Buckland
Saint Mary the VirginCharney Bassett
Saint Peter’sHinton Waldrist
Saint Margaret of AntiochLittleworth
Holy AscensionLongworth
Saint Mary’sLyford
Saint Mary the VirginPusey
All SaintsWelcome to the Benefice of Cherbury and Gainfield, a group of seven beautiful rural churches in this lovely part of Oxfordshire.
Whichever church you come to, you will find a warm and welcoming Christian community. Each church is made up of people of people from different ages and stages of life, from across the broad spectrum of Christian belief and practice, together with those who are simply friends of the Christian faith who find peace in our community.
We have a deep belief that God’s love is for everyone. God wants everyone to be part of His family. Inclusion and diversity are therefore really important for us. We want everyone to feel that this is a Benefice where they can find friendship and community. Our goal is to help each person in our community to connect with the love, beauty and truth of Christ’s love for them. But more than this, we also want to help people find practical help in growing in Christian faith, experiencing more of the life changing love, joy and peace of Christ amidst the many challenges of modern living.
Everyone is welcome at our services and events. We would love to have you come along. If you are a newcomer do make yourself known to us over coffee, or even drop me a message on the contact form. Either I or one of my team would love to meet with you. If you’d like to find out more about our Benefice, or about the Christian faith, please do get in touch.
What’s On
We run a range of services seeking to meet the needs of those with different worship preferences. There are services of family worship; services from the Book of Common Prayer (more traditional) and Common Worship (more contemporary), including communion services; and we run a monthly all age Café Church, and Godly Play.
Alongside our monthly services, we also run social events, small groups, concerts, and seek to celebrate the key festivals in the church year. Details of our services can found on our Services and Events page.
Visit Us
Each of our churches is rooted in its own village, rich history and tradition. All of them have been places of prayer, some for centuries, and you can find peace and welcome within. Several were at the forefront of the Oxford Movement and its emphasis on the beauty of holiness, an emphasis we seek to keep alive in a number of our services. Many people from outside of the Benefice join our services and events because they enjoy being part of a smaller congregation where there can be more time for conversation and deeper relationships.
Life Events
Christenings, Weddings and Funerals are all very important moments in our lives, and the Church marks these with special services where we ask God’s blessing and help. If you’d like to know more, you can find lots of information on our Life Events pages. If you’d like talk to one of the clergy about these special moments in life, please Contact Us
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer is held via Zoom on Tuesdays at 8.30am, everyone is welcome. The service lasts around 20 minutes and if you have time, please stick around for a brief chat afterwards.
Please click here to join the Zoom Meeting.
So you can join in with the service, you will need to find the Morning Prayer for the day on the Church of England website.
Find us on Facebook where we regularly post prayers, bible readings, reflections, and much more.
YouTube
Following requests, we are experimenting with offering live-streaming of services on YouTube again on the Benefice channel
The link for each week will be below. Most weeks will be at 10.30am, but as only certain churches have internet access, sometimes the service will be at 9am. Please check in advance. Services will be left up for six days.
Upcoming Services and Events
Sun
30
Aug
Sunday Service – All Saints, Pusey
- Sunday
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- All Saints Church, Pusey
- Pusey, SN7 8QB
Church Service
Modern Holy Communion service using Common Worship, with traditional hymns.
Mon
7
Sep
Longworth Community Library
- Monday
- 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Houlton Room, St Mary's Church, Longworth
- Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DY
Community Event
Please pop in for a chat over coffee/tea and biscuits!
Membership free to residents in the Benefice
Books free to borrow
All welcome
Wed
9
Sep
Church Cleaning – St Mary’s Church, Buckland
- Wednesday
- 12:45 pm - 2:45 pm
- St Mary's Church, Buckland
- Church Ct, Buckland, Faringdon SN7 8QW
Church Booking
Wed
23
Sep
Church Cleaning – St Mary’s Church, Buckland
- Wednesday
- 12:45 pm - 2:45 pm
- St Mary's Church, Buckland
- Church Ct, Buckland, Faringdon SN7 8QW
Church Booking
Mon
5
Oct
Longworth Community Library
- Monday
- 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Houlton Room, St Mary's Church, Longworth
- Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DY
Community Event
Please pop in for a chat over coffee/tea and biscuits!
Membership free to residents in the Benefice
Books free to borrow
All welcome
Wed
7
Oct
Church Cleaning – St Mary’s Church, Buckland
- Wednesday
- 12:45 pm - 2:45 pm
- St Mary's Church, Buckland
- Church Ct, Buckland, Faringdon SN7 8QW
Church Booking
Safeguarding
This Benefice is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of the children and people of all ages in our church community. If you have a concern please contact the Benefice directly using the Contact Us page, and your enquiry will be sent straight to the Rector in the strictest confidence.
We do not provide the contact details of our local Parish Safeguarding Officers online for privacy reasons. The Safeguarding Policy for each parish is clearly displayed in each parish church, and the benefice policy can be found on our Safeguarding page.
If you prefer you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding teamCan’t find the answer?
Please feel free to contact us and we can help you further.