Benefice Church Services in January

(Note that early services now start again at 9.30am)

*Zoom in January will be at 5.00pm on the Second Sunday, however, please keep a look out for any changes on the notice sheet

Face coverings are now mandatory in places of worship, however, as we are still in uncertain times, please keep an eye on our website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk., for updates on Covid regulations in churches. Facebook page (www.facebook.com/bartonbenefice/)  and church notice board/notice sheets, in case of any last-minute changes. 

The Revd Jane Wright, Rector of the Benefice, can be contacted on 01869 340510 or clergy@bartonbenefice.org.uk (her usual day off is Monday). Please do get in touch if you would like to talk to her or share prayer requests. For other enquiries, please email Clare Harper, Benefice Administrator enquiries@bartonbenefice.org.uk bartonbenefice.org.uk/ facebook.com/bartonbenefice/.

Live-Streaming of Benefice Service

In January we will be live streaming the 5pm Evening Worship from the Alice Marshall Hall (Middle Barton) in place of our usual second Sunday morning service Zoom service.  Do give this brand new venture a try.  Please email zoom@bartonbenefice.org.uk for further details on how to join. If you would like to receive weekly church notices contact Clare at 347382 or DTClare@bartonbenefice.org.uk/

Benefice Bible Study on Zoom Contact Jane or Fran for details frances@bartonbenefice.org.uk.

A Big Thank You

Christmas is always a very busy time of year and so we really appreciated all the help we received in making the church such a vibrant place over the Christmas festivities.  

Thank you to Charles and Caroline Landless for donating the beautiful Christmas tree, to the tree decorators, the flower arrangers, the cooks and the church cleaners who made the church ready for all the Christmas services.  Thanks also to the bell ringers, to those who acted at our Santa Lucia service, the benefice choir, the musicians and our organist who kept us all in tune. Many thanks to everyone who helped with delivering our Christmas goody bags to children, especially Sunette and Jo, and to all our delivery people over the Christmas period. 

We would also like to thank Tony Simpson and Matt Ilott for designing and installing the amazing light display for the outside of the Church and bringing us much needed joy and cheer.  We are particularly grateful to Christie Lites Coventry for kindly loaning the lighting equipment this year.

Finally, a big, big thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas festivities. We couldn’t have done it without you! 

Raffle 

Thank you to everyone to bought raffle tickets and to those who donated prizes for the raffle.  Proceeds of which will go towards the repair of the church Tower. 

Our Charities 

Charity of the Quarter (Jan-March): 

Katharine House Hospice is our Charity of the Quarter for January-March. This charity provides specialist palliative care for adults who live locally with life limiting conditions as well as support for symptom management and pain relief.  For more information please visit their website www.khh.org.uk. Donations can be made at our services or on-line with payments to Duns Tew PCC, Sort Code: 30-90-42 (Lloyds) Account No: 00096480 reference KHouse.

Polly Polly continues to work with the homeless and vulnerable in Banbury. If you can spare any food items (tins/biscuits/packets etc) or would like to make a donation, please contact Clare on 347382 DTclare@bartonbenefice.org.uk .  Thank you for all your help.