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Westminster debate on women priests

Last Updated: 25th January 2022  |  First published on: 10th April 2017

20 years since the first women priests were ordained, the government debates the invaluable contribution they have made to the Church of England.


How will your church make Time for Creation?

Last Updated: 10th April 2017  |  First published on: 10th April 2017

How will your church make Time for Creation?. AN autumn of opportunities awaits Christians in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire as Time for Creation gathers momentum.


Prayers for all those involved in the Westminster terror attack

Last Updated: 27th March 2017  |  First published on: 27th March 2017

Prayers for all those involved in the Westminster terror attack. PRAYERS are being said and a Collect for Peace has been published by the Church of England following yesterday's tragic terror attack in Westminster.


Supporting our future clergy

Last Updated: 25th January 2022  |  First published on: 21st March 2017

Diocesan Director of Ordinands (DDO), the Revd Caroline Windley, describes the different pathways to ordination and how they are paid for.


Bishop Steven's Address to Synod

Last Updated: 20th March 2017  |  First published on: 20th March 2017

Bishop Steven's Address to Synod. Listen to Bishop Steven's presidential address to Diocesan Synod, full text also available on Bishop Steven's Blog.


Churches provide night shelter for the homeless

Last Updated: 6th March 2017  |  First published on: 6th March 2017

Churches provide night shelter for the homeless. SEVEN churches have joined forces for the second year running to transform their premises into the Slough Night Shelter.


Easter: Three days that changed the world

Last Updated: 6th March 2017  |  First published on: 6th March 2017

Easter: Three days that changed the world. Rector Mike Smith views the banner outside St Peter's.


Faith tour for pupils from Maids Moreton

Last Updated: 16th February 2017  |  First published on: 16th February 2017

Faith tour for pupils from Maids Moreton. IN February Maids Moreton CE School hosted a multifaith week, where the children were given the opportunity to learn about and compare three different religions: Sikhism, Islam and Christianity.


Generous donation for St George's organ

Last Updated: 16th February 2017  |  First published on: 16th February 2017

Generous donation for St George's organ. A £207,000 donation from a visitor to St George's Wash Common has paid for the refurbishment of the organ.


On the Money - Urban Ministry - why it matters

Last Updated: 16th February 2017  |  First published on: 16th February 2017

On the Money - Urban Ministry - why it matters. WHILE the Oxford Diocese is less deprived than England as a whole, there are 13 neighbourhoods that are in the 10 per cent most deprived in England - nine in Milton Keynes, two in Oxford and two in Reading.

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