St Bartholomew's Church Ducklington

11/06/2026

It's Rambling Group time - June
We invite all to the next ramble on Saturday 13th June. Our starting point will be The Black Horse Pub/Restaurant on High Street, Standlake (OX29 7RH). I will be seeking permission from the publican to use his car park for us to use. Our walk will start at 10.00.

We will cross the A415 onto Shifford Lane to walk the Mosaic Trial to The Rose Revived at Newbridge. This ramble will be an out-and-return (just on 4 miles). The route has no hills and for the large part is really easy-going along established footpaths. For approximately 200 yards there is uneven ground across the meadow near the Windrush River (floods during the winter rains). There is also a stretch of about 100 yards with a lot of tree roots across the path. I would suggest that it is probably not child buggy friendly, but a haven for dogs.

There are about 12 wildlife mosaics on the way, and much of the walk is under cover from arching trees and shrubs. My guess would be a ramble of about 2 hours in duration.

We will be having refreshments at The Black Horse Pub at the end of the walk.

03/06/2026

Come along for an evening of musical delights as we are joined by the Nor Lye Notes choir.
It promises to be a lovely evening. No charge to come in but we will hold a retiring collection.
Refreshments will be served after the concert.
St Barholomew's Church - Thursday 4th June commencing at 7:30pm.

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Wow! How lucky are we? If you haven't done so already, do take a walk around the wildflower area at St Bartholomew's and admire the wonderful Moon Daisies. Thanks go to Robin (and others) who look after this area so beautifully.
Church is open every day, so please do take some time for yourself.

01/06/2026

Letter from Roy Tarbox, LLM
I can hardly believe we are halfway through the calendar year and heading helter skelter towards the longest day. With the winter months behind us and the balmy summer evenings ahead, I wonder what brings you Joy?
Perhaps it’s the early morning sun streaming through the curtains, the thought of an exciting day ahead, meeting up with friends, a pet requiring your loving attention or even a newly formed relationship. The film “H” for Hawk, was doing the round of the cinemas earlier this year. It shows beautiful, stunning video footage of a bird of prey in flight hunting and has a transforming influence on the relationship with its owner. The hawk, called Mable, brings an amazing amount of Joy to an academic lady as she recovers from the sudden and tragic death of her Father.
So back to the question, what it is that brings you Joy in your Christian life?
May be an uplifting worship service, the friendship and concern of those around you or a sermon that you have heard in person or online.
For me, it is seeing peoples’ lives transformed and impacted by the risen Christ through the scriptures. Recently, when visiting my daughter in Solihull we were reminded of the words of St Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5 v16, “Be joyful always. Pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
I can hear many of you saying that’s a really tall order with all that’s going on in the world, multiple wars, climate change, rising cost of living, not to mention the family and health challenges that come our way. Of course, St Paul was not immune from life’s challenges either. He followed Christ in a brutal world with opposition at almost every twist and turn. Yet, despite that, he knew where he was heading. We likewise are able to be joyful and give thanks in whatever life brings our way. How you might ask did Paul manage this? Well, Paul knew where he was going and was able to be joyful in the situation, not for it. It is the same for us.
We are reminded by Paul to pray, to accept “God’s will for us in Christ Jesus”
Inspired by His spirit working through us, we can count our blessings for the small Joyful experience’s daily life.

29/05/2026

Come and join us for an evening of beautiful music with The Cassette Duet - Harriet and Cassandra.
It's at 4pm on Sunday 31st May in church. There is no admission charge but there will be a retiring collection.

14/05/2026

A reminder about the Community Cuppa, as part of Christian Aid Week, taking place tomorrow at Ceewood Hall. Plenty of cuppas and even more cake - a great way to help out and enjoy lovely refreshments all at the same time! Do come along and join in.