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A couple from Reading have been recognised as honorary lay canons in Tanzania. Bridget and Leslie Green set up the charity Friends of Amani Tanzania (FOAT) in 2006 and have been honoured for their work.
Young people from across the diocese met at Adventure Plus in Clanfield for the annual diocesan youth weekend.
Reaching children, young people and families were two of the largest grants made in the latest round of Development Fund awards.
A project to revitalise the gardens at St Paul’s Church in Slough became a whole community effort. The initiative was part of The Wildlife Trust’s Nextdoor Nature programme, which drew in people from all walks of life, to recreate the garden as a more wildlife-friendly space.
St John the Evangelist Church is one of more than 100 churches across England to take part in multi-million pound project. The Net Zero Carbon Demonstrator church project, with £5.2million funding, is part of The Church of England’s Net Zero Programme.
If you go down to church today, you’re in for a big surprise….. zip wiring teddies!
In collaboration with our link Diocese of Kimberly and Kuruman in South Africa, we were thrilled to welcome four young adults to our Diocese. This visit offered a unique opportunity for cultural exchange and mutual learning and included meeting young adults from our church communities sharing in faith, aspiration and celebrating together the glorious diversity of humanity.
Villagers in Church Hanborough were so determined not to see their beloved church closed on safety grounds, that they raised the funds needed for repairs before the appeal had been officially launched!
Clergy comings and goings in the Diocese of Oxford: April to June 2024
A healing garden created at the side of a church has attracted pollinators and increased biodiversity in St Luke with St Bartholomew, Reading.