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This week in the Benefice
Saturday 16 September
Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c.432
Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, Tractarian, 1882
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)
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 18 September
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
8.00pm – Compline (Night Prayer) online
Tuesday 19 September
Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
Wednesday 20 September
John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
7.30pm – St Giles’ PCC Meeting
Thursday 21 September
Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
Friday 22 September
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 23 September
8.30am – Morning Prayer at St Margaret’s
5.30pm – Evening Prayer at St Giles’
Sunday 24 September
Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 20)
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)
Parish News Magazine
This season’s Parish News Magazine is now available online or to pick up from either church. Read all about what’s been going on, what’s coming up, and some interesting articles from members of our congregations.
Compline (Night Prayer)
Compline takes place in our benefice online every Monday evening at 8pm, and you are most welcome to join. Siân has written an introduction to this ancient and beautiful office, which you can read on our website:
St Frideswide Pilgrimage
Christchurch Cathedral is running another Pilgrimage for St Frideswide’s saint’s day on Saturday 14 October, with one of the routes beginning at St Margaret’s Church at 2pm, and finishing at the Shrine of St Frideswide followed by tea in Christchurch Hall. Booking (here) is essential. We also have leaflets in both of our churches.
Tea & Talks at St Margaret’s Institute
St Margaret’s Institute has a new season of Tea & Talks, beginning on Wednesday 4th October at 1:30pm with a talk by Stephen Johnston on Mediaeval cosmos: astronomy, astrology and the astrolabe. They then continue monthly – see the full schedule by pressing the button below. Entry is £2 and includes tea and cake.
Little Fishes
Jazz at St Giles’
The first Jazz at St Giles’ event of the seasons takes place tonight, Saturday 16 September, featuring David Gordon and Alexander Scriabin’s Ragtime Band. Don’t miss out – tickets available on the door.
The next event is on 7th October, featuring the Philip Clouts Quartet with their show “Great musicians of World Jazz”. Following that, mark your diaries for big band the Donut Kings on 28th October, Ewan Bleach with his saxophone on 11th November, and finally the Brickwork Lizards with their Arabic jazz fusion on 2nd December.
If you would like to help out with the concerts – e.g. putting up posters, helping on the night – please get in touch with David at StGilesJazz@gmail.com. For more information about the concerts, 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
Job Advert from St Matthew’s
St Matthew’s Church in South Oxford is hiring a Pioneer Missioner (Young Adults), to lead engagement with younger adults across the parish. Find more information at the advert by pressing the button below.
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: