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Theresa May joins turf cutting at St Andrew's

Last Updated: 11th April 2017  |  First published on: 11th April 2017

Theresa May joins turf cutting at St Andrew's. THERESA May, the Home Secretary, joined the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, the Bishop of Reading in a ground cutting ceremony at St Andrew's Church, Sonning, Berkshire, last month.


Unreported violence in Gambella

Last Updated: 8th February 2022  |  First published on: 11th April 2017

On Friday 15 April, Murle raiders crossed the border into Ethiopia from South Sudan to raid Lare and Niniyang.


World War One remembered

Last Updated: 8th February 2022  |  First published on: 11th April 2017

Sarah Wearne writes about memorials of the Great War in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.


150 years of faith in Wokingham Without

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

150 years of faith in Wokingham Without. THE Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, began celebrations at St Sebastian's Church on Pentecost Sunday as he rang the bell in the church's new bell tower, at the beginning of their 150th Anniversary Service.


Christ Church: quite a classroom

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

Christ Church: quite a classroom. CHILDREN are taking time out from the classroom to learn about the rich history of Oxford' s Christ Church Cathedral.


Major grant for science and theology

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

Major grant for science and theology. THANKS to a grant of £128,042 from the Templeton World Charity Foundation, awarded to the Ian Ramsey Centre at Oxford University, the work of Revd Jennifer Brown as Science Missioner at the Churn Benefice will be continued and extended.


Appointment of new principal

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

Appointment of new principal. THE Rt Rd Humphrey Southern, suffragan Bishop of Repton in the Diocese of Derby, has been appointed Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon.


Around the Archdeaconries: New Communities

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

Around the Archdeaconries: New Communities. Around the Archdeaconries is a series of features on various themes, inspired by the Archdeaconry Plans.


Around the Deaneries - Vale of White Horse

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

Around the Deaneries - Vale of White Horse. An encouraging mixture of mission is going on in the Vale of White Horse Deanery in South Oxfordshire.


Around the Deaneries: Wendover

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

Around the Deaneries: Wendover. Vital Statistics: Area Dean: Mark Dearnley Lay Chair: Gavin Oldham Clergy: 20 Churches: 20 Benefices: 9 I meet the Revd Mark Dearnley and the Revd Michael Hunt, the Curate at St Mary's, Wendover, in the town where we talk about the deanery over a coffee.

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