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St Giles Church is one of four churches in the Lower Windrush Benefice, the others being St Denys' Northmoor, St Michael's Stanton Harcourt and St Nicholas and St Swithun Yelford. St. Giles' is a Grade II* Church dating from about 1228 with an extensive Victorian restoration and a £100,000 Restoration project in the 1990s. Some of the pews have been re-sited to create a 'social area'. The large churchyard is well kept and an experimental wildlife conservation area has been set aside.
An appeal fund was launched in September 2006 which raised £100,000. Grants were received from the National Churches Trust, Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, Garfield Weston, The Mercer's Company, Allchurches Trust, the Archdeacon of Oxford's Fund, Magdalen College Oxford, The Rank Foundation, The Doris Field Trust, the Sandford Trust, the Gladiator Trust and the Beatrice Laing Trust.
Repairs were carried out to the Clerestory Windows, which were completed in the autumn of 2007. A disabled toilet and kitchen facilities have been provided in the Vestry with access from the North Door of the Church across a new patio area. A path has been laid from the North Door to the new Car Park which has been provided by the Parish Council for access to the new Churchyard.
The new Burial Ground was consecrated by the Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Revd Colin Fletcher, on 7th July 2009
New Heaters and Lighting were installed in St Giles'Church during the Autumn of 2009.
The Friends of St Giles, launched in 2010, allows those who wish to contribute to the maintenance of the building to be kept in touch with events at St Giles.
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Jenny Insch
35 Manor Crescent
Standlake
Witney
Oxon
OX29 7RX
Tel: (01865) 300629 (Member of the PCC)
- Regular Services
Sunday
A quiet BCP communion service with brief sermon
Every first Sunday at 8:00 AM for 40 minutes
Communion Service (with Sunday School on the 3rd Sunday - children are taken out during the 1st Hymn and returned during Communion to join the congregation for a blessing and the end of the Service)
Every third and fourth Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour
Benefice Eucharist for all four Churches of the Benefice held in rotation on the 2nd and 5th Sundays of the month. For venues throughout 2011, see the link to Benefice Services. Benefice Communion on Remembrance Sunday is at 9 a.m., this year in Northmoor Church
Every second Sunday at 10:30 AM for 1 hour
An informal Eucharistic Service
Every first Sunday at 11:00 AM for 1 hour
An informal act of worship aimed at but not solely for young people aged 14 and upwards held in Sutton Methodist Chapel.
Every fourth Sunday at 8:00 PM for 1 hour
Monday
A short service of Common Worship Morning Prayer led by the Rector or member of the congregation
Every Monday at 8:00 AM for 25 minutes
Tuesday
Time for a chat in church; tea and cakes provided.
Every second and fourth Tuesday at 10:30 AM for 1½ hours
Wednesday
A Common Worship service of Holy Communion followed by coffee. On Ash Wednesday 25th February those who wish may have the imposition of Ashes.
Every Wednesday at 10:00 AM for ½ hour
Friday
A short Common Worship Evening Prayer service led by the Rector or member of the congregation On the Second Friday of the Month, Book of Common Prayer Evensong will be said at 5 p.m. This will be a slightly longer service
Every Friday at 5:00 PM for 20 minutes
Current Editor: Jenny Insch
