The Friends of St Mary’s offer you a fascinating entertainment this coming Saturday, 1st November. James Hamilton, (author of the acclaimed biography “Constable – A Portrait”) will present the passionate correspondence of John and Maria Constable, assisted by Katharine Eustace and Shirley Steventon, with Philip Towler on the organ. Tickets £20 (discounts available). Find out more at fosmk.org.uk/james-hamilton-talk
We have arranged for AgeUK to present two sessions on Scams Awareness. The first will be from 2.30pm, on Tuesday 4th November, in St Mary’s. The second will be in St John’s from 7pm on Monday 17th November. These are free of charge and open to anyone to attend, so please do spread the word..
Christmas Tree Festival on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of December 2025
Building on last year’s success, St Mary’s Kidlington will once again be hosting its Christmas Tree Festival on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of December. There will be live music and refreshments and many hundreds of people will pass through the doors to enjoy the Christmas spirit.
This year the festival will be in aid of Papyrus, which works to prevent suicide in Young People, and the Noor Society, which works with disabled people in refugee camps in Bethlehem, see
https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
https://noorsocietyfordisabled.wordpress.com/home/
If you would like to support us again and advertise your business / organisation by sponsoring a tree, please fill the form out here: https://forms.gle/qtPZQ94JCj9HQY2k8
To view a short video (1min) of last year’s festival here with the choir singing live in
the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PYBMS_5eRQ
Any questions at all, no matter how big or small, feel free to email me on office@kidhp.org.uk
Thanks all, Malc
Getting closer and closer
We are looking forward to the usual fun and action packed afternoon that is the annul Parish Fete. Do come along and enjoy.
From Paul
On Sunday, myself and four more Oxford curates will be getting Priested at St Mary’s. It’s been a long journey to get to this point, and I’d love it if you would come and join my family in celebrating with me. The next day I’m going to be celebrating my first Eucharist at St Mary’s as well, so if you’d prefer to skip the bigger crowd then please come along and join me then! Both services are important milestones in my faith journey, and it would be great to celebrate them with the parishioners who have spent the last year encouraging me along that journey.
Friday 27th June 2025
