Author: Jonathan Widdess
Sunday Service Online – 28th June 2020
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This Sunday’s online service is led by Jonathan with Jean Pryce-Williams preaching. Roger Long is leading our prayers, there’s the next in our new series, 30 Seconds of Thankfulness, and the St Michael’s choir sing “Be Still”. This service is in the form of an Agape meal. The Agape is…
Parish of Cumnor News for 26th June 2020
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Dear friends, According to one survey, during the lockdown, a quarter of adults in the UK have watched or listened to a religious service and one in 20 have started praying. While the majority of people who contract Covid-19 survive, it reminds us that we are much more frail and…
David Lockett on “The Resurrection of the Soldiers” by Stanley Spencer
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David Lockett writes, “Over recent years, I have given several talks, lectures and meditations on art and faith. My aim has been to engage people with visual art and show how it can enrich lives; and at the same time show how human creativity can remind us of the Creator…
Sunday Service Online – 21st June 2020
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This Sunday’s online service is led by Eve Lockett and Jonathan is preaching from the Old Testament story of Abraham. Claire Horsman is leading the prayers, there’s the next in our new series, 30 Seconds of Thankfulness, and the St Michael’s choir sing “Guide me O thou great redeemer”. We…
Parish of Cumnor News for 19th June 2020
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Dear friends, The word “jubilee” comes from the book of Leviticus. In Leviticus 25, God commanded the House of Israel to observe a year of Jubilee every 50 years. The Jubilee year, the Bible explains, was to be a year of rest, including the forgiveness of all debts, and the liberation of…
Sunday Service Online – 14th June 2020
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This Sunday’s online service is led by Jonathan and Eve Lockett is preaching from the Old Testament story of Abraham. Jessica Turner is leading the prayers, there’s the next in our new series, 30 Seconds of Thankfulness, and the St Michael’s choir sing “The God of Abraham Praise”. We are asking…
Sunday Service Online – 7th June 2020
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Join us at 10:30am for our Trinity Sunday service. This week Jonathan is leading and David Wenham preaching on the Trinity. Chris and Angela Evans are leading our prayers and there is another special appearance from the St Michael’s Choir. Oxford Diocese are conducting research into the experience and effects…
Online Church Survey
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We’re missing meeting together, though new people have been joining us online. Now can you help us think about the future? How is the online experience working and what changes should we make when the church buildings are fully open again? Please complete our online survey. If a questionnaire is not…
The Chosen – a review
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A few weeks ago a friend recommended that I check out a new multi-series adaptation of the Gospels for Television called The Chosen. The first series was was crowdfunded a few years ago and it has now been released through a smartphone app, and it’s available on YouTube too. It’s…
Sunday Service Online – 31st May 2020
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Join us for our Pentecost Sunday service as we pray Come Holy Spirit! This week Eve Lockett is leading and Helen Azer preaching from Acts 2 on the Coming of the Holy Spirit. David Clapton is leading our prayers. Oxford Diocese are conducting research into the experience and effects of…
