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The latest news and features from the Diocese of Oxford. To contact the press office, please call 01865 208 277 (out of hours 07880 716761) or email communications@oxford.anglican.org.

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Fellowship of St Birinus

First published on: 5th November 2013

Fellowship of St Birinus. List of Fellowship of St Birinus Members The Fellowship of St Birinus ;St Birinus was the first Bishop of Dorchester from the year 634 to 649 A.


Dementia friendly churches

First published on: 5th November 2013

Dementia friendly churches. Dementia seems to be in the news at the moment.


Delight at appointment of new Oxford Academy head teacher

First published on: 7th November 2013

Delight at appointment of new Oxford Academy head teacher. A NEW head teacher has been appointed at the Oxford Academy - the most improved school in Oxford following this year's GCSE results.


Prayers for the Philippines

First published on: 12th November 2013

Prayers for the Philippines. Bishop John has called on people to remember the long-term suffering of the people in the Philippines in the aftermath of Hurricane Haiyan.


Stepping back to World War Two

First published on: 14th November 2013

Stepping back to World War Two. CHILDREN at Burchett's Green CE Infant School, near Maidenhead in Berkshire tasted what life would have been like in the 1930s and 40s at a rural village school.


Restoring joy

First published on: 14th November 2013

Restoring joy. AFTER school on Wednesday, 18 December in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire the charity Restore Hope will host a Christmas celebration for struggling families in the Chilterns.


Licensing Lay Ministers

First published on: 14th November 2013

Over 500 people flocked to Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, to watch the licensing of 12 new Lay Ministers to serve in the diocese.


God in the Life Of Diocesan Registrar the Revd Canon John Rees

First published on: 14th November 2013

God in the Life Of Diocesan Registrar the Revd Canon John Rees. The Revd Canon John Rees, the Diocesan Registrar, explains how his faith has affected his career as a lawyer.


The Diocese's newest church

First published on: 14th November 2013

The Diocese's newest church. AS the December edition of the Door was going to press, the newest church in the Diocese was being dedicated in High Wycombe.


Creativity in the community

First published on: 14th November 2013

Creativity in the community. By Louisa Quinn and Rowan Oldham from Year Nine WADDESDON CE School pupils worked with creative practitioners and community members to explore key issues which were showcased at St Michael and All Angels Church, Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire.

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