Category: Community
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Decorating the Church
Every Advent 4 Sunday, St Margaret’s begins to get ready for Christmas by decorating the church, and this week was no different. Our merry band of (slightly chilly) souls had lots fun trying to remember instructions and where things went. The young people reminded us to put up angel banners that they had made when…
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Frideswide Pilgrimage
Last Saturday we joined pilgrims from all over the Oxfordshire area as they travelled towards Christ Church Cathedral for the Frideswide Service. For the past two years, St Margaret’s has facilitated the shortest route taking just over an hour from our church down to the cathedral via the canal. It’s a very accesible route and…
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Light Party
Join us for our first ever Light Party. We’ll have all the usual party games and party food, with song time and crafts. There will be a prize for best dressed, though we’re asking for nothing too scary or gory – just fun costumes. You will also need to bring a torch as we will…
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Michelmas Choral Evensong & Shared Meal
After the roaring success of our last Choral Evensong and social, The St Margaret’s Community and Social Action Group are pleased to announce another choral evensong and social on the 2nd October at St Margaret’s Church. The service will begin at 4pm followed by an early light supper led by our wonderful choir. Sam Schad…
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Music with Friends
Every year, covid allowing, friends from in and around St Margaret’s Church join together to remembering Anthony Aston Smith through an informal afternoon of music-making. This was my first year attending the concert and it was a wonderful way to spend a September afternoon. Acknowledging the somber season that we found ourselves in, the concert…
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Charities at St Margaret’s
Back in the warmth of June, the newly formed Community and Social Action Group met. Part of what they look at was charities and giving from St Margaret’s, as the PCC is no longer able to make larger donations to four charities chosen on a regular basis. The group had a good discussion about what…
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Oxford Canal Festival 2022
Oxford Canal Festival is this Saturday 17th September and looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun. St Margaret’s have been invited to run a craft session for children from 11-1pm. Eva and Daniel will be there making St Margaret’s fire-breathing dragons. Please do pop in to the children’s tent to say hello…
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Community Café
It was another fine day with plenty of tea and chat last Saturday. This time we had carrot cake, lemon drizzle, Victoria sponge and the ever popular chocolate cake. The time spent on these afternoons is very special, especially in light of HM The Queen’s death last week. It is becoming a space where friends…
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Community Café, Ride + Stride and a place to reflect
Our Community Café takes place this afternoon at St Margaret’s between 3pm and 5pm. Please join us and invite along anyone you know who may appreciate some company and a piece of cake! In addition, with Ride + Stride taking place today, the church will be open from 9am until 5pm, offering a reflective space, a chance to write…
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Our first Community Cafe
The weather was on our side a week last Saturday for our first ever community cafe. So much so that we decided to take the tables and chairs outside and enjoyed the shade of the trees in the church garden. We served banana and apricot bread, strawberry yoghurt cake (one of Daniel’s childhood recipes) and…