St Martin's Church, Bladon

26/09/2019

Come and say goodbye to Alice! This Sunday 29th September we say farewell to our curate Alice with a joint service of celebration at St Mary’s in Woodstock at 11am, followed by drinks and a bring and share lunch.
Alice has been with us since 2015 and among other things in the last four years has been awarded an MA, completed her curacy, covered a year of vacancy while we find our new Rector, and also got married to Matt! Whether you know her through schools, funerals, weddings, baptisms, Sunday worship or anywhere else, she would be delighted to see you at St Mary’s this Sunday.
At lunch will be taking a collection for Alice’s nominated charity: Mind, for better mental health.

PLEASE NOTE: there is no 9.30am service in Bladon this Sunday.

06/09/2019

We strive to be accessible and inclusive in our churches and are always open to new ideas and suggestions for ways we can improve. The Church of England is encouraging congregations across the country to celebrate Ability Sunday. These words of Archbishop Justin go a little way to explaining why this is so important.

18/07/2019

This Sunday 21st July Alice is leading the family service at 9.30am, and this month we are excited to welcome Monty for his baptism! All are invited to come and celebrate together.

(If you can't make it at 9.30am, Alice leads another children's service at 4pm in Woodstock church)

28/03/2019

Mother's Day is observed in a special way in our churches. We offer a short, accessible family service with favourite hymns, suitable for all ages. We make our churches a safe space to come and be together. This is the place to be if you're celebrating mothers and motherhood. But we also recognise that motherhood is complicated and so we invite those who find the day difficult for any reason to join with us. There is a time for joy and celebration, but we are also here for anyone struggling at this time of year.
Come and join Alice this Sunday, to celebrate and to support. We have flowers for everyone!
Bladon's service is at 9.30am this Sunday, and Woodstock's is at 11am.

22/03/2019

LentPilgrim is the Church of England’s 2019 Lent campaign, with reflections written by our Bishop of Oxford Steven Croft (introduced in this video by The Archbishop of York). These resources should help you mark this important season in the Church. Included are 40 daily reflections based on the Beatitudes, and you can access them in the following ways:
App for Android and iOS, (based on the award-winning 2018 app)
E-mail sign-up for daily content
Daily audio content for smart speakers, in the app and on the Church of England website
and a full-colour booklet published by Church House Publishing
Find out more here: https://www.churchofengland.org/pilgrim

However you take this Pilgrim Journey through Lent and Easter, make space. Allow God’s word to dwell in you richly as we seek together as a Church to know Jesus better and to become more Christ-like in everything we are and in everything we do.

Join us on the journey this year. Sign up at http://www.churchofengland.org/pilgrim

20/12/2018

Traditional Carols by Candlelight is 7.30pm this Friday 21st December 2018, at St Martin's. With full choir and organ and favourite carols to sing, don't miss out on this festive treat.

15/09/2018

This weekend we are celebrating Harvest in St Martin's and this is a great chance to support our local food banks and to see our special church decorations.
On Sunday 16th at 9.30am we have our Family Harvest Celebration and at 6.30pm a special Harvest Songs of Praise. Pop some extra non-perishable items in your weekly shopping basket and bring them along to either service.

If you're not able to make it this weekend, did you know we have a food bank collection box for you to leave your donations every day of the year? Just look for it at the back of church.

14/07/2018

A beautiful day for a wedding. Congratulations to Laura and Simon and may God bless them both, now and in the years to come.

29/06/2018

The Bladon Family Feast begins this Saturday (30th June) with events from 3pm in the Palace grounds. With music, stalls, activities, and cream tea in aid of The Friends of St Martin’s, do support this community occasion.

Festivities conclude with a breakfast in the school garden on Sunday 1st July, directly after our 9.30am service at St Martin’s, which will be a family Eucharist, celebrating Bladon and giving thanks to God for our village and community.

See www.facebook.com/BladonFF for full feast details!

26/06/2018

Adrian's farewell Eucharist - 11am on July 22nd at St Mary Magdalene's, Woodstock

Everyone is warmly invited to attend Adrian's final service as Rector at St Mary Magdalene's, after which we say farewell as he leaves to take up his new post in Cambridge.

Please arrive early for a seat. The service will be followed by refreshments.

Note: there will be no 9.30am service in Bladon on the 22nd of July.

14/06/2018

Our family service is back this Sunday at 9.30am.
One of our younger members, Theo (aged 5), has been set the challenge of raising money for charity. With a £2 investment he has bought baking ingredients and will be baking up his best biscuits on Saturday ready to sell after the service in St Martin's this Sunday, 17th June.

Please look out your shiniest 50ps and come along to our family service at 9.30am to support Theo's charitable work. (Bonus: free colouring with every biscuit). We are also inviting children to come along and help out with our Bible readings and prayers. All welcome.

29/05/2018

It was announced on Sunday that Adrian has been appointed Vicar of the University Church of Great St Mary’s in Cambridge. His last service will be at Woodstock at 11am on Sunday 22nd July (there will be no 9.30am service at Bladon that day). Find more details of his new post on our blog.

http://woodstockandbladon.com/blog/2018/5/29/a-new-ministry-for-adrian