Support our Striders Four members of our church congregation will be striding out for the OHCT Ride and Stride on Saturday 12th September. Lynn and Charles Baker and Patricia Hunt with Bob Heath-Whyte will all be walking about twelve miles on mostly public footpaths, to visit local churches. They will all start by walking to ... Read more
Pews News is back! This new format newsletter for St Mary’s Chalgrove with St Helen’s Berrick Salome will be issued once or twice monthly, and whereas the old version was circulated in print form, the new version will be circulated electronically. If, however, because of disability or lack of a suitable device, you are unable ... Read more
We have received a thank you letter from USPG for our donation last year. the full text can be read here Read more
Thank you very much for any money collected in the Water Aid Jars of Change appeal this Lent. I am happy to receive the money collected either dropped off at 27 French Laurence Way or people are welcome to hang onto their Jars for now and give them to me once we get back to ... Read more
In view of the coronavirus pandemic emergency, the annual Parochial Church Meeting will be postponed. The new date for the meeting will be announced in due course. Read more
Promoted and organised by the Friends of St Mary’s, the Mixed Medley and More Concert on the afternoon of Sunday 24th November was very popular. We enjoyed good music and light hearted performances from Chalgrove Brass Ensemble, Glynn Leaney, Bucks Voices, and Marian and Massimo Nicolosi. Russell Kilmister compered the show with great panache and ... Read more
The Village Hall was packed with stalls and visitors for the annual St Nick’s Fayre between 11am and 3pm on Saturday 1st December. There were plenty of games to participate in and a chance to have one’s face painted, as well as the usual high quality lunches provided by Jeanette and her team. Raffles and ... Read more
United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG) Information Evening Tuesday, 3rd December 7pm For several years, St Mary’s has supported the work of this charity, which both administers emergency relief and Christian mission in various parts of the world. At the information evening on 3rd December we discussed the various ways in which USPG help ... Read more
The afternoon concert on Sunday 22nd September was a great success. Our musicians were Chris Devonport, organ, Faye O’Hara, cornet, Roger Derbyshire, organ, Will Grainger, euphonium, and Alice Derbyshire, flute. They had selected just eight pieces for us which gave them a chance to demonstrate their respective talents and gave us the chance to hear ... Read more
On Saturday 7th September some 40 members of Oxford Psalmody, led by Edwin Macadam, visited St Mary’s at the beginning of a tour of four churches in our area. Arriving before 10am, they were welcomed with tea and coffee and cake. Accompanied by their own small band of strings and woodwind, they then gave the ... Read more
“Chalgrove we have a banquet!” was the message, and what an excellent occasion it was, with the theme of the moon landing 50 years ago. The organising team had gone to great lengths to set the atmosphere with illuminated ‘planets’ suspended in strategic places, coloured stars flying across the chancel arch, and bunting for celebration. ... Read more
The church was packed for the Induction, Institution and Installation of the Revd Dr Michael J Lakey, as the Vicar of St Mary’s Chalgrove and Rector of St Helen’s Berrick Salome, by the Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Revd Colin Fletcher OBE, on Thursday 1st August. Visitors from Ripon College Cuddesdon and Michael’s previous parishes, ... Read more
The St Mary’s band of bellringers recently gained four new members when Maggie, Faye, Emilia and Jonathan were awarded their certificates of membership of the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers. Congratulations to them and to the band for recruiting and bringing on more new recruits! Our photo shows Maggie, Jonathan and Faye with their ... Read more
There was no mistaking whose stall it was as the new banner stood proudly atop our gazebo. And although the weather was dull and cool, giving away free muffins to everyone who accepted the offer helped to add some warmth to the day. As well as handing out leaflets about the forthcoming Art Weeks exhibition ... Read more
At a special service in Dorchester Abbey on 16th September, Andrew Davis was enrolled into the Fellowship of Saint Birinus by the Bishop of Dorchester, Bishop Colin. Our picture shows Andrew, third from right with his certificate in front of him, together with other newly admitted Fellows. Andrew tells us that it was a humbling ... Read more
The Church of England Parish of Chalgrove with Berrick Salome is in the Aston & Cuddesdon Deanery of the Diocese of Oxford
The Friends support the work of the church through social events and fundraising
The main glory of St Mary's is the internationally important scheme of medieval paintings on the upper walls of the chancel
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