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Sunday 13th September 2020 FIFTHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

We are OPEN for public worship this Sunday! SERVICES THIS SUNDAY: 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) in Woodstock 9.30am Sung Eucharist (cantor led) (CW) Bladon 11.00am Eucharist (cantor led) (CW) Woodstock

PLEASE SEE NOTICE OVERLEAF FOR DETAILS as we have limited capacity

The 11.00am service will be broadcast live through our Facebook page as in previous weeks. You can join through our website www.woodstockandbladon.com where you can also download the order of service beforehand with a full ‘script’ for the service. See under notices for details.

Staff Team

Rector The Very Reverend Jeremy Auld 812915 (Office) [email protected] 810749 [email protected]

Associate Clergy Dr Shaun Henson 813603 [email protected]

The Reverend Dr Stephen Pix 812473 [email protected]

Licensed Lay Ministers Mrs Annette Wade 07523 172158 [email protected]

Dr Ben Knighton 01865 379974 [email protected]

Church Hire Mr Mike Holmes 811232 [email protected]

Churchwardens

Bladon Mollie Hance 811354 [email protected] Dr Gillian Forrest 812651

Woodstock Chris Wallworth 812187 [email protected] Ruth Sutherland 812928 [email protected]

Among the many needs of the church and the world, please pray for • Justin, our Archbishop • Steven, of Oxford; Colin, ; Judy, our Archdeacon and David, her Associate • Robert, our Member of Parliament • Our clergy team, churchwardens, teams and volunteers, all who give their time to our mission and worship. • All those affected by the Corona Virus and those fearful of it. • Our church and communities as steps to ease lockdown restrictions continue. • Rosalind, Barbara, Beth, Gay, John, Ruben, Philip Minty, Elaine Stroud, Pam Hunter and all who have asked for our prayers. • The family and friends of Peter Boon and all who mourn. • The Woodstock new housing initiative. • Our friends in the Pastorat of Gränna-Visingsö in the Church of Sweden. • With the World Council of Churches, we pray for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay.

NOTICES

• This Sunday we shall again be open for worship in both Woodstock and Bladon as well as streaming the EUCHARIST from Woodstock via our Facebook page at 11.00am – also accessible via our webpage: www.woodstockandbladon.com scrolling down the home page and clicking the link to the service.

There will be no Zoom coffee meeting following the service today.

• IF you would like to worship with us in person, please be aware that we have limited capacity at present in both churches due to social distancing.

Woodstock 8am and Bladon 9.30am services – there is no need to book.

For Woodstock 11am service it will be necessary to book via Eventbrite at the link below, or by emailing [email protected] to confirm your place, which will be on a first come first served basis. To comply with current rules we have had to reduce the numbers attending the 11am service. Please book early to avoid disappointment. For Woodstock booking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-eucharist-st-mary-magdalene- church-woodstock-tickets-114273416866

Please register by 5pm on Saturday 12th September. Thank you.

The latest guidance from the Church of England concerning the wearing of face masks states that it is now a legal requirement for a face covering (mask) to be worn in church and a wide range of indoor public spaces. All those attending church are asked to wear face masks whilst in church unless there are medical reasons not to do so. (At communion masks will naturally need to be removed).

• Bishop Colin Fletcher is retiring on 4th October as Bishop of Dorchester after 20 years of faithful service. There was to have been a big farewell service in Dorchester Abbey followed by a tea party. Sadly, that is no longer possible due to Covid restrictions and so there will be several Zoom services of Evening Prayer. The Deaneries of Chipping Norton, Witney and Woodstock are sharing in one this THURSDAY at 7.30pm. All are welcome to join and here are the link details (which will also be available on our website so that you don’t have to retype the link!)

https://zoom.us/j/99981708606?pwd=ZzFkMDJHM29vQUd3YmRzd25Ya 0ZPZz09

Meeting ID: 999 8170 8606 Passcode: 511486

• Wednesday Morning Communion – we have now resumed the Wednesday morning 10am Communion service (BCP) at Woodstock. There is no need to book; just come along!

• Harvest Festival – this year will be inevitably a slightly muted affair compared with others but in each church will take the form of a Family Service – in Bladon on Sunday 20th September at 9.30am and at Woodstock on Sunday 27th September at 11.00am.

• Ride and Stride – thank you to all those who took part in the Ride+Stride event yesterday, whether you were a Rider+Strider, a welcomer or you sponsored someone. Your support of the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust is very much appreciated.

• CHURCH OPENING TIMES

ST MARY MAGDALENE’S in Woodstock will open, from Monday of this week, EVERY DAY between 9am and 6.00pm for private prayer.

ST MARTIN’S in Bladon will open each day from 9am to 6pm. The Rector and Churchwardens at Woodstock will work towards St MM’s opening every day as soon as possible.

THIS WEEK

Mon 14th Sept – Fri 18th Sept 9.00am Morning Prayer (Zoom) 9.30am Deanery Chapter with Bishop Colin in St Mary Magdalene’s

Wednesday 16th September 10.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Woodstock ST NINIAN of WHITHORN Thursday 17th September 7.30pm Zoom Evening Prayer with the HILDEGARD of BINGEN Combined Deaneries of Chipping Norton, Witney and Woodstock to say farewell to Bishop Colin Fletcher who retires on 4th October – ALL WELCOME! See above under notices for details of Zoom link. Sunday 20th September 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Woodstock SIXTEENTH SUNDAY 9.30am Harvest Family Service – Bladon AFTER PENTECOST 11.00am Eucharist – Woodstock