| 08:00 | Buckland
Holy Communion (Said 1662) | | 09:00 | Charney Bassett
Holy Communion (Said 1662) | | 10:00 | Littleworth
Holy Communion (Common Worship) | | 10:00 | Longworth
Holy Communion (Common Worship) | | 16:00 | Charney Bassett
KHAOS Kids - 15.00 - 16.30 | | 18:00 | Lyford
Choral Evensong | | 08:00 | Buckland
Holy Communion (Said 1662) | | 09:00 | Hinton Waldrist
Holy Communion (Said 1662) | | 10:00 | Buckland
Holy Communion (Common Worship) | | 10:00 | Charney Bassett
Holy Communion (Common Worship) | | 08:00 | Buckland
Holy Communion (Said 1662) | | 10:00 | Longworth
Holy Communion (Common Worship) | | 10:00 | Pusey
Holy Communion (Common Worship) | | 11:15 | Lyford
Holy Communion (1662 sung) | | 18:00 | Littleworth
Evening Worship CW | | | |
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St Mary the Virgin
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St Peter
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All Saints'
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St Margaret of Antioch
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Church of the Holy Ascension
| | » | Longworth
St Mary's
| | » | Lyford
Grange Barn
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St Mary's
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All Saints' Church
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The United Benefice of Cherbury with Gainfield was set up in late 2003. It is part of the Deanery of The Vale of the White Horse, in the Achdeanery of Berkshire within the Diocese of Oxford. The Benefice consists of seven churches: Longworth, Hinton Waldrist, Buckland and Littleworth situated along the A420 from Oxford to Faringdon and Charney Bassett, Lyford and Pusey lying to the south of the A420.
The Revd Neal Phair is the recently appointed Rector of the Benefice of Cherbury with Gainfield. Neal and his wife Lucy and daughter Emily live in the Rectory at Longworth. The Associate Priest is the Revd Joy Hance living with her husband Nick in the Vicarage at Buckland. Services are also taken by Tony and Sue Wales who are licenced to distribute Communion by Extension (Sue) and preach (Tony).
Daily Prayer may be found on:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/dailyprayer | | | For the past twelve months, following the departure of Sally Welch, we have been undergoing a period of interregnum, which concluded with the induction of our new Rector, the Revd Neal Phair, on July 1st.
We all owe an immense debt of gratitude to Joy Hance, our Associate Priest. She has been a tower of strength during this period and has kept us together and functioning well. It has been no small achievement to maintain the very busy schedule of services with only one cancellation during the whole year. Joy and the churchwardens have been supported in this by visiting clergy who have filled gaps so well. Joy has covered the many weddings, funerals and baptisms single handed, and performed the myriad of pastoral and other tasks that are a necessary part of parish life. It has been no easy passage.
Christoff Lewis chaired the group of churchwardens who took responsibility for Neal's appointment. That we achieved such a happy outcome is, in no small part, due to his organisation of the process and we thank him and the group of churchwardens who took part.
Churchwardens in the Benefice have both supported Joy in her duties and maintained the smooth running of their parishes in a difficult year, and our thanks should go to all of them.
One happy by-product is that the churchwardens in the Benefice have worked ever more closely together as a team during the Interregnum and have built up a spirit of cooperation and cordiality which has been a pleasure and a reward. Long may it continue!
Our thanks also go to all those of you who have supported by understanding, encouragement and hard work during this time of change.
Peter Bagnall,
Benefice Lay Chairman. | Simon and Garfunkle famously quoted in one of their songs that, 'July - will fly and August - die she must!' Another August has come and by time you get this it will indeed have died again. July has been an immensely busy month for me, with so much visiting, meetings, services, things to get used to etc. etc. and Lucy, Emily and I are really looking forward to our holiday in Ireland for a couple of weeks.
September will bring with it the end of the holidays and back to school and work for most people. Then we can only reflect and reminisce over all the events which took place during the summer months and finally accept that the summer is now gone for another year and that autumn has arrived yet again. Hence all we are left with are the dreams of those long summer days and nights.
So as these memories will only seem like dreams, however dreams are important to hold onto. The Everly Brothers sang about dreams and Martin Luther King said he had a dream and his dream finally became a reality when black people in America obtained equal rights under the law and now there is a black President, something unthinkable back in the 60's. I too have a dream for this Parish of Cherbury with Gainfield with its seven churches. The dream is that the Parish will grow and grow, people will want to get involved, everyone will feel welcomed, accepted, cherished and experience the love of God in their lives by the fellowship in Christ which the Church offers. Together we will build up the Kingdom of God and build a better society with the Church playing a vital role in these seven communities which it serves in this part of Oxfordshire.
However some dreams inevitably are not as significant as others. For example there was a fisherman called Aaron who had a dream, a dream of becoming rich! Aaron lived on the banks of a river. Walking home with his eyes half-closed one evening after a hard days work, he was dreaming of what he could do if he was rich. As he walked his foot struck against a leather pouch filled with what seemed to him to be small stones. Absentmindedly he picked up the pouch and began throwing the pebbles into the water. 'When I am a rich man,' he said to himself, 'I'll have a large house,' and he threw another pebble into the river. He threw another one and thought, 'My wife and I will have servants and rich food, and many fine things.' This went on until just one stone was left. As Aaron held it in his hand, a ray of light caught it and made it sparkle. He was not throwing ordinary stones but valuable gems, throwing away the real riches in his hands, while he dreamed of unreal riches in the future. This legend summarises our situation. The value of the Kingdom of God is set before us if we would only realise.....Another thing to reflect upon during the long evenings this autumn!
Neal.
| The Benefice of Cherbury with Gainfield
wish to appoint a Benefice Administrator.
Duties will include: Weekly notice sheet, weddings/funerals administration, posters,
service booklets etc.
This is a part-time position of two mornings or 6 hours per week which will be paid at the rate of £8 per hour.
Applications and enquiries to:
Revd Neal Phair,
The Rectory, Longworth, Oxon OX13 5DX
nealphair@hotmail.com
Applications should be received no later than 30th September 2010. | | | Cherbury with Gainfield benefice CRB checks
RWMT Minibus & Buckland Car Scheme
Church Choir, Gainfield
The Tesco Free Bus Service
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Charney Manor | | 14:00 | Longworth Church Fête
The Manor, Longworth | | 13:00 | Companion Dog Show
Charney Bassett Village Green | | 11:00 | LONGWORTH 10K RUN
Longworth Village Hall | | 11:00 | Liuttleworth Harvest Festival
Church of the Holy Ascension, Littleworth. | | 19:30 | Benefice Quiz Night
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