Pew Sheet, Sunday, 1st December 2024, Advent 1: Advent Sunday

If like me, you had been searching for a copyright-free image of an advent wreath this week, you would have found it hard to find one...

Dec 01, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, November 24th 2024,Kingdom Season 4, “Christ the King” Sunday next before Advent.

As a child, I attended a Roman Catholic Primary School where, on a Thursday morning, the local priest would say mass for both pupils and those parents who were able to stay...

Nov 24, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, November 17th 2024, Kingdom Season 3,  Safeguarding Sunday.

Many of you will have been following the distressing news which broke the week before last in respect of the findings of the Independent Inquiry...

Nov 17, 2024

November 10th 2024  Remembrance Sunday Kingdom Season 2

Apart from being ‘Armistice Day’, when I will be observing the traditional two minute silence and saying a few words about remembrance...

Nov 10, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, October 27th 2024. Last Sunday after Trinity, Proper 25

Our Old Testament reading is attributed to Jeremiah, whose book (in spite of the often negative or pessimistic associations made with his name...

Oct 27, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, November 3rd 2024. All Saints Day / Kingdom Season 1

A few weeks ago, I went down to down to Canterbury to give a talk in one of the local churches on the Friday evening.

Nov 03, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, September 29th, 2024. Feast of St Michael and All Angels

On the 20th of May 1916, Ernest Shackleton and two others stumbled half-dead into the small Norwegian whaling station of Stromness...

Sep 29, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, October 6th 2024. Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity and ‘Generous Giving Sunday’

In our Exodus reading today, we see how giving was generated in the ancient Israelites by a stirring of the heart which was inspired by the Holy Spirit...

Oct 06, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, September 22nd, 2024. Harvest Thanksgiving Service

Today, we celebrate our Harvest Thanksgiving Service, which is the time when we give special thought to all those in need...

Sep 22, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, September 15th 2024. Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity / Creationtide 3

James, our Lord’s brother and a leader of the early church in Jerusalem has much to say about the tongue in his epistle reading this week...

Sep 15, 2024

Pew Sheet Sunday, September 8th 2024, Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, Creationtide 2

In last week’s Gospel reading we saw Jesus criticising the Pharisees, Scribes and Sadducees ...

Sep 08, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, September 1st 2024. Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity / Creationtide 1

Today sees the start of the liturgical season of Creationtide which runs from the 1st of September to the 4th of October each year.

Sep 01, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, August 18th 2024. Twelfth Sunday after Trinity / Proper 15

In the last two weeks, we have been considering how Jesus repeatedly told the crowd that he was the ‘bread of life’ ...

Aug 18, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, July the 28th 2024. Ninth Sunday after Trinity / Proper 12

Many of the events we have been reading about in our Gospel passages for several weeks now took place either in, on, or around the Sea of Galilee

Jul 28, 2024

Sunday, August the 4th, 2024. The 10th Sunday after Trinity

How many times are we inclined to complain during the course of a single day?

Aug 04, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, July the 14th 2024. Seventh Sunday after Trinity / Proper 10

It is a great privilege to have Archdeacon Guy Elsmore preaching and presiding at our 09.30 service in Winslow today.

Jul 14, 2024

Repair Cafe - Throw it away? No Way!

Mays Repair Cafe was a busy one!

May 18, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, July the 7th 2024. Sixth Sunday after Trinity / Proper 9

Now that the polls have closed and the British people have made their minds up

Jul 07, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, June the 30th 2024. Fifth Sunday after Trinity / Proper 8

There is something wonderfully refreshing about our Gospel reading this week

Jun 30, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, June the 23rd 2024. Fourth Sunday after Trinity / Proper 7

One of my all-time favourite hymns is that written by a former resident of Baltimore, Priscilla Jane Owens

Jun 23, 2024

Pew Sheet 16th June 2024

Someone asked me last week how we can possibly know about the events recorded in the Gospels which tell us what happened when only Jesus was present, or when his disciples though present...

Jun 16, 2024

Pew Sheet, Sunday, June the 9th 2024.

