Seven Churches in South Oxfordshire

Notice Sheet (Page 7)

From the Rector: Tuesday 15th March 2022

Sanctuary Dear friends, If like me you are wondering about what it might mean to offer to sponsor a Ukrainian refugee under the newly announced Government scheme, do have a look at the website www.sanctuaryfoundation.org.uk  . There is also a helpful video interview there. The important things to note are that, at the moment, “stuff” is not needed; money is and will…

From the Rector: Tuesday 1st March 2022

Naboth’s blood Dear friends, The first book of Kings, chapter 21, tells the story of how King Ahab covets his neighbour’s vinyard; ideally situated next to the palace, fertile and productive. Ahab wants to grow vegetables there. He offers Naboth, the owner, a fair price. Naboth refuses. It is his family inheritance, he says, so he will not sell. Ahab sulks. Jezebel,…

From the Rector: Tuesday 8th February 2022

Blues for Two Dear friends, It is “peak season” for S.A.D.  – or the “winter blues”. We’ve not seen much sun on the outside for a while. So our feel-good hormones are running low. When you add in winter illness, two years of Covid, frequent changes, upheavals at work, relational pressures and money worries it is neither surprising nor unexpected if there…