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Stone Pillow Sleep Out

Every 2 years we hold a Sleep Out at the Cathedral. It will be held this year on Thursday 30 October. We would like to get more young people and adults involved and sponsored this year. It aims to be fun although carrying a serious message. there is also a cardboard shelter competition. If you would like to support the event in any way please contact
Head Office-01243 537934

St Joseph's Night Shelter

...need the following items-toilet rolls, tissues, kitchen towels, tinned meat, fruit squash, meat paste, tinned custard, granulated sugar, coffee, tinned potatoes, cooking oil, gravy granules, peanut butter, honey, marmite, soap powder and deaderant.
There will be a box in church in October for any donations.

AGOG help with Church Garden

AGOG (A Gathering of Oving Gardeners), which disbanded in 2007, decided to donate £90 to fund improvements to the church garden. This amount was the residue left in their account after all had been settled. and will be used to enhance the garden which is under construction in the right hand rear corner of the Churchyard, near to the Garden of Remembrance. Sandra and Roger Baynham have worked very hard in preparing the large bed using compost, donated by John Pitt (Earth Cycle), and by purchasing and planting suitable shrubs. Our thanks go to Sandra and Roger and to AGOG for this welcome donation and effort.  

 

Church Choir

We have been very lucky to have Alan Jackson as our organist and choir master for the last few years and we would all like to express our thanks to him for all his hard work and enthusiasm. If you would like to sing in the choir please telephone Alan on 822615
Thanks, Alan!

 

New Priest-in-Charge Appointed at St Andrew’s Church

On Thursday evening 10th April, the new priest-in-charge for the Parishes of Tangmere and Oving, Father Ian Rogers, was licensed by the Bishop of Chichester. This was a great occasion with almost 200 people attending the service in St Andrew’s Church, Oving.  A large number of members of the congregation from Father Ian’s previous church in Shepherds Bush were especially welcome. The service was followed by a reception in the Oving Jubilee Hall and was enjoyed by all.

This was a very special day for the two villages which have been without a priest for nearly three years. The appointment of Father Ian is especially welcomed in Oving as St Andrew’s was threatened with closure two years ago but owing to the efforts of the congregation, parishioners and the Oving community in general, the church was saved from closure.

 

The Bishop of Chichester
The Right Rev. John Hind welcomes Fr. Ian Rogers

at the Oving Church Licensing Service.

 

 

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