People often ask me why the Church of England does not venerate the Virgin Mary to the same extent as other churches do, and I have even been asked if Anglicans really ‘believe’ in her

Jun 09, 2024

Pew Sheet 2nd June 2024

In our reading from Deuteronomy, we see the origins of the ‘Sabbath’ which was instituted so that the people, their servants, their livestock...

Jun 02, 2024

Festival Week!

Come and join in with St. Laurence Festival week to celebrate Church and community together.

May 28, 2024

The Repair Cafe

Join the Winslow Benefice Repair Cafés in their mission to reduce waste and promote sustainability!

Apr 22, 2024

Pew Sheet, April 21st 2024. The 4th Sunday of Easter

The 23rd Psalm is probably the most popular and most-used Psalm in the Christian Psalter today.

Apr 21, 2024

Pew Sheet for Sunday the 14th of April 2024.  The Third Sunday of Easter

Pew Sheet for Sunday the 14th of April. The Third Sunday of Easter

Apr 14, 2024

Pew Sheet for Sunday the 17th of December 2023.  Advent 3 – Gaudete Sunday

Pew Sheet for Sunday the 17th of December 2023. Advent 3 – Gaudete Sunday. I always rejoice at this time of the year to read and reflect on the writings of the prophet Isaiah

Dec 17, 2023

Christingle at St Laurence Church 17th December - 5pm

Join us for St Laurence Church Christingle Service on Sunday 17th December at 5pm.

Dec 09, 2023

November 19th 2023 Kingdom Season 3, Second Sunday before Advent

The Weekly Pew Sheet for November 19th 2023 Kingdom Season 3, Second Sunday before Advent

Nov 19, 2023

Sunday, November  26th 2023  The Feast of Christ the King  Kingdom Season 4

The pew sheet for Sunday, November 26th 2023 The Feast of Christ the King, Kingdom Season 4 One of the most important and meaningful symbols in the early church was the image of ‘Christ Pantocrator

Nov 26, 2023

Advent Sunday December 3rd 2023 Advent 1

Advent Sunday December 3rd 2023. Advent 1.

Dec 03, 2023

Harvest Festivals in the Winslow Benefice

Come and join us to celebrate harvest in the Benefice

Sep 27, 2023

News for September

Season of Creationtide As Christians we are called to care for God's creation.

Sep 04, 2023

Weekly News for Winslow Benefice - 9th July 2023

Here are some important dates of events taking place in the Benefice over July and early August.

Jul 09, 2023

THANK YOU WINSLOW!

AMAZING to see such an immense delivery to the St Laurence Food Cupboard yesterday.

Mar 30, 2023

Holy Week & Easter services

You are warmly invited to join us this Easter.

Mar 20, 2023

April's Book Group

Book Group meets on Monday, 24 April, at 6.45pm to chat about Meeting God in Mark by Rowan Williams.

Mar 16, 2023

Readings for Sunday 12 March

Readings for Sunday 12 March

Mar 12, 2023

Spotlight on... The Serving Team!

At St Laurence we have a dedicated Serving Team of eight, both men and women. With some variation of members, the current team dates back 32 years.

Mar 08, 2023

Readings for Sunday 5 March

Readings for Sunday 5 March

Mar 02, 2023

Spotlight on... the Winslow Parish News!

Everything you wanted to know about the Winslow Parish News, the local magazine bringing Church and community together.

Feb 24, 2023

Readings for Sunday 26 Feb

Readings for 26 February.

Feb 24, 2023

Welcome, Revd Stephen!

We had a lovely service on Tuesday 21 Feb to mark the licensing of our new rector.

Feb 24, 2023

Licensing of the Revd Stephen

Join us to welcome our new rector, the Revd Dr Stephen O'Connor in his licensing service at St Laurence Church, Winslow.

Feb 17, 2023

Readings for 19 February

Readings for Sunday 19 February.

Feb 17, 2023

Spotlight on... The Flower Group

The Flower Group is a team of volunteers, comprising church members and other helpers.

