at Westminster Abbey on 4 June.


'As much as you need' at Kirchentag 2013

First published on: 10th June 2013

GOD'S gift of manna provided the backdrop to this international festival. So did continuing conflict in Syria, the Eurozone crisis and the threat from extremist groups. Nine people from this diocese and a similar number from our twin diocese of Växjö were among 120,000 participants in the five day event in Hamburg.

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