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Church Extension Underway

Residents may have noticed that building works are taking place at St Mary’s Church.  The PCC is building a timber-framed extension out from the north door which will house a disabled accessible toilet and baby-changing unit. PMS Oxford won the … Continue reading

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Ascension Day Service on The Clumps

The Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt. Revd. Colin Fletcher, will be leading a service of Holy Communion to celebrate Ascension Day on the top of Wittenham Clumps on Thursday 10th May starting at 7.30pm. Meet at St Peter’s Little Wittenham … Continue reading

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Rogation Sunday – 6th May

Rogation (from the Latin ‘rogare’ ‘to ask’) Sunday is the traditional day for agricultural communities to ask God to bless crops that are being sown and to bless us with a good harvest later in the year. You are all … Continue reading

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Ascension Day Service on The Clumps

The Bishop of Dorchester will be preaching and presiding at a Eucharist to celebrate Ascension Day at the top of Wittenham Clumps at 7:30pm this evening (25th May).  All are welcome.  The same service will also be offered in St … Continue reading

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The Bells Will Ring Out

St Mary’s Churchwarden writes …. You will, I hope, have seen the notices around the village and in The Bridge about the service pattern in the Parish changing slightly.  As a bonus consequence of this our wonderful bell ringers will … Continue reading

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St Mary’s Fund Raising

Residents will be pleased to hear that planning permission has recently been granted for much needed new facilities at St Mary’s Church including an extension to the north aisle to provide a WC with wheelchair access. Now the task of … Continue reading

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New Vicar Licensing Service – 8th August 2016

All parishioners in The Bridge Group of Churches are invited to a service to mark the new ministry of The Reverend Michael Lakey in the Dorchester Team with the Right Reverend Colin Fletcher, Bishop of Dorchester and the Venerable Judy … Continue reading

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A message from Revd Dr Michael Lakey

On Monday 8th August at 7.30pm, Bishop Colin will formally welcome me into my new role as Curate in Charge (Associate Team Vicar) of the Bridge Group of parishes at a licensing service at Dorchester Abbey.  As you can imagine, … Continue reading

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Queen’s 90th Birthday Family Church Service

On Sunday 5th June 2016, St Mary’s Church will be celebrating the Queen’s 90th Birthday at the Family Service. Everyone is invited to join us for the special Family Service, which will start at 10am. The church will be decked … Continue reading

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Long & Little Wittenham Churches Blogged

The blogger The Church Explorer recently visited St Mary Long Wittenham and St Peter Little Wittenham.  You can read his blog posts here: St Mary Long Wittenham St Peter Little Wittenham

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