Category: Worship & faith
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Christingle at Candlemas
Next Sunday 29th January, St Margaret’s will celebrate the last service of Christmas (before we take our decorations down) with our Christingle at Candlemas service. We’ll start at 4pm by making our christingles ready to light in the service, and then join together for a beautiful candlelit service of music and prayer for all ages.…
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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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Samuel gets his Choir Surplice
Today was again a morning to celebrate for all those who love music at St Margaret’s. One of our newest choristers was presented with their surplice and welcomed formally to the choir. Samuel has been attending choir rehearsal and Sunday morning worship since before the summer holidays this year. He’s no stranger to music, having…
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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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Celebrating our Organ Scholar
Today we officially welcomed our new Organ Scholar, Robert Carver-Escritt, during our Harvest Thanksgiving service. In actual fact Robert has been the organ scholar at St Margaret’s for several months now, but today was a chance to give thanks for his time and his talents. As part of the celebration, our Music Director, Richard Goodall,…
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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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Little Fishes
We’re relaunching our Toddler Group this September with a renewed focus on reaching more families in our community. Do you know a neighbour or friend with 0 to pre-school age children that would enjoy a morning of fun every Friday of term-time in St Margaret’s Church? Or are you part of a neighbourhood whatsapp or…
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Holy Week 2022
The overview for Holy Week in our Benefice this years is now available online. To find out more, or to watch online, please visit the dedicated area of our joint benefice “Faith & Prayer” website: