Category: Church

Benefice Church Services in September

(Please check notice sheets/notice board/website for any changes)

Sunday, 4 Sept	9.30 am Family@Church + Eucharist Westcote Barton 11.00 am Eucharist Over Worton 5.00 pm Evening Prayer Sandford St Martin
Sunday, 11 Sept	9.30 am Harvest Festival at Duns Tew   11.00 am Eucharist at Steeple Barton 11.00 am Harvest at Over Worton
Sunday, 18 Sept	9.30 am Eucharist at Nether Worton 11.00 am Harvest Eucharist at Sandford St Martin 11.00 am Evening Prayer Alice Marshal Hall
Sunday, 25 Sept	9.30 am Family@Church at Duns Tew 11.00 am Harvest Eucharist at Steeple Barton 5.00 pm Evening Worship at Westcote Barton

* Livestream login details will be in the weekly church notice sheet or contact Clare Burgess, 347382, or email DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk . Please keep a regular eye on our website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk, for any service updates.

Bible Study – Will be re-starting on 13 September at 8pm on Zoom. For further details please email studythebible@bartonbenefice.org.uk.

Duns Tew Summer Drinks
Many thanks to everyone who supported the Summer Drinks Fundraiser at the end of July.  Our special thanks to the Gilje’s for hosting the event in their beautiful garden at Priory Court and to Steve Nash for providing the enjoyable music. We raised £550 for church improvements.

Ride & Stride Sponsored Bike Ride 

The annual Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (OHCT) Ride & Stride event is taking place on Saturday, 10 September. This event raises money for historic Oxfordshire churches, including our own church in Duns Tew.  Last year, the OHCT gave us a grant of £6,000 towards the cost of our window and tower repairs. As in previous years a group of riders and striders will be setting off from the village, if you would like to sponsor them or participate in the event then please register using the Sign up on the Ride + Stride website https://ohct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/ or contact Sarah Taylor (340827) for more details.

Our Charities Charity of the Quarter continues to be The Branch Trust Chipping Norton and The Chippy Larder, with donations being split between the two.    https://thebranchtrust.org/what-we-do and https://chippylarder.com/. A plate for donations will be available at services or for more information on how to make a donation through the PCC, please contact Carol Rigby (dunstewpcc@gmail.com) (340632).

Benefice Church Services in August

(Please check notice sheets/notice board/website for any changes)

* Livestream login details will be in the weekly church notice sheet or contact Clare Burgess, 347382, or email DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk . Please keep a regular eye on our website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk, for any service updates. 

New Benefice Church Services Rota – From September, we will be introducing a new rota of services in the Benefice. The two main services of the month, in Duns Tew, will be at 11am on the second Sunday of the month and the Family@Church service at 9.30am on the fourth Sunday of the month.  If you would like to attend a service on another Sunday or at a different time, then you are very welcome to join us at one of the other Benefice churches.   

Bible Study – We are having our summer break but will be re-starting again on 13 September at 8pm on Zoom. For further details please email studythebible@bartonbenefice.org.uk.

A VERY BIG THANK YOU

The Church Fete on 3 July was a great success. A big thank you to all our visitors, donors and to everyone who helped before and on the day. The amount raised was an incredible £7,200.  This is the church’s major fund-raising event of the year and makes a vital contribution to the running costs of the church. 

We are extremely grateful to everyone who made the fete possible, particularly:

Fiona and Gavin McAlpine for their generosity and support, particularly for the use of the Manor Gardens, hiring the large inflatables, organising our outdoor power circuit, and much more, all of which ensured a fabulous afternoon.

Clive Tompkins (Cherwell Graphics Ltd) for printing all the raffle tickets, banners, signs, leaflets, raffle tickets, and for putting them all up.

Charles & Caroline Landless for storing the fete equipment for us.

David and Margaret Goundrey for giving up their garage space for White Elephant

The White Horse, Duns Tew for the donation of burgers and buns

Smith & Sons of Bletchington for donating 15 tonnes of aggregate (Silent Auction)

We would like to thank Kan’s Kitchen, Nicholsons Nursery and the Oxford School of Ballet for sponsoring the programme and the following organisations for their support in donating prizes:

• The White Horse 
• Soho Farmhouse
• Nicholson’s Nurseries
• Eagles of Deddington
• Blenheim Palace
• Little Oak Vineyard, Chipping Campden
• Cedar Therapy, Deddington

And all the villagers who kindly baked cakes, donated bottles, plants, and prizes; we couldn’t have done it without you

THANK YOU!

Ride & Stride Sponsored Bike Ride 

This year’s Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (OHCT) Ride & Stride event is taking place on Saturday, 10 September. This event raises money for historic Oxfordshire churches, including our own church in Duns Tew.  In 2021, the OHCT gave us a grant of £6,000 towards the cost of our window and tower repairs. As in previous years a group of riders and striders will be taking off from the village, if you would like to sponsor them or participate yourself then please register using the Sign up on the Ride + Stride website https://ohct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/ or contact Sarah Taylor (340827) for a sponsorship form or for more details.

Our Charities 

Charity of the Quarter continues to be The Branch Trust Chipping Norton and The Chippy Larder, with donations being split between the two.    https://thebranchtrust.org/what-we-do and https://chippylarder.com/. A plate for donations will be available at services or for more information on how to make a donation through the PCC, please contact Carol Rigby (dunstewpcc@gmail.com) (340632).

Benefice Church Services in July

(Please check notice sheets/notice board/website for any changes)

* Livestream login details will be in the weekly church notice sheet or contact Clare Burgess, 347382, or email DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk . Please keep a regular eye on our website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk, for any service updates. 

Bible Study – For further details please email studythebible@bartonbenefice.org.uk.

July Events

Pet Service Annual Pet Blessing Service

Our popular annual Pet Blessing Service will be on Sunday 24 July 11am at Steeple Barton. Everyone is welcome – with or without a pet.

Church Fete on Sunday, 3 July, between 1.30pm – 4pm in the Manor Grounds.

Summer Drinks

Come and enjoy a glass or two with canapes and music in the garden at Priory Court on Saturday 30 July, 6.00pm to 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (includes drinks and canapes) from dunstewpcc@gmail.com or contact Maria on 07850991690. In aid of church improvements.

Our Charities 

Charity of the Quarter (July – September) In this quarter we will be supporting two local charities, The Branch Trust Chipping Norton and The Chippy Larder, with donations being split between the two.   

The Branch Trust (Chipping Norton) helps disadvantaged young people in Chipping Norton   https://thebranchtrust.org/what-we-do.  The Chippy Larder provides food for registered families in the town who need help. For a recipient contribution of £3.50 they can then receive £20 of food https://chippylarder.com/.

A plate for donations will be available at services or for more information on how to make a donation through the PCC, please contact Carol Rigby (dunstewpcc@gmail.com) (340632).

Thank You to everyone who made donations to Christian Aid during Christian Aid week and to those who distributed and collected envelopes.  We raised a magnificent £790.  A further big thank you to everyone who helped us raise over £400 for Polly, our April – June  Charity of the Quarter. 

Benefice Church Services in June

(Please check notice sheets/notice board/website for any changes)

* We will be livestreaming the 11am Eucharist service from Duns Tew on the second Sunday so that anyone who cannot come to church in person will be able to join us via the internet. Login details will be available from the weekly church notice sheet or contact Clare Burgess, 347382, or email DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk . 

Fly a Flag 

Would you like to sponsor the flying of a flag from the church tower, on a day of your choice, to mark a birthday, anniversary, or another special occasion or buy a ‘fly the flag’ voucher to pop inside a card for someone as a unique Duns Tew gift?  Donation £20. A poster to say what the flag is commemorating will be placed in the Church Noticeboard near the road. Contact dunstewpcc@gmail.com for further information. 

Charities Update

Our Charity of the Quarter (April-June) is Polly. If you have any food to donate to Polly’s poor, you can leave it in a carrier bag in church, or in Polly’s basket in the church. 

Clare Burgess, DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk or phone 01869 347382.  

Thank you for supporting the Coffee Morning in aid of Polly…We were able to give Polly £300 in total. Thank you to all those who donated cakes, plants, jams and time. She loved meeting everyone and said what a friendly crowd we all were! She is so grateful for all your help.

Christian Aid Week

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this collection, and to everyone who gave up their time to distribute and collect the envelopes. The amount raised will be given in the July newsletter.

Duns Tew Church Fete

3 July 2022, 1.30 – 4pm

All the old favourites, plus: 

• Jubilee Pudding
• Tug of War
• & Children’s Dressing Up as a Royal Competitions

If you would like to help in any way, please contact Clare on 07909 881596

Benefice Church Services in May

(Please check notice sheets/notice board/website for any changes)

* Livestream login details will be in the weekly church notice sheet or contact Clare Burgess, 347382, or email DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk . Please keep a regular eye on our website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk, for updates on Covid regulations in our churches. 

Benefice Lent Lunches and Lent Study Group 

Thank you to everyone who spoke, hosted, catered, and came to our Lent events in the Benefice. We raised a terrific £800 across the parishes for the Red Cross (DEC Ukraine). 

Easter Thank You

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Easter Services with special thanks to those who decorated the church, Fran our organist and choir leader, our choir, to those who provided refreshments, zoomed our Easter services, dressed up and took on roles and of course to the ever-patient George the donkey. We would also like to thank everyone who prepared and delivered the Easter Goody Bags. 

Bible Study 

The Bible Study group has completed the Living in Love and Faith Course.
For those who were unable to attend, there is still an opportunity to access materials on the website churchofengland.org/resources/living-love-and-faith/living-and-faith-learning-hub. From Tuesday 26 April the group will be meeting again fortnightly on zoom. For further details please email studythebible@bartonbenefice.org.uk.

Fly a Flag 

Would you like to sponsor the flying of a flag from the church tower on a day of your choice, to mark a birthday, anniversary, or another special occasion or buy a ‘fly the flag’ voucher to pop inside a card for someone as a unique Duns Tew gift?  Donation £20. Contact dunstewpcc@gmail.com for further information. 

SAVE THE DATES!

May

Coffee Morning with Produce and Plant Sale in aid of Polly on Saturday, 7 May, 10.30am to 12.30pm in the Village Hall. Cakes, plants, pickles, produce and preserves for us to sell are also welcome. Contact Clare 01869 47382DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk. 

(See charity of the quarter section.)

June

Decorating the Church for the Jubilee in June. Please contact Sarah, sarahtaylor27.st@gmail.com or phone 340827 if you would be interested in giving us a hand either by helping to decorate or donating flowers or greenery.  

July

The Church Fete Returns! On Sunday 3 July between 1.30pm – 4pm we will be holding our first Church Fete since 2019. (See main ad for more details).

Charities Update

Our Charity of the Quarter (April-June) is Polly. Polly continues to work with the homeless and vulnerable in Banbury. If you are unable to attend our coffee morning fundraiser for Polly then you can still donate any food items (tins/biscuits/packets etc) or money to this excellent cause by bringing your items, cash, or cheques (payable to Polly Preedy) to Clare Burgess, 5 Hill Farm Lane, Duns Tew, OX25 6JH tel.01869 347382. DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk. 

Katharine House Hospice Thank you to everyone who came to the service and talk on the work of the KH Hospice by its Honorary Chaplain, Jackie Jones, in March. Due to your generosity, we raised a magnificent £406.90. 

We would also like to say a big Thank You to the Wortons who, over the last few years, have regularly and generously donated to our charities of the quarter. 

Duns Tew Church Fete 

Sunday, 3 July 2022, 1.30 – 4pm

Our fete is back! And we need your HELP!

As usual we’re looking forward to taking your quality household items/unwanted gifts off your hands, to sell on our White Elephant/Bric-a-brac stall. 

Other donations we would welcome are:

Books, Plants/Seedlings (flower/veg), Raffle prizes, Bottle tombola prizes (wine/spirits/soft drinks, in date please), Jams and Chutneys. 

Nearer the time we will be asking for donations of Cakes for the Cake Stall and for the Teas Stall. 

Details of the various collection points will be announced in the June newsletter or on the village WhatsApp Group/Facebook page. 

Do you own a trailer or horsebox? It would be a huge help to transport fete equipment and bric-a-brac to the Manor Gardens both on the previous day and on the day itself. Please let us know if you can help – whether with muscle-power or vehicles.

There will be a Children’s Dressing Up competition at this year’s fete. Dress up as your favourite member of the Royal Family and wear your costume to the fete. 

Duns Tew Platinum Jubilee Pudding Competition – Once we know what the winning recipe is for the national Jubilee Pudding recipe competition, organised by Fortnum & Mason, we’re looking forward to Duns Tew cooks trying their hand to produce their own version of the National Recipe, for judging on Fete Day. 

Other attractions for 2022 – pony rides, giant inflatable, hoopla, coconut shy, kids’ games, Tug of War against North Aston, tyre flip, treasure hunt, wonky bike, beat the bell, forklift truck challenge, Silent Auction: 15 tonnes gravel of your choice (courtesy Smiths of Bletchington), to name but a few. 

This is a great village event, and we would really appreciate any help you can offer with the various stalls, setting up and clearing away. 

If you have a great prize for the raffle, please do get in touch. 

Please contact Clare Burgess email: DTclare@bartonbenefice.com or Tel: 347382. Or members of the Fete Committee: Helen McRae (helen@tollymcrae.co.uk), Victoria Mills (vicmills@me.com), Sarah Taylor (sarah.taylor27.st@gmail.com), Clare Howard (claremaryhoward@gmail.com) or Steph Lacey (stephanielacey34@icloud.com)