St James' Cowley, Cowley
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The Parish Church of St James has been part of the community in Cowley for nearly 850 years. The congregation is made of people from many backgrounds and you can be assured of a warm welcome.
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Revd Howard Thornton
Cowley Rectory
Beauchamp Lane
Cowley
Tel: 01865 747680
News from the Diocese
Vigil against child violence
News | 18 Mar 2010
Bishop John led a candlelit vigil on an Oxford estate as part of a national campaign calling for an end to violence against children.
Leadership and 'all that jazz'
News | 8 Mar 2010
How can music enable clergy and lay people to develop leadership and team skills in the local church? This is what we will explore on this innovative and inspiring day workshop on 24th April. You don't have to be musical to enjoy and engage with these vital themes as we seek to shape confident, collaborative leadership in our churches. Read more
Faith in Maintenance Training Days
News | 5 Mar 2010
These courses are to help volunteers who look after historic places of worship.
Twenty Things for 2010
News | 3 Mar 2010
There are many different ways of praying. The phrase 'sustaining the sacred centre’ invites us to find, and then nurture, the way of praying that is right for us. It is also about developing the links between the prayers we offer and the lives we lead.Here are some ideas to try out during 2010.
Comment - Being in Lent, by Colin Fletcher
Features | 26 Feb 2010
Talk to many people about Lent and the thing that they will focus on is 'giving something up' for it - be that chocolates, alcohol or whatever.
Thought for the Month, by David Winter. March 2010
Features | 26 Feb 2010
All spoke well of (Jesus) and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, "Is this not Joseph's son?" Luke 4:22
The broken Body of God
Features | 26 Feb 2010
The Revd Tessa Kuin Lawton reflects on Mary's experience of the broken body of her crucified son.
Prayer Walk at Broughton Castle
News | 25 Feb 2010
Follow the walk and listen to Lady Saye in conversation with Revd Ben Phillips More...
Bishop John's Big Brew
News | 23 Feb 2010
The Bishop of Oxford marked the start of Fairtrade Fortnight by hosting a Big Brew at Diocesan Church House.
First boys' choir for 30 years at Reading Minster
News | 22 Feb 2010
THE first rehearsal of the newly formed boys' choir at Reading Minster of St Mary the Virgin takes place this Wednesday (February 24).
Policeman sets up appeal
News | 19 Feb 2010
A policeman was so moved by the poverty and injustice he saw during a trip to South Africa he has set up a funrdaising appeal to support charity work in the country.
Record raised by Ride and Stride 2009
News | 19 Feb 2010
DESPITE the economic downturn record amounts were raised in 2009 during the annual Ride and Stride.
Cheers to Valentine's
News | 19 Feb 2010
A romantic valentines meal was one of the first events to take place in the newly refurbuished St Mary le More Church, Wallingford.
Calling for Justice
Features | 29 Jan 2010
Amy Merone talks to Jo Duckles about the link between her fath and her social justice work.
Thought for the Month by David Winter
Features | 29 Jan 2010
For dust though art and unto dust though shall return. Genesis 3:19
Comment - Don't be left out in the cold
Features | 29 Jan 2010
We love talking about the weather - and that weather has been leaving us all cold recently - just the way the climate talks in Copenhagen left many of us, writes Matt Freer.
A little Lent reading
Features | 29 Jan 2010
Whatever people may think, Christianity isn't really about rules and rituals or 'putting on a show' but about an inner life, rooted in God himself - rooted by prayer, reflection, obedience, faith and love. Books can contribute to developing and sustaining that sacred centre so the Door asked three Christian thinkers to recommend some you may want to dip into, either during Lent or throughout the year.
Helping Dalit families
Features | 28 Jan 2010
A new partnership between the Oxford Diocese and Nandyal in India is giving schools the chance to help Dalit children, writes Katie Paxton-Doggett.
Re-tracing the steps of Jesus
Features | 26 Jan 2010
This October Bishop John will be taking a group on a pilgrimage to the places where Jesus lived and breathed, where the events recorded in teh gospels actually took place. Here the Door looks at what is special about a trip to the Holy Land.
Looking to God's future, by Sarah Meyrick
Features | 26 Jan 2010
The rural church should beware of being hampered by an idealised picture of the past, and look with confidence to God's future.
Other information
A Church Near You ID: 271
Archdeaconry: OXFORD (271)
Deanery: COWLEY (27107)
Benefice: Cowley St Jame (27/136 L)
Parish Legal Name: COWLEY (270190)
Basic Parish information (27/190)