Nov 30, -0001

Readings for 12 Feb

Readings for Sunday 12 February.

Feb 10, 2023

Spotlight on... The St Laurence Bells

Everything you ever wondered about the church bells of St Laurence.

Feb 09, 2023

Spotlight on... Music in St Laurence

All things musical at St Laurence Church. Could you join us as a junior chorister?

Feb 03, 2023

Readings for 5 Feb

Readings for this Sunday 5 Feb.

Feb 03, 2023

Conversion

What does the Winslow railway have to do with St Paul?

Jan 27, 2023

Christian Unity

A reflection from Revd Daphne for the Week of Christian Unity.

Jan 20, 2023

Readings for 15 Jan

Readings for the week ahead, starting with the Second Sunday of Epiphany.

Jan 13, 2023

Meet the new rector...

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Doctor Stephen O’Connor as incumbent of the Winslow Benefice.

Jan 13, 2023

Just A Minute...

I expect many of you have given up on New Year’s Resolutions – but maybe I can tempt you to a daily one!

Jan 08, 2023

Happy new year!

Happy new year! Some thoughts for 2023 and readings for Epiphany.

Jan 06, 2023

Merry Christmas!

A Christmas reflection from the Revd Canon Alan Hodgetts.

Dec 23, 2022

Join us this Christmas!

Join us this Christmas!

Dec 21, 2022

Spread the love

Although Advent is seen as a season of repentance, just like Lent, it would be a hard heart that doesn’t start to get excited at the anticipation of the arrival of Christmas and all that entails.

Dec 09, 2022

Joyful expectation

We are called in Advent to wait in JOYFUL expectation for what comes next.

Dec 02, 2022

Christmas Services

What's on this Christmas in the Winslow Benefice.

Nov 25, 2022

Advent Compline

Compline service Sunday 27 November- all welcome!

Nov 25, 2022

Advent Sunday

If it seems that you are in the middle of it at the moment, talk to someone, talk to God, none of us are alone.

Nov 25, 2022

Celebrate with St James'

11am Sunday 20 November - Celebrate the new roof at St James' Church!

Nov 18, 2022

Christmas Fair

Join us for the Winslow Christmas fair!

Nov 18, 2022

St Laurence Church Christmas Coffee Morning

Join us for a Christmas Coffee Morning!

Nov 18, 2022

Repair Cafe

Bring along your broken bits and bobs and let's fix them together.

Nov 18, 2022

Christ the King

This week is the last week in the church’s year and as a result we celebrate Christ the King.

Nov 18, 2022

Book Group

Our next Book Group meeting will be on 21 November at 6.45pm to chat about Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene.

Nov 08, 2022

A HUGE thank you

A huge thanks to all who donated to our roof appeal.

Nov 04, 2022

Remembrance

We remember. God remembers.

Nov 04, 2022

Black History Month

To celebrate the last week of Black History Month, St Laurence is hosting a portrait and video exhibition - as seen on ITV News!

Oct 28, 2022

National Churches Trust

The National Churches Trust is delighted to support St Laurence Church, Winslow, with a grant towards the roof repairs.

Oct 21, 2022

Bible Sunday

This week we celebrate Bible Sunday, a day in which the church takes time to celebrate God’s word.

Oct 21, 2022

North Aisle Roof Appeal

As you will have seen, work is continuing apace on the North Aisle Roof and there is good news.

Oct 14, 2022

Christmas Decoration Workshop

With Carolyn Schulz, writer of over 10 craft books and TV presenter.

Oct 17, 2022

Repair Cafe

Bring your busted stuff and let's see if we can fix it together!

Oct 14, 2022

Celebrating St Luke

This week we are celebrating St. Luke, the man who wrote the Gospel of Luke as well as the Acts of the Apostles.

Oct 14, 2022

Prisons Week

This Sunday marks the beginning of Prisons Week, an annual week of prayer working to see an end to the human suffering caused by crime and imprisonment – for all those affected.

Oct 07, 2022

Harvest Festival and Bring & Share

You are invited to the St Laurence Harvest Festival and Bring & Share lunch!

