October 2009

Events in bold are not regular events. Our usual monthly pattern of services can be found HERE, and our usual weekly events are HERE. Please click HERE if you would prefer to download the information as a table (Word document).

For home group contact numbers, please see Weekly Events.


Thursday 1st
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm Prayer Meeting for the re-building of St. Nicholas Church and for the community, at the Baptist Church room (opposite Community Hall - Lewis Road).

Friday 2nd
7.00 pm Cheese and Wine and Preview of Marton Art Festival, at Marton.

Saturday 3rd
10.00 am to 5.00 pm Marton Art Festival.
3.00 pm Wedding at Bishops Itchington - David Micallef and Sally-Anne Southam.
7.00 for 7.30 pm Harvest Supper at Offchurch Village Hall.
7.30 pm Harvest Supper at Long Itchington Community Centre.

Sunday 4th - 17th after Trinity Green
Theme: Harvest
Readings: Job 1:1; 2:1-10    Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12    Mark 10:2-16    Psalm 26
(or for Harvest: Joel 2:21-27     1 Timothy 2:1-7     Matthew 6:25-33    Psalm 126)
9.00 am Holy Communion (quiet, traditional) at Bishop's Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion Harvest Service at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Harvest Service at Offchurch.
10.00 am Harvest Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Bishops Itchington
10.00 am Harvest Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Radford Semele.
10.00 am to 5.00 pm Marton Art Festival.
11.00 am Three Parishes Harvest Service at Wappenbury
6.00 pm Good to Talk at Weston.
6.30 pm Harvest Service at Marton.

Monday 5th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 6th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Holy Communion at Radford Semele.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Greenways Care Home, Long Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Joint Churchwardens - Hunningham Parish Room

Wednesday 7th 
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Road, Bishops Itchington.
12.00 pm Deanery Clergy Chapter in Long Itchington Vicarage.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 8th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
8.00 pm MLT at Jenny Daniell's.

Saturday 10th
2.00 pm Wedding at Bishops Itchington - Thomas George Turnham and Claire Mann.


Sunday 11th - 18th after Trinity Green
Theme: Difficult discipleship
Readings: Job 23:1-9,16-17    Hebrews 4:12-16    Mark 10:17-31    Psalm 22:1-15
9.30 am Morning Service at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday School at Offchurch.
10.00 am Family Communion at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Morning Worship at Bishops Itchington - Back to Church Sunday.
11.00 am Heartbeat at Marton.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Hunningham with Creche for 5s and under and Junior Church for 5-11s.
12.00 pm Baptism of Ella Tidmas at Long Itchington.
3.00 pm Young Families Church at Long Itchington.
6.00 pm Evensong at Weston.

Monday 12th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe. 
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 13th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm PCC at Bishops Itchington.

Wednesday 14th
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.00 am Holy Communion at Offchurch.
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 15th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.

Saturday 17th
7.30 pm Three Parishes Harvest Supper at Weston Village Hall.


Sunday 18th - 19th after Trinity (St Luke) Green (or red for St Luke)
Theme: Humble service
Readings: Job 38:1-7    Hebrews 5:1-10    Mark 10:35-45 (or Luke 10:1-9) 
Psalm 104:1-10
9.00 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Family Service at Offchurch.
10.00 am Family Worship at Radford Semele.
10.00 am Quality Time at Weston Village Hall.
10.30 am Morning Worship at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Holy Communion and baptism of Grace and Daisy Brewster at Marton.
6.00 pm Evensong at Hunningham.
6.00 pm Sunday@6 (Informal Service) at Napton, open to all at the Deanery.

Monday 19th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 20th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at Marton Church.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.

Wednesday 21st
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Road, Bishops Itchington.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm MLT Special at Hunningham Vicarage.

Thursday 22nd
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.

Friday 21st
6.00 pm to 7.00 pm Children's Disco (younger children) at St Michael's, Bishops Itchington.
7.30 pm to 9.00 pm Children's Disco (older children) at St Michael's, Bishops Itchington.

Saturday 24th
4.00 pm Messy Church at the Community Hall, Lewis Road, Radford Semele.


Sunday 25th - Last after Trinity (Bible Sunday) Green
Theme: Enlightenment
Readings:  Job 42:1-6,10-end   Hebrews 7:23-28 (or 2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5)  
Mark 10:46-end    Psalm 34:1-8
British Summer Time ends.
9.00 am Holy Communion (1662) at Weston.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Offchurch.
10.00 am Sunday@10 (for all the family) at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Family Communion (with prayer for healing) at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Heartbeat (informal worship) at Marton.
11.00 am Come and Worship (an informal service for young and old, planned by youth)with creche for 5s and under and Junior Church for 5-11s, at Hunningham.

Monday 26th
9.30 am Monday Group meet at The Malthouse, Church Road, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 27th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Offchurch PCC in St Gregory's.

Wednesday 28th 
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 29th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.

Friday 30th
10.30 am Crafty Cuppa - tea/coffee, craft stalls and chat in the Memorial Hall, Bishops Itchington.

November 2009

Sunday 1st - All Saints Day White
Theme: Saints
Readings: Isaiah 25:6-9      Revelation 21:1-6a      John 11:32-44      (Psalm 24:1-6)
9.00 am Holy Communion (quiet, traditional) at Bishop's Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Mattins at Offchurch.
10.00 am Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Bishops Itchington.
10.00 am Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Radford Semele.
11.00 am Three Parishes Morning Service / Holy Communion at Wappenbury.
11.00 am Family Service at Marton.