Lent Labour

Every Saturday at for 3 hours
Please note that this event will not start until
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Lent Labour: This year, across our villages, we will be marking Lent with a shared project called Lent Labour. We will be offering a series of simple, practical sessions in each village – litter picking, maybe tidying churchyards and gardens, cleaning signs, and other small tasks that help care for the places we love. Each session will last around two hours and will be open to all, with no special skills required.

After each session we will gather in church for a simple lunch of bread, soup and cheese. This shared meal will be an important part of the day – a moment to pause, to give thanks, and to enjoy fellowship together.

For those who are unable to take part in the practical work, there will also be a three-quarter hour Faith Focus in church before lunch. This will explore biblical teaching about the value of work – not only paid work, but all the everyday tasks through which we serve one another and honour God.

The sessions will take place from 1030-1230 with the lunch at 1245 and are as follows:

21 Feb Bletchingdon – Cleaning street signs – Meet on green opposite pub 1030

28 Feb Wendlebury – Tidying elderly gentleman’s garden – Meet outside village hall 1030

07 March Middleton Stoney – Litter picking/cleaning bus shelter – Meet outside village hall 1030

14 March Chesterton – Cleaning street signs – Meet at church gate 1030

21 March Kirtlington – Bulb planting or fence painting – Meet on South Green 1030

28 March Weston – Cleaning street signs – Meet outside pub 1030

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Bletchingdon - St Giles

A warm welcome awaits you at St Giles’, whether you are new to the village or have lived here for many years.

We have a strong relationship with our village school, which holds services in church, usually at the end of term, and members of the Ministry Team visit the school regularly. Children’s workshops are held from time to time, as well as Family Services once a month. An annual service on the village green with Bletchington Silver Band is very popular.

Pastoral care is very important to us and individual members of the congregation are active in helping those in need in the village. We support several charities with collections and gifts from services and we occasionally have coffee mornings to raise money for major world disasters.

The cleaning and flower arranging are carried out by a rota of people and visitors often remark how well cared-for the church looks. We have a Friends of the Churchyard scheme and the two churchyards are also beautifully kept.

The church is normally open from during daylight hours. There is seating in the pews for approximately 150 people. There are extra chairs that can be put out at the back of the church to seat another 20.

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The Rev'd Gareth Miller

The Rectory, Troy Lane, Kirtlington, Oxon, OX5 3HA

Rector
01869 350224

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Lent Labour

Every Saturday at for 3 hours
Please note that this event will not start until
See DESCRIPTION for location details
See DESCRIPTION for location details

Lent Labour: This year, across our villages, we will be marking Lent with a shared project called Lent Labour. We will be offering a series of simple, practical sessions in each village – litter picking, maybe tidying churchyards and gardens, cleaning signs, and other small tasks that help care for the places we love. Each session will last around two hours and will be open to all, with no special skills required.

After each session we will gather in church for a simple lunch of bread, soup and cheese. This shared meal will be an important part of the day – a moment to pause, to give thanks, and to enjoy fellowship together.

For those who are unable to take part in the practical work, there will also be a three-quarter hour Faith Focus in church before lunch. This will explore biblical teaching about the value of work – not only paid work, but all the everyday tasks through which we serve one another and honour God.

The sessions will take place from 1030-1230 with the lunch at 1245 and are as follows:

21 Feb Bletchingdon – Cleaning street signs – Meet on green opposite pub 1030

28 Feb Wendlebury – Tidying elderly gentleman’s garden – Meet outside village hall 1030

07 March Middleton Stoney – Litter picking/cleaning bus shelter – Meet outside village hall 1030

14 March Chesterton – Cleaning street signs – Meet at church gate 1030

21 March Kirtlington – Bulb planting or fence painting – Meet on South Green 1030

28 March Weston – Cleaning street signs – Meet outside pub 1030

More info

Safeguarding

The Akeman Benefice is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Benefice Safeguarding Officer. The Diocese of Oxford's safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our Benefice Safeguarding Officer.

For all safeguarding concerns please immediately inform the Benefice Safeguarding Officer, Nicky Donne, at [email protected].

Alternatively please contact the Benefice Rector, The Rev’d Gareth Miller, at [email protected] or 01869 350224.

If you have information about a safeguarding situation where a child or adult is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention call the emergency services on 999. Do not delay.

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