PRAYER DIARY
- Prayer for: 19th January 2021Chinnor, Sydenham, Aston Rowant and Crowell: Jacky Barr, Margaret Poole, Brian Griffiths, Joan De Val, Des Foote. For successful grant applications to cover maintenance and repair work on our church buildings to be blessed with a flood of fund-raising ideas to help our parish finances. Aston Rowant Primary School, St Andrew's School.
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Join St Mary's Church Bletchley for the first in a series of talks looking at growing our relationship with God. Tonight's talk looks at mental health - register below![]()
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How to ask deep questions of faith
How to...Many people are asking deep questions of faith. “Come and See” is an invitation to take the first steps in exploring faith.
How to smile this Christmas
How to...This is a message from Bishop Steven for all the children in the Diocese of Oxford: in our churches and in our schools. There are more than 60 thousand of you – that’s a lot – and all of you are very special. He needs your help…
How to live well through the next six months
How to...As a nation we are exiting the European Union and beginning a new relationship with our European neighbours and with the world. There are leavers and remainers in every congregation. So how are we to respond as the Church of England across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes?
How to connect with Creation
How to..., PathwaysConnecting with nature improves mental health and wellbeing. Think of the sense of relaxation and pleasure from a walk in the countryside, compared with the stress of a crowded bus, train or a long motorway drive.
How to fast
How to..., PathwaysJesus spoke about fasting in the context of both almsgiving and prayer, suggesting that all three are a natural way of expressing our faith. He invites us to fast as part of our daily walk with him. Why? How? And from what do we fast?
How to love your neighbour
How to...As a nation we are exiting the European Union and beginning a new relationship with our European neighbours and with the world. There are leavers and remainers in every congregation. So how are we to respond as the Church of England across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes?
How to Welcome
How to...Whatever their reasons for coming, we can give our church visitors them a space in which they can take time away from the demands of the world, gain a new perspective on their lives, and encounter our faith and God.
How to grieve
How to...We will all experience grief, yet many of us don’t know how to feel or what to do when it comes. Each bereavement is unique, and people are different.
How to pray
How to...Whether you’re new to praying, or are confident in your walk with God, we can all benefit from ideas and inspiration from time to time…