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Two nights of Christmas celebrations in Wantage parish church raise almost £3,000

Last Updated: 21st January 2022  |  First published on: 22nd December 2016

On successive nights this month, St Peter and St Paul's in Wantage flung wide its doors to show that the Church knows how to celebrate Christmas.


Hear a Christmas message from Bishop Steven

Last Updated: 21st December 2016  |  First published on: 21st December 2016

Hear a Christmas message from Bishop Steven.


Bishop Steven on one of his earliest Deanery Visits

Last Updated: 4th February 2022  |  First published on: 16th December 2016

Mike Naylor talks to the new Bishop of Oxford, Steven Croft, during his visit to the Soul Life Cafe in Olney.


Charles Howlett on his journey to LLM Ministry

Last Updated: 14th December 2016  |  First published on: 14th December 2016


Providing Playgrounds for Palestine

Last Updated: 14th December 2016  |  First published on: 14th December 2016

PLAYGROUNDS are a simple part of childhood most of us in the West take for granted. But for children in Palestine, there is often nowhere to go to enjoy playing outside, spinning around on a roundabout, sliding down a slide or swinging on a swing.


Ros Steel on becoming a Licensed Lay Minister

Last Updated: 14th December 2016  |  First published on: 14th December 2016


A school trip to Narnia

Last Updated: 25th January 2022  |  First published on: 12th December 2016

Burchett's Green CE Primary School stepped through the wardrobe into the Narnia exhibition running at Dorchester Abbey.


Churches step in as children's centres close

Last Updated: 22nd November 2016  |  First published on: 22nd November 2016

Churches step in as children's centres close. by Katy Thompson AS children's centres across the UK close under Government cutbacks, the Door looks at how churches can help ensure families aren't left without important resources.


Congratulations to our new Licensed Lay Ministers

Last Updated: 25th January 2022  |  First published on: 21st November 2016

Lindsey Baker, Margaret Davison, Janet Keene and Rosalind Steel are our new Licensed Lay Ministers.


Oxford's Ofsted success

Last Updated: 21st November 2016  |  First published on: 21st November 2016

Oxford's Ofsted success. EVERYONE at the Oxford Academy was proud of the achievements that were recognised by Ofsted in a recent report.

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