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Annual Meetings

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) is the annual meeting of all church supporters to review the past year, including the accounts, and to reflect on this and the way forward. It includes lots of essential admin, especially electing members of the Parochial Church Council, who are the trustees of the church as a charity. It begins with a (legally) separate Annual Parish Meeting (APM) for the election of churchwardens.

In 2023 these meetings will be held on Tuesday 9th May at 8pm, in St John’s, starting with the APM. You can find more details here.

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Tea Talk – 8th January 2023

Our traditional and very popular Tea Talks are back for another season – the second Sunday in January, February and March, starting at 3pm. The one important difference is that this year we will be holding the talks in St John’s rather than St Mary’s because it is so much easier to heat that building.

In January our speaker will be Sir Peter Ratcliffe, postponed from previous years, so we are delighted we can hear more about the work for which he was awarded a Nobel prize in 2019.

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Parish Harvest Celebration

This year, as we move into our new Autumn season, we will be celebrating a Joint Parish Harvest Festival with Communion, for all ages and stages, in St John’s on Sunday 2nd October at 10am. Please join together as we reflect on Jesus the True Vine and ourselves as the branches. Kidlington Abundance Group will be with us pressing local apples afterwards, and our gifts are much needed by the food bank.

What gifts are you thankful for this year?

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Theadora

Welcome to Theadora Eden-Sinha, born 26th August 2022

It was great to have good news of the safe arrival of Baby Theadora last week (and good to know that she now has a name!). She is bit on the small side but definitely able and willing to make a lot of noise.

The only sad part about it is that it means we have to say “goodbye” to our Administrator Tim as he adjusts to the new demands on his time. We wish Tim, Ellie and Theadora a wonderful time together.

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Parish Zoom Details

We have changed our parish Zoom account, with effect from 26th August 2022. This means that login details previously used for regular Zoom meetings will all be changing. Members of specific groups will be notified of their new details as necessary, but everyone should note that login for our Zoom Coffee sessions (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) has changed. Please contact webmaster or a member of the ministry team for these details.