Oct 07, 2022

Not all heroes wear capes

On Sunday we are celebrating Michaelmas, the Feast of Michael and All Angels. It is a major day in the church

Sep 30, 2022

Harvest Festival

Join a harvest festival at St Mary's Addington at 5pm this Sunday 25 September - all are welcome!

Sep 23, 2022

Jewel in the Crown

Having watched, like so many others, the funeral of the Queen on Monday, I came away with a mixture of emotions.

Sep 23, 2022

Harvest lunch!

Join us for a harvest lunch on 9 October!

Sep 16, 2022

Shadows of death

One of the saddest parts of my role, as well as being the greatest privilege, is getting to sit with the family of someone who has recently died.

Sep 16, 2022

The Lost Sheep

When we heard of the death of the Queen, like so many, Sue and I felt such a strong sense of loss.

Sep 16, 2022

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

It is with a deep and profound sense of sadness that we, as a church, join in the praises and condolences at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Sep 08, 2022

What's on this week?

What's on in September?

Sep 02, 2022

St Laurence Food Cupboard

The St Laurence Food Cupboard has been overwhelmed by the generous donations from the residents of Winslow and would like to thank everyone for all their support.

Sep 02, 2022

God the Father

We have chosen to God call Father. We do so to say something about the nature of the relationship he has with us.

Aug 25, 2022

Banned!

What a strange word with which to begin a sermon! So, what is or was banned?

Aug 18, 2022

Roof Appeal: Huge thanks & big plea

Thank you all for the amazing response we have had to the Roof Appeal.

Aug 12, 2022

Surviving the summer holidays

August is a strange month...

Aug 12, 2022

North Aisle Roof Appeal

Thank you for all who have donated so far.

Aug 05, 2022

Coffee morning

St Laurence Room, Saturday 6 August 10am-12pm - Please do come along and support.

Aug 05, 2022

FREE Holiday Lunch Club!

Fridays through summer, 12-2pm, St Laurence Room.

Aug 05, 2022

Mothers' Union

The church remembers quite a selection of people this week.

Aug 05, 2022

The neediest people

In the Book of Deuteronomy (15:4) it says that “there should be no poor among you”. Jesus says, “the poor you will have always with you” (Mark 14:7).

Jul 29, 2022

Prayer

In my Confirmation classes about prayer I used to teach the students about A.C.T.S. with which I expect a lot of you are familiar. It stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication.

Jul 29, 2022

St James

This week the church celebrates James the Apostle, patron saint of Spain, Guatemala, Nicaragua, fishermen and, most importantly, Great Horwood’s church.

Jul 22, 2022

Food Cupboard needs you!

The Food Cupboard needs the following items this week - thank you!

Jul 15, 2022

Are you a Martha or a Mary?

How do we get close to Jesus? Are we a Mary or a Martha?

Jul 15, 2022

Bishop of Oxford awards school leavers and visits Food Cupboard

On a visit to the Claydon Deanery on Wednesday 13 July, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, visited the Winslow Benefice.

Jul 14, 2022

Quality time

Last week I went to answer questions from Year 5 in Winslow School about prayer.

Jul 08, 2022

Proclaiming Thomas

This Sunday is the Feast of St. Thomas - “Doubting Thomas”. He is an apostle that we don’t know much about, but he does tell us a lot about ourselves.

Jul 01, 2022

He must increase but I must decrease

Last Friday the Church celebrated the Birth of John the Baptist.

Jul 01, 2022

Julian Group

Our next Julian Meeting on 4 July will be an in-person gathering at Keach's Chapel.

Jul 01, 2022

YES!

Saying ‘yes’ is a vital part of our relationship with God, because it means something.

Jun 24, 2022

Pentecost

The good news of Pentecost is something that carries on throughout the year because the Spirit pouring out into our hearts is what allows us to flourish.

Jun 17, 2022

Jubilee & Festival week

This week we are celebrating a Jubilee - a Jubilee like no other.

Jun 03, 2022

Progressive Supper

Three-course meal with drinks for £20/head - with a twist!

