Whichever church you come to, we hope you will find a warm welcome in this benefice. We have several services each Sunday, and lots of events going on every month. For our latest news and events, please see What’s On, or you can subscribe to our weekly e-bulletin to keep up to date with what’s happening.

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What’s On

For our latest events and services, and to find out about News and Events in our communities, our What’s On page is a great place to start. Whether it’s Sunday services, Fetes, Coffee Mornings, the Village Diner, Café Church, the Library – there’s always something happening!

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Visit Us

Our seven churches are all unique with their own character and history. All of them have been places of prayer for centuries, and you can find peace and welcome within. Everyone is welcome at all our services and events. If you’d like to find out more about our churches, their history and what’s happening now, please come and Visit Us

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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

Upcoming Services and Events

Tue

1

Sep

Longworth Community Library

  •   Tuesday
  •   10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  •   Houlton Room, St Mary's Church, Longworth
  •   Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DY
Community Event 

Longworth Community Library is open in the Houlton Room at St Mary’s church, Longworth, first Tuesday of every month, from 10am – 12.30pm.

Refreshments are available – come and have a coffee and cake and chat, and borrow the latest bestseller! Good selection of novels, biography, reference, history, and children’s books.

If you need transport to the library, please contact Lesley Kinch 01865 820237 or Karen Coleman 01865 821795.

Sun

6

Sep

Sunday Service – Livestream and in St Mary’s, Buckland

  •   Sunday
  •   10:00 am - 11:00 am
  •   St Mary's Church, Buckland
  •   Church Ct, Buckland, Faringdon SN7 8QW
Church Service 

This week’s Sunday Eucharist service is in St Mary’s church in Buckland, and also livestreamed via YouTube on Sunday at 10am. The link for Sunday’s service will come winging to your inbox on Saturday morning if you have signed up for our bulletin!

And of course the video will be left up afterwards so you can watch it at any time on our YouTube channel.

Sun

20

Sep

Sunday Service – Livestream and in St Mary’s, Buckland

  •   Sunday
  •   10:00 am - 11:00 am
  •   St Mary's Church, Buckland
  •   Church Ct, Buckland, Faringdon SN7 8QW
Church Service 

This week’s Sunday Come & Praise Service of the Word, with a short Communion Service to follow (optional), is in St Mary’s church in Buckland, and also livestreamed via YouTube on Sunday at 10am. The link for Sunday’s service will come winging to your inbox on Saturday morning if you have signed up for our bulletin!

And of course the video will be left up afterwards so you can watch it at any time on our YouTube channel.

Thu

1

Oct

Private Prayer – Holy Ascension, Littleworth

  •   Thursday
  •   All Day
  •   Holy Ascension Church, Littleworth
  •   Faringdon, SN7 8EF
Church Service 
Fri

2

Oct

Private Prayer – St Mary’s, Longworth

  •   Friday
  •   All Day
  •   St Mary's Church, Longworth
  •   Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DY
Church Service 
Sat

3

Oct

Private Prayer – St Mary’s, Lyford

  •   Saturday
  •   All Day
  •   St Mary's Church, Lyford
  •   Lyford, Wantage, OX12 0EQ
Church Service 
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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 team

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