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Five days in Berlin

Last Updated: 22nd May 2019  |  First published on: 22nd May 2019

Five days in Berlin. The Revd Canon Tony Dickinson on his trip to the Kirchentag festival in Germany THE flags on the Reichstag and the nearby embassies were at half-mast.


The way of Christ leads across the river (Thames) in Reading

Last Updated: 22nd May 2019  |  First published on: 22nd May 2019

The way of Christ leads across the river (Thames) in Reading. A NEW crossing over the River Thames lived up to its name as the Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, led worshippers across Christchurch Bridge from Reading to Caversham.


County Archives welcomes its 10,000th collection

Last Updated: 21st May 2019  |  First published on: 21st May 2019

County Archives welcomes its 10,000th collection. A VILLAGE church has provided the Berkshire Record Office with its 10,000th collection for its archives.


Archbishops' Awards for Jane and John

Last Updated: 21st May 2019  |  First published on: 21st May 2019

Archbishops' Awards for Jane and John. TWO people from the Diocese of Oxford were among the 35 to receive Archbishop of Canterbury's Awards in a ceremony last month.


Author Bill Bryson on St Mary the Virgin, Iffley

Last Updated: 7th February 2022  |  First published on: 21st May 2019

Author Bill Bryson reveals St Mary the Virgin, Iffley, Oxfordshire, as one of his favourite churches.


Awards for Burford's £3.7m church hall

Last Updated: 21st January 2022  |  First published on: 21st May 2019

Awards for Burford's £3.7m church hall. Children take part in a sponsored Wilderness Walk.


Canon Wilfrid Robert Francis Browning

Last Updated: 21st May 2019  |  First published on: 21st May 2019

Canon Wilfrid Robert Francis Browning. A MEMORIAL service for Canon Wilfrid Browning, who sadly died on 23rd February, aged 98, will take place at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford on Saturday 27th May at 3pm.


Dioceses unite over airport expansion

Last Updated: 21st May 2019  |  First published on: 21st May 2019

Dioceses unite over airport expansion. THE Diocese of Oxford has joined forces with the Dioceses of London and Southwark to give a joint response on the impact of plans for a third runway at Heathrow.


Eco classroom kickstarts school expansion

Last Updated: 21st May 2019  |  First published on: 21st May 2019

Eco classroom kickstarts school expansion. WORK on an innovative, modular eco-classroom as part of a plan to expand an 'outstanding' church school in Oxfordshire is well underway.


Educational partnership blessed by the Bishop of Oxford

Last Updated: 21st May 2019  |  First published on: 21st May 2019

Educational partnership blessed by the Bishop of Oxford. The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Steven Croft blessed a new partnership between the Community of St Mary the Virgin (CSMV) at Wantage and the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust (ODST).

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