Issue #12 of Wheatley Area Newsletter

               Horton cum Studley             Oakley
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    Beckley             CHRISTIANS |   | IN
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       Stanton St John        +----+   +----+
                              |             |     Worminghall
           Forest Hill        +----+   +----+
                                   |   |              Ickford
                    Holton     THE |   | COMMUNITY
                   Wheatley        |   |
          Horspath                 |   |              Tiddington
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                        Cuddesdon           Great Milton
             Garsington                           Great Haseley
                                         Little Milton

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    |                       ><> EVENTS <><                      |
    |                     Signs and Wonders                     |
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    Feb 22 (Tue)
    ><> 7:30pm - Lent Talk @ Methodist Church Hall, Headington
        Conflict Transformation - Bridget Walker - who works for
        conflict resolution and highlights, from a Quaker
        perspective, some of the charity work she is involved in.

    Mar 1 (Tue)
    ><> 7:30pm - Lent Talk @ Methodist Church Hall, Headington
        A Response to Global Children's Issues - Patrick
        McDonnald - key member of the VIVA network concerned with
        the international care of children.

    Mar 3 (Thu)
    ><> 7:45pm; Lord William’s School Hall, Sycamore Drive, Thame
        Make Poverty History - Come and spend some time with Andy
        Atkins and Paul Brigham, who are both directors of
        Tearfund. Paul is Marketing & Education Director, and
        Andy is the Advocacy Director, and the person
        representing MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY worldwide.

    Mar 4 (Fri)
    ><> 2pm; Wheatley URC. Women’s World Day of Prayer
        The theme is Women of Poland. Contact Kathy Hawley

    Mar 5 (Sat)
    ><> 10am-Noon; Fairtrade Coffee & Cake, Wheatley URC Hall

    Mar 6 (Sun)
    ><> 3-5pm; Wheatley team Youth Group presents a talent Show
        at Holton Village Hall

    Mar 8 (Tue)
    ><> 7:30pm - Lent Talk @ Methodist Church Hall, Headington
        Microfinance and its impact on Eradicating Poverty -
        David Coates - 2005 is the UN's Year of Microcredit. What
        is it? How will it help to eradicate poverty? David works
        for 'Opportunity International UK', and writes 'It has
        been amazing to visit people whose lives have been
        radically altered as a result of accessing funds to lift
        themselves out of poverty'.

    Mar 9 (Wed)
    ><> 8pm; Fusion Vision and Festival Training Night at
        Wheatley Primary School. Contact Dan Evenhuis at
        dan.evenhuis@fusion.org.au

    Mar 12 (Sat)
    ><> 10am to 12 noon; St Mary's Spring Fayre @ Merry Bells
    ><> 8pm; Wheatley Primary School - Sound Force Big Band &
        Buster's present an evening of Big band Music in aid of
        the DEC Tsunami appeal - tickets £10 / £5.
        Contact Karl Turner on 07771 504942

    Mar 14 (Mon)
    ><> 6:30pm; O'Regan Centre, Business School, Brookes Wheatley
        Campus; MANAGING DESIRE - THE SPIRIT OF ADVERTISING
        Oxford Brookes University Chaplaincy and Business School
        invite you to a lecture, free and open to all, to be
        given by Revd Canon Professor Martyn Percy (Principal,
        Ripon College, Cuddesdon;  Director, Advertising
        Standards Authority) Booking is essential.  Tickets /
        details - Margaret Whipp (01865-484690;
        mwhipp@brookes.ac.uk)

    Mar 15 (Tue)
    ><> 7:30pm - Lent Talk @ Methodist Church Hall, Headington
        The Science and Theology of Green Issues - Dr Martin
        Hodson - Co-director of the Certificate in Christian
        Rural and Environmental Studies and Revd Margot Hodson -
        Director of the John Ray Initiative. Both are members of
        Sage, Oxford's Christian Environmental Group.

    Mar 25 (Fri)
    ><> 9:30am; Our Lady of Lourdes - Short Meditation
    ><> 10am; URC, Crown Square - Procession of the Cross, with
        street theatre based on the Stations of the Cross
        followed by Hot Cross buns and refreshments
    ><> Noon; Waterperry Church - Service
    ><> 2pm, St Mary's, Wheatley - Service
    ><> 6pm, Granary - Service
    ><> 8pm, Merry Bells - showing of "The Passion of the Christ"

    Mar 27 (Sun)
    ><> 2-5pm; Following the respective church services, there
        will be a family festival at Wheatley Primary School

    Apr 8 (Fri)
    ><> 7-9:30pm; St Mary's Quiz Evening with Ploughman's Supper
        Merry Bells, Wheatley.

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    |                    ><> LOCAL LINKS <><                    |
    |                         wwjd.com                          |
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    St Mary's will have a new curate from the autumn:
                      http://helenannmacleodhartley.blogspot.com/

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    |                     ><> SMALL PRINT <><                   |
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