May 20, 2022

In the Days of Rain

Join Revd Didier and the Winslow Benefice Book Group on Monday 27 June to discuss Rebecca Stott's In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, A Father, A Cult.

May 20, 2022

God Save Our Gracious Queens

The Winslow Players return! Spend a Saturday evening in style as you witness a brief history of Queens of England in the Winslow Players' first post-Covid production.

May 20, 2022

Jubilee Coffee Morning

Join us in St Laurence Church for coffee and cake, with a raffle, tombola and more!

May 20, 2022

Ascension Day

How do you get on with authority? Revd Mark shares some reflections for Ascension Day.

May 20, 2022

Join us for Cream Tea!

Join us in St Laurence Church for a cream tea!

May 12, 2022

Can I take you at your word?

Hypocrisy – not practising what you preach – was an accusation Jesus levelled at some religious leaders in his time. Are we guilty of saying one thing and doing another?

May 12, 2022

St Laurence Festival 4-12 June

Join us from 4-12 June as the St Laurence Festival returns. All are welcome!

May 06, 2022

North Aisle Roof Appeal

We urgently need to raise in the region of £20,000 to repair the North Aisle Roof, where damage to the lead on the roof has resulted in leaking which is only going to get worse.

May 06, 2022

Small gestures empower change

The Winslow Repair Shop was featured on the Diocese of Oxford website this week. Read the full story and see a snippet below.

May 06, 2022

Take a risk

As we look around us, what works in our lives and the people around us testify to the love of Jesus?

May 06, 2022

Say your prayers

Revd Didier shares his top tips for saying your prayers.

Apr 28, 2022

Love one another as I have loved you

Congratulations Jo!

Apr 28, 2022

Easter sermon - A story of a violin

An Easter Day sermon from the Revd Daphne Preece.

Apr 22, 2022

Thank you

None of our Holy Week activities were possible without a huge effort from a great array of people and we do not say thank you enough.

Apr 22, 2022

Easter Monday

Readings for Easter Monday onwards.

Apr 15, 2022

Holy Week

Every day this week, we will be journeying with Jesus with a rich variety of services. Why not join us?

Apr 08, 2022

Mothering Sunday

Readings for Mothering Sunday.

Mar 25, 2022

We have a little Fig Tree – nothing does it bear!

We have a little Fig Tree – nothing does it bear! Jesus uses the example of a Fig Tree to illustrate a couple of hard sayings.

Mar 25, 2022

We could do with a saviour

The question that Batman asks himself is not really very different to that which God asks us: are we willing to bring hope and light into our corner of the world?

Mar 18, 2022

What would Jesus do?

Given the appalling mess our world is in, and in particular the horrific situation in Ukraine, what would Jesus do? And what might Jesus want us to do?

Mar 15, 2022

Supporting Ukraine

The Winslow Lions are collecting for Ukraine. Here's how you can help.

Mar 11, 2022

Festival of Voices

Spring Festival of Voices, 7.30pm Sat 23 April at St Laurence Church, featuring the Morriston Orpheus Choir .

Mar 10, 2022

Holy Week Services

Lent and Holy Week service information for 2022.

Mar 10, 2022

Why did God make foxes?

I was asked this week by a child whose family owns some chickens, “Why did God make foxes?”

Mar 10, 2022

Journeying Together in our Brokenness

There are still some tickets remaining for this interactive workshop, more relevant than ever in light of recent events.

Feb 25, 2022

Praying for peace

As I write this, the news from the Ukraine is looking very bleak. It can sometimes seem as though we learn nothing from our past mistakes.

Feb 24, 2022

Lent Lunches

Join us Wednesdays in lent for lunch - all are welcome!

Feb 18, 2022

St Laurence Shop

The St Laurence Shop supports the church, local charities and the Winslow community. Could you help?

Feb 18, 2022

Creative Communion

Join us for our first Creative Communion service, suitable for all ages.

Feb 18, 2022

Valentine's Day

Readings and a reflection for the 14th February 2022.

Feb 11, 2022