News
Electoral Roll 06 March 2010
Not everyone may be aware that having your name on the electoral roll enables you to vote and make your views heard at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting and symbolizes your commitment to the local congregation. If you are not already on the church electoral roll and would like to be, please contact Michael Dobson or Nicola Watson.
Partner organization for March: Oxford Christian Institute for Counselling. 06 March 2010
The Oxford Christian Institute for Counselling (OCIC) offers affordable and accessible counselling, supervision and training in a ‘safe and accepting place’ to those of any faith or none both within the wider community and the churches in Oxfordshire and beyond. For more information, see their website.
Recent news in brief 25 February 2010
Exercises for Lent: For Lent this year we have prepared a book of Exercises for Lent to encourage all of us to explore different ways we can help to sustain our spiritual life. Each week has a different theme. There are some copies at the back of church. Please join in.
The programme of Children’s events and activities in the run up to Easter is now up in the porch.
Great progress is being made with the appeal to restore the War Memorial: so far £2325 has been raised. Information has been uncovered about the people whose names appear on the memorial and a noticeboard is soon to be erected by the side of the War Memorial giving details.
Sponsored Cycle Ride 13 February 2010
Rob Martineau is going to cycle 8000 kilometres through Africa this Spring in aid of a brain research charity. Rob’s justgiving site is at www.justgiving.com/Africa-cycle and the charity is Samantha Dickson Brain Research Trust—donations made out to SDBTT can be dropped off at 24 Polstead Road.
St Margaret’s Lady Chapel Appeal 20 December 2009
The St. Margaret’s Lady Chapel appeal has been launched to raise money for the restoration of the stained glass and for the repairs to the Lady Chapel roof, as well as fitting photovoltaic cells to generate solar power. We need to raise £68,000 to cover the cost of these important projects. Full details are in the appeal leaflet, available at the back of the church. See here for more information and pictures.
Latest news: as at 1 January 2010, the money received for the appeal was £15,275. There are also monthly pledges, which for the next year will amount to £2040, and the tax rebate for the coming year on the money donated, which will be about £2,200. We would be very grateful for more monthly pledges (which in the end raise more money than one-off gifts provided that they are kept going!)