We are a church with a heart for the community. Our vision is to be a church that embodies the love of Christ in our community in the 21st century. We share this vision with the founder of our church, John Henry Newman, who had real pastoral heart for the people of Littlemore and who was also one of the main theologians of the 19th century Oxford Movement. Our aim is to enrich the spiritual life of the congregation and build bridges to those in the wider community through working creatively with the locals school, the Mental Health Centre, other churches and various agencies.
This is an exciting time in our church life as we are prayerfully discerning God’s call to us to work with families, the arts, the mentally ill, the elderly and the many visitors we are anticipating following the beatification of Newman. We anticipate that doing something with our building as at the moment we lack basic modern facilities. As you read this please pray with us our community prayer:
'Loving Lord, may your shining light fill the hearts of all who live, work and worship here in Littlemore.’
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Haiku for Easter (In memoriam Clive Kelly and Greta Bailey)
Teresa Morgan
Around the monstrance,
lilies: this is my body,
dazzlingly fragile.
The longest journey
leads to the inmost desert.
We sit in silence.
I made my friend tea.
He made me somebody with
something to offer.
My beloved Lord
needed no nails to fix his
arms wide in blessing.
Buried at Easter,
our dear sister, rest in peace
and rise in glory.
Will He come? Will He
come back to our heart’s cold hearth
and set it blazing?
How will we know that
we are forgiven? How does
it feel to be free?
He is not here! The
earth’s womb is empty. It is
spring in Galilee.
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Jubilate Service (all-age service)
This now takes place on FIRST Sunday of the month at 10am.
- 6th May
- 3rd June
- 1st July
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Seasons of the Spirit - Teresa Morgan
One Community's journey through the Christian year
This book is a journey through the seasons of the year and also through the high days and holy days of the Church. In the company of saints present and past, we travel from Advent Sunday to Advent Sunday, looking for the Kingdom of Heaven and reflecting on the many ways in which God's love reaches out to embrace and transform the world. Interspersing prose with poetry, this is a book to read slowly and reflectively, stilling our minds to the rhythms of grace and opening our hearts to the peace that passes all understanding.
"It's wise and generous; it's accessible and full of insight; it refreshes the soul" - from the foreword by John Pritchard Bishop of Oxford
for a preview of the book click here
to buy online click here |
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Fun Church
Stories, action songs, art and craft, cakes and drinks! 4pm in the Village Hall.
For more information see our Fun Church website: www.funchurch.co.uk |
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VIVALDI'S WOMEN
Artistic Director: Richard Vendome
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now available on DVD!
Few pieces of music are as instantly recognisable as “Vivaldi's Gloria”. But how many people know that it was originally performed entirely by women, including the lower voice parts?
Made by COLONIAL PICTURES for Sky Arts
to watch trailer click here
to buy online click here |
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