St. Margaret’s Church, Oxford

Joint Benefice of St. Giles and St. Philip St. James with St. Margaret

Sunday, 31 December 2017

8:00 am: Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)

Celebrant:Tom Albinson

10:30 am: Parish Eucharist

Celebrant & Preacher:Bernard Silverman

Hymns:
39
Unto us a boy is born
21
A great and mighty wonder
23
Behold, the great Creator makes / Psalm:
148
Readings:
Isa.61:10-62:3
Gal.4:4-7
Luke2:15-21

1st Sunday after Christmas – Vestments: white – Service books: yellow

After this service: coffee & tea served at the back of church – do stay and join us.

The church is equipped with an audio induction loop system –

please switch your hearing aid to the T position if applicable.

6:00 pm: Evening Prayer

Officiant:Jennifer Brooker

Hymns:
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Holy child within the manger(tune 185)
258
O Christ the same through all our story’s pages / Psalm:
132
Readings:
Isa. 35
1 John1:1-7

Services and events this coming week

Tuesday / 8:30 am
9:00 am / Morning Prayer
Eucharist
Wednesday / 8:30 am / Morning Prayer
Thursday / 8:30 am
9:00 am / Morning Prayer
Eucharist
Friday / 8:30 am
9:00 am / Morning Prayer
Toddler Service
Saturday / 9:00 am / Morning Prayer
Sunday
(Baptism of Christ) / 8:00 am
10:30 am
6:00 pm / Holy Communion
Parish Eucharist
Epiphany Carol Service

St. Margaret’s Church, Oxford

Vicar:Canon Andrew Bunch, The Vicarage, Church Walk, Oxford OX2 6LY.

Telephone 01865 510460 – email .

Associate Priest: Rev’d Tom Albinson, 19a St. Margaret’s Road, Oxford OX2 6RX.

Telephone 01865 515409 / 07426 948251 – email .

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Notices for Sunday, 31 December 2017

Saturday 6th January 2018: Epiphany Communion: 6:00 pm at St Giles

Saturday 6th January 2018: Twelfth Night Feast at St Giles: Doors Open: 7 pm – directly after the Epiphany Communion at 6 pm. Supper/Auction of Promises/Entertainments – in aid of our Roof Repair Fundraising Appeal. Tickets (including supper and wine): £15 (under 18s free!)

Sunday 7th January 2018: Epiphany Carol Service: 6:00 pm at St Margaret’s

Holy Week 2018 is going to be a special time for the Benefice, as Angela Tilby is coming to be our guest preacher throughout Holy Week. So please put 25th March to 1st April in your diary. There will be our regular pattern of services and this will include a set of meditations on Good Friday. Angela has chosen the title for this series of talks to be “The death of God.”

Michèle is glad to hear from anyone who would like to join St. Margaret’s flower rota. If you would like more information, please speak to Michèle who is also happy to give individual help and support to anyone who would like to try but feels that they lack experience or confidence!

We are considering having St Margaret’s as a venue for Art Weeks next May. The idea would be to have a community event, with people showing their artwork – paintings, pottery, knitting, quilt work – whatever they do - on a non-selling basis. If we did this it is possible that one or two professional artists would join as “add ons” to be main event, and they would make their work available for sale.

Is anyone interested in being part of the community event? The idea is to have an exhibition that we enjoy, professional standards are not required. We would also need some volunteers to be in the Church when the event is on, possibly to serve tea and cakes to visitors.

There is now a community notice board in the porch for advertising items wanted or for sale, holiday accommodation etc. Items for the notices or pewsheet should be handed to Michael Brooker or emailed to by 12:00 pm on Thursday.

Prayer Requests

Sick: Audrey Faber, Christina Dagleish, Margaret Holmes, Polly, Anne Screech, Seth Ward, Tina Milkovic, Beth Fairbairn, Chris Taberham, Joan Johnson.

Year’s mind: Ramsey Bronk (31/12/2007), William Alexander “Alec” Faulkner (1/1/2006), Marjorie Winifred Weiner (4/1/2003)