Please see pew sheet for the month attached - the following news update was issued by email on SATURDAY 31st January
Access to Barham Church - Good news for those of us who live in Claydon and Barham - Barham Church Lane is now passable up to the Church through the roadworks. Sadly for those who access Barham Church from Henley/Barham Green direction I think you will now have to come via Hemingstone/Sandy lane or down Claydon Church Lane. If you chose the latter route please beware of the horrendous pot holes near the entrance to the Slade before you reach Claydon Church.If you know people who attend your Church infrequently or are housebound and who are not on email, please try to ensure that they receive a copy of the February Pew Sheet which you received by email last week. This is available on paper in each of our Churches.
Date for your diaries - Rev Tracey has booked a Lenten Celtic Retreat Day for Saturday 21st March at Barham 10 - 4, no cost but donations welcome. This is being led by Catherine Bond from Lark Rise Retreats, the same lady that led our previous Celtic day. More details to follow.
Lent House Groups are being planned to start week beginning 16th February. These will be following the national course "Draw Near" and there will be booklets in each Church next week It invites you to develop a rhythm of life that will help you grow as a disciple of Christ day by day, especially as we prepare to celebrate the mystery of God's saving love at... Draw Near is the official Church of England booklet for Lent 2026. The booklets are recommended for everyone to use during Lent regardless of whether or not you attend the weekly house groups. We are suggesting a donation of £2 per book to offset the costDo you ever look at the Church Websites - http://www.claydonbenefice.com and http://www.achurchnearyou.com ? Our PCCs are currently considering our future strategy on-line and would really appreciate some feed back on what you like and what you don't like about the two websites. How easy do you find them to use to find information? Is there information you would like to have that isn't present? If you have any comments, good or bad, please email them to Rev Tracey on [email protected]
Also note that Minecraft Church is being run again on the afternoon of Sunday 22nd February. Please bring the attached poster to the attention of any families you think might be interested.
