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This week in the Benefice
Sunday 10 September
Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 18)
8.00am – Holy Communion at St Giles’ (said, 1662 BCP)
10.30am – Parish Eucharist at St Margaret’s (sung, Common Worship)
10.30am – Holy Communion at St Giles’ (sung, Common Worship) Followed by Extraordinary Parochial Church Meeting at St Giles’
12.15pm – 4.30pm – St Giles’ open for Oxford Open Doors
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Margaret’s (said, with hymns, 1662 BCP)
6.30pm – Evensong at St Giles’ (sung, 1662 BCP)
The pew sheets for the Sunday services above, with readings, prayers and details of the music, will be available electronically via our website on Sunday morning.
Monday 11 September
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
Tuesday 12 September
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
Wednesday 13 September
John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith, 407
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
7.30pm – PCC Meeting at St Margaret’s
Thursday 14 September
Holy Cross Day
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
Friday 15 September
Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
9.00am – Little Fishes at St Margaret’s (for toddlers and parents)
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
Saturday 16 September
Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c.432
Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, Tractarian, 1882
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
7.30pm – Jazz at St Giles’: David Gordon and Alexander Scriabin’s Ragtime Band. Details here.
Sunday 17 September
Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 19)
8.00am – Holy Communion at St Giles’ (said, 1662 BCP)
10.30am – Parish Eucharist at St Margaret’s (sung, Common Worship)
10.30am – Holy Communion at St Giles’ (sung, Common Worship)
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Margaret’s (said, with hymns, 1662 BCP)
6.30pm – Evensong at St Giles’ (sung, 1662 BCP)
St Giles’ Meeting
There will be an “Extraordinary Parochial Church Meeting”, open to all members of the electoral roll, on Sunday 10 September immediately after the 10:30 church service.
This is to receive the finalised accounts (which will be circulated in advance) and to allow for the election of new PCC members.
If you would like to consider standing for election to the PCC of St Giles’ and would like a nomination form, or have any questions about it, please do get in touch with Daniel.
Upcoming PCC dates
The PCCs of both churches will be meeting in September:
- St Margaret’s PCC on Wednesday 13 September at 7:30pm in the baptistery in church;
- St Giles’ PCC on Wednesday 20 September at 7:30pm in the meeting room in the parish rooms (enter via the Woodstock Road entrance).
Please contact Daniel (vicar@StGilesStMargarets.org) if there is anything that you would like the PCCs to discuss or approve.
Little Fishes
Jazz at St Giles’
The first Jazz at St Giles’ event of the seasons takes place on Saturday 16 September, featuring David Gordon and Alexander Scriabin’s Ragtime Band.
For more information on this and the whole Autumn 2023 programme, and to order tickets, please visit their website at jazzatstgiles.com
SAMs Morning
No need to book, just come along. Any questions please contact Eva@stgilesstmargarets.org
St Margaret’s Sunday Evening Services
From 1 October 2023 the Sunday BCP Evening Prayer / Evensong services at St Margaret’s will revert to their original time of 6pm.
Please note also that on Sunday 8 October, the service will be replaced with a special Child Loss Awareness Service (more information coming soon). For those for whom this may not be appropriate, a BCP Evensong will be offered at St Giles’ on that evening at their usual time of 6.30pm.
First Communion Classes
BeSpace
In the week commencing Monday 9 October, St Margaret’s Church will be running Be Space prayer spaces in school for a full week at Phil & Jim School. We need several volunteers (from St Giles’ or St Margaret’s) to commit to a morning or a day in school. It sounds like a lot of fun and Eva will be leading it, so will make sure that we have nice treats along the way! If you would like more information or would like to sign up then please contact Eva – eva@stmargaretsoxford.org
St Giles’ Fair
The St Giles’ Fair, with its model exhibition in our church, was a big success – take a look at some photos and a brief report:
Pathways magazine
The Summer issue of the Diocese of Oxford’s quarterly magazine, Pathways, is still available.
The Diocese have changed their distribution methods, and now there are plenty of copies available for our churches. Pick up your free paper copy from either St Giles’ or St Margaret’s, or download the electronic version from their website: