Sunday Worship
Each of our three churches hosts services of worship every Sunday - apart from four Sundays in the year when we all gather together as one big congregation. Below is a list of the services for this month.
October 27th
9.30am - North Aston Morning Prayer
9.30am - Tackley Family Communion
11am - Steeple Aston Morning Prayer
November 3rd
9.30am - North Aston Holy Communion BCP
11am - Steeple Aston Holy Communion BCP
5.30pm - Tackley All Saints & All Souls - Remembering All God's People
November 10th
9.30am - North Aston Remembrance
10.55am - Steeple Aston Remembrance
5.30pm - Tackley Remembrance
November 17th
9.30am - North Aston Holy Communion
11am - Steeple Aston Holy Communion
5.30pm - Tackley Evensong
November 24th
9.30am - North Aston Morning Prayer
9.30am - Tackley Family Communion
11am - Steeple Aston Morning Prayer and Children's Church
December 1st
9.30am - North Aston Holy Communion BCP
11am - Steeple Aston Holy Communion BCP
5.30pm - Tackley Informal Advent Service
December 5th
3.30pm - Tackley Christingle
December 8th
9.30am - North Aston Family Service
11am - Steeple Aston Family Service
5.30pm - Tackley Holy Communion
December 15th
9.30am - North Aston Holy Communion
11am - Steeple Aston Holy Communion
5.30pm - Tackley Evensong
December 22nd
3pm - North Aston Carol Service
5.30pm - Tackley Carol Service
6pm - Steeple Aston Carol Service
December 24th Christmas Eve
3pm - Tackley Crib Service
4pm - Steeple Aston Crib Service
6pm - North Aston Carols on the Green
11pm - Tackley Midnight Communion
December 25th Christmas Day
9am - North Aston Christmas Morning Communion
10.30am - Steeple Aston Christmas Morning Communion
United Benefice Services:
These joint services usually happen around four times a year.
Following our Summer Songs of Praise in the open air on the Green at North Aston in July, we will end the summer with a morning Family Communion at Tackley at 10.30am on Sunday August 25th, Bank Holiday weekend. Canon David MacInnes, a regular visitor to the Benefice, will be our guest speaker at this service: it's super to be welcoming David back to Tackley.
Christmas Services
Our Christmas Services will be their usual celebration of music readings and joy for everyone in all our villages. Do come and join us! From Christingle at the start of December through the Carol Services to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, there is something for everyone. Midnight Communion is at Tackley on Christmas Eve, and North Aston & Steeple Aston both have services on Christmas Day itself. We look forward to welcoming you to celebrate with us this year!
UPCOMING EVENTS
This is where you can find details of extra events byond our usual Sunday Services.
Diary Updates
Church Building Projects
Steeple Aston
We had hoped by now to be well into the next stage of preparations in our building project. At the moment we seem to be at a bit of a standstill - partly because we have to raise some more funds to move forward, and partly because the Diocese have asked us to engage with the national amenity societies that look at projects like ours. Most of these societies have been very helpful and have engaged very positively with us, but while we wait for this process to take its course, it is important to remember what we are doing and why:
The project is all about loving God and loving people:. This is the role of any church, and our aim is to enable our wonderful church building fulfil both sides of this role so that we as the people of God might do so better - and in doing so, might bless our village as fully as we possibly can. Bishop Steven wants all of us across the Diocese to be more Christ-like, to be a contemplative, courageous and compassionate church, and we believe our project helps us take on this mantle.
Details on where the project has reached can be read by going to the News Blog page - by clicking here. Scroll down till you find various articles.
We do need your help, so if you would like to donate to our project in Steeple Aston, please send a cheque made payable to "Steeple Aston Church" to The Steeple Aston Church Fund, c/o The Rectory, Fir Lane, Steeple Aston, OX25 4SF.
North Aston
One project has become three. St Mary's For Everyone is our over-all heading, with three separate aims:
1. To renovate the windows in the Anne Chapel, so our building is sound
2. To renovate the lichgate and put in a new, step-free path so that access is easy for everyone from car park to church door
3. To introduce a new servery and toilet into the church, bringing facilities which will enable the church building to be better used by the whole community - from Sunday worship and concerts through to midweek groups. Also, we are improving some liturgical furniture at the same time.
We are very grateful to all those funding bodies and to everyone locally who helped us reach our first target and successfully complete the renovation of the windows! It has been wonderful to achieve this goal. Now we progress to the second part.
If you would like to donate to the North Aston projects, then please send a cheque made payable to "St Mary's North Aston" to St Mary's For Everyone, c/o The Rectory, Fir Lane, Steeple Aston OX25 4SF.
At the same time, we have received the very generous offer of a donation of a new stained glass window in the church and this project stands separate to the others. It is progressing through the various permissions stages with support from the PCC and the DAC.
Tackley
1, 2 & 3 Clow Cottages, 54 Nethercote Road are now complete. No.2 Clow Cottages is available for sale via Thomas Merrifields agents, No.3 now having been sold, and we hope they will all make wonderful homes for people who want to be a part of our beautiful village.
The Thomas Merrifield site is available here.
The Rector, church warden and PCC of Tackley are grateful to Leap Architects and Edgar Taylor contractor for all the work done on this project, and to the local residents of Nethercote Road for being so understanding during the build period. We are delighted to have been able to complete such a wonderful project - and to have been able to turn Bob Clow's legacy into a gift that keeps on giving!
Please contact the Rector via the Contact page for more details.
Midweek Services
Each of our three parishes holds a midweek service. These are quiet, simple services for those who wish to join together to worship and especially to pray for God's work in our communities.
The usual pattern is:
Tackley: Tuesdays, 10am, Morning Prayer
Steeple Aston: As advertised - see Steeple Aston Life or the notice sheet in the pews
North Aston: Thursdays following Sunday BCP service, 10am, Morning Prayer
Village Life
Steeple and Tackley have their own websites with details of all sorts of community activities. North has an excellent and informative Wikipedia page. Click the relevant box for details.