SUMMERTOWN–WOLVERCOTE CHURCH PARTNERSHIP - www.summertown-wolvercotechurchpartnership.org THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, SUMMERTOWN; THE ANGLICAN PARISH CHURCHES OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, SUMMERTOWN AND ST PETER, WOLVERCOTE; WOLVERCOTE BAPTIST CHURCH. LINKED WITH ST CHAD’S, TAUNG, KIMBERLEY AND KURUMAN DIOCESE, S. AFRICA Our four churches have pledged to work together creatively and flexibly to share the Gospel with our local communities, to support and learn from each other through prayer and joint study, to strengthen our friendships, and through all this to witness to our underlying unity in Christ PARTNERSHIP LINK CHURCH PARTNERSHIP OFFICE - The Parish Room, St Peter’s Church, First Turn, Upper Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8AQ Open Thursday 9.30-11.00am (EXCEPT August!) (01865) 236 094; [email protected] Items for this side of PARTNERSHIP LINK - to Jenny Gerrard - by 6.00pm (PROMPT), TUESDAYS 20 Diamond Court, 153 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7AA ([email protected]) A PILGRIMAGE OF LIGHT (CANDLEMAS) TODAY Sun. 1 Feb. Pilgrimage begins: 3.30pm, Cutteslowe Pavilion, Cutteslowe Park With a St Michael's destination, it takes place to mark the end of the Epiphany season. We will have a Christingle celebration followed by refreshments. All people of all ages are warmly invited. Gavin Knight 556 079 LET’S MAKE TAX FAIR WORKSHOP Thurs. 5 Feb., 6.008.00pm, Oxfam Head Office, John Smith Dr. OX4 2JY Annual corporate tax dodging costs developing countries c $160 billion, the UK £billions, money which could help tackle poverty. Training workshop re a new campaign to get tough on tax dodgers. Free but NB ticket: https://www.eventbrite. co.uk/ e/oxford-lets-make-tax-fair-workshop-tickets-14447957229 NB CHANGED VENUE! SUMMERTOWN CHORAL SOCIETY WINTER CONCERT Sat. 7 Feb., 8.00pm, St Michael's Church, Lonsdale Road Programme: Gioachino Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle; two short motets by Rossini and Giacomo Meyerbeer. Tickets £12 at the door (under-16s free). Clive Williams OPEN FELLOWSHIP GROUP Mon. 9 Feb., 2.30pm, St Peter's Old School Room Robin Richardson will give a talk on "Religion in the public square". As usual, there will be plenty of time for discussion, followed by tea. Everyone is very welcome. Margaret Williams community transport. Contact Christopher Gowers 512 047; [email protected] REMINDERS THE QUARTERLY Contributions for the next issue will be welcomed by any of the editors, Ann Stedman, Michael Daniell and John Harding (e-mail / MS). Submission deadline: Sun. 15 Feb. Contributions of no more than 600 words. John Harding LENT QUIET DAY Sat. 21 Feb., 10.00am-4.00pm, Cherwell Centre Led by Ann Persson: 'A Song of Pilgrimage - a Quiet Day based on Psalm 84'. The cost of the day will depend on how many attend (not more than £20, and should not deter anyone from coming). Please let me know if you are interested. Revd Viv Bridges [email protected]; 558 705 BIBLE READING FELLOWSHIP NOTES BRF produces a range of 4 different series - New Daylight, Guidelines, Day by Day with God, The Upper Room. If you’d like to subscribe as part of a group membership (cheaper than individual subscription) or know more about having any of these booklets on a regular basis please contact me 559 179; ann.stedman@bt internet.com or Jasmine Howse 514 165. Ann Stedman AND ALSO... AFTER EIGHT Sun., 8.00pm, Christ Church Cathedral informal FIRST TURN BRIDGE CLOSED (Woodstock Rd-Mere Rd) Sun. 15 Feb.-29 Nov. Information Exhibition* Thurs. 12 Feb., 2.00-8.00pm, St Peter’s Parish Room A footbridge for most of the time; Godstow Rd/Mere Rd for vehicles (* also re Oxford Parkway area) NEWS FROM ST CHAD'S Revd Letta Mosadi has left St Chad's to continue her ministry in another church. Fr Tsabeng has been appointed as priest. Tlotlo writes that it is very hot and they are praying for rain. Greetings from St Chad's. EBOLA CRISIS The Partnership contributed over £500 towards an order for protective clothing to be sent to Sierra Leone, the order has been placed with the suppliers - you can see a copy of it at the back of your church. There will be more news from Adeline in due course. Sue Smith A WEEK IN TAIZE 17-24 May If you are interested and would like to know more please get in touch. Sue Smith 559 433; [email protected] TEAM LEADER AND A YOUTH WORKER NEEDED to join Innovista's Thrive Team, Barton. Do you have a heart for hard-to-reach young people in urban communities with multiple deprivations? You’ll need enthusiasm, patience, a desire for excellence, and a JNC qualification or equivalent experience. Details www.innovista.org/jobs. Pauline Main COMMUNITY TRANSPORT To help member churches of the Partnership we have updated our information on how to book the CWW Community Bus, and how to organise trips and care for passengers. We also include information on how to obtain car lifts in the area and on other providers of worship • conversation Enduring War... Engaging with Peace FEB. 1st Major General Sir Tim Cross, Former General Officer Commanding Troops, Iraq. www.chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY AND FREEDOM Tues., 5.00pm, Oxford Centre for Christianity & Culture, Regent’s Park College FEB. 3rd International Law and the Freedom of Religion: Promoting Diversity, producing Division? Prof. Malcolm Evans OBE, Univ. of Bristol. A CONTINUING JOURNEY TO THE SOURCE: Exploring the Wisdom of the Mystics Thurs., 12.30pm, St Giles FEB. 5th Mother Teresa: Responding to the thirsting Christ, Kathryn Spink. www.ocsg.uk.net/ OPEN DISCUSSION SERIES Thurs., 6.00pm, Main Lecture Theatre/The Boardroom, Oxford Brookes, Harcourt Hill Campus. Free, no need to book. FEB. 5th What can the Church of England Offer to 21st-Century Britain? Ven. Martin Gorick (Chair), Revd Emma Percy, Canon Beaumont Stevenson, Alison Webster. Details Shahriar [email protected] GREEK FOOD FAIR Sat. 7 Feb., 10.00am-2.30pm, Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, New Inn Hall St Enjoy home-made Greek & international delicacies, and live Greek music. AN EVENING OF SHAKESPEARE Mon. 23 Feb., 7.00pm, North Wall Theatre Family Dramas: Shakespeare on Loving, Leaving and Losing Lecture, conversation, Laurie Maguire, Gwyn Daniel: ‘family life in Romeo & Juliet, King Lear, Hamlet, Coriolanus’. For Emmaus Oxford. Tickets £15, incl. pre-lecture reception from the Box Office 319 450; www.thenorthwall.com. 1 February 2015