Summer Sessions! Reverend Janice and Reverend Miles are going to be offering some sessions over the summer for a bit of study, reflection, and an opportunity to ask questions. They will all be taking place inside St Mary’s, Bampton. The dates and themes of the sessions are below. Tuesday 2nd August 7.30pm: an overview of …
Bampton’s first-ever Beer Festival will take place on Saturday 6 August in St Mary’s Church, Bampton, from noon till late. There will be a good selection of real ales and craft beers, a tasty cider or two, wine, gin, and Pimm’s. A great selection of food (including vegan options); tea, cake, and soft drinks; live …
This Sunday (1st May) at 4pm at St Mary’s Bampton we are launching our new weekly Informal contemporary Sunday service! This service will be a short interactive service with refreshments, singing, and worship that will be suitable for children and adults of all ages. This service will be on every Sunday at 4pm (though this …
So, it is Spring again, that beautiful time of year where the plants, trees and bushes begin to regrow and blossom. Were animals such as Hedgehogs emerge from hibernation and birds are looking forward to building nests. Where we can slowly start to decrease the number of layers we wear outside, and the frost begins …
This year we have a social event taking place every month in the parish! So get the dates in your diary and come and join us! Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd July St Stephen’s Flower Festival ‘A Platinum Celebration’ inside church, refreshments available. Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd July Bampton Opera. Inside the church if …
WELCOME TO CHRISTMAS FAMILY EVENT! Join us at 3pm this Friday (Christmas Eve 24th December) at St Mary’s Church, Bampton for Christmas themed fun! Please come dressed as a character from the Nativity, ready for our interactive story and prepare to meet a real donkey! For further information please contact Reverend Janice here.
Festive Family Fun! On the 5th December at 4pm we are having a fancy-dress Christmas Party at St Mary’s Bampton! So, save the date pick out a costume and join us for some festive fun as we get into the Christmas spirit! What to expect: Festive themed fun and games/crafts Singing festive carols and lighting …
As I write this piece it is 39 days to Christmas! The shops are in full Christmas preparation mode, full of trees and glitter, special tempting treats, and the hope of a “perfect” Christmas. The TV adverts are in full swing, the John Lewis advert is out, and the Aldi carrot family are back again …
At 2pm this Sunday (7th November) there will be a leaving service at St Mary’s Bampton for Reverend Tess as she moves on to take up the post of Canon Missioner at Winchester Cathedral. The service will be a Sung Eucharist with Reverend Tess preaching and presiding. Please do join us as we say thank …
Laughter. What makes you laugh? What makes you giggle? Sometimes things are so difficult, but if possible try to recall something that has made you laugh at some point in your life. “A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones” Proverbs 17.22 Laughter is the best medicine is a …
