Rev. Margaret Dixon : 01993 880095

Welcome to

St. Mary's Church

North Leigh,

Oxfordshire, OX29 6TX

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Forthcoming Services and Events

Sunday 20th August

10am Holy Communion in church

Sunday 27th August

10am Holy Communion in church

Wednesday 30th August - A free Holiday Fun Morning for children aged 4-12 years. 9.30am - 12.30pm. With activities based around an environmental theme - we will meet at church to begin this session. More details and to book a place reply to this email.

Saturday 9th September - Ride and stride to raise funds for OHCT and North Leigh Church - please sponsor Margaret and others to ride this. We are also looking for a few people who are happy to welcome people who are visiting North Leigh on that day too.

Some of the Year 5 pupils who have been working towards their Young Leaders' Award (YLA) with the headteacher and Margaret are planning an afternoon tea on Friday 15th September from 2pm. They will explain about what they have done during the last 8 months and how they have raised a huge amount of money for charity including over £1600 for Daisy Garland that supports families with children with severe epilepsy. I do hope that you will put this in your diary and come along.

There is an on-going collection of non perishable foodstuffs and toiletries for Besom. Please give what you can.

If you have not received an invitation to join our Zoom services, please click here to email Margaret who will send you a link and log on details.

Zoom is very easy to use but you will need to set up a free account here https://zoom.us/

You can also download it from the app store or Google play - you can use it on ipad / smart phones, laptops, or Macs. If you are uncertain - Tony Hopkins click here and David Bates click here are offering help and support to get you used to the programme.

At the start of each service, Margaret will MUTE YOUR MICROPHONE UNLESS YOU ARE SPEAKING AS PART OF THE SERVICE. EVEN A COUGH OR SLIGHT NOISE WILL BE PICKED UP AND CUT OFF THE PERSON WHO IS LEADING AT THAT POINT IN THE SERVICE. Please ensure that your microphone is on Mute unless you are speaking as part of the service.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO OUR 10am SERVICES on Sundays

The Collect for Growth in North Leigh:

Almighty God

you gave life to the world and saw that it was good:

pour out your life-giving Spirit in the Parish of North Leigh

so that our community grows in understanding and love

and your church grows to include men and women,

young people and children who, restored in your image,

bring the good news of Jesus Christ to neighbours and friends through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.

Safeguarding Statement.

If a child or adult is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention, call the emergency services on 999.

If there are concerns about their immediate welfare, don’t delay:

call Children and Adult’s Social care on 0345 050 7666 or the MASH Out of Hours Emergency Duty Team: 0800 833408.

Also please immediately inform our Parish Safeguarding officer, Jenny Legg.

If you are unsure or worried about how serious a situation is, contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor :

Erica Hegg 07341 866832

If you would like someone to pray for you or for a situation you are concerned about, please click "prayer" to email and your request will be passed to our confidential monthly prayer group.

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St Mary’s Church, North Leigh, Oxfordshire has been a centre of Christian worship in the area for almost 1,000 years.

We endeavour to be an open and caring church that reaches out into our community and provides a place of spiritual comfort, love and worship, where everyone can experience God's redeeming love and grace. We nurture those already on their journey of faith, and are there to encourage and support people as they respond to the ways in which God calls them to work.

We rejoice in God’s all-embracing love and everyone is warmly welcome at all our services and activities, irrespective of age, race, background or way of life. Our main act of worship is at 10 am each Sunday: usually a service of Holy Communion but also through our monthly Café Church in our Church Hall across the road. Refreshments are served before or after each of these acts of worship and provides an opportunity to meet one another and build relationships.

Our thriving ecumenical home groups help us to reach out to others. We take God's word beyond the boundaries of the church building, showing a Christian response within our changing world.

Different styles of worship enable us to reach diverse groups of people. Working with children is a high priority. Our close engagement with the C of E primary school, is pivotal to our vision to share God’s love across the community. Work continues with older children through the church-sponsored youth project, in a purpose-built modern youth centre. Existing activities for other groups include Men's Breakfast, monthly Seniors' Lunch and Tea Club, prayer and Bible study groups.

North Leigh Church is a place of prayer, peace and beauty, where you will find a warm welcome. We look forward to welcoming you at one of our services where we hope you will feel at home, make new friends, and most importantly, grow in relationship with God.

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