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The Week Ahead
Friday 22nd February
- 09:00
- 09:30
Sunday 24th February
- 09:00
- 11:00
Monday 25th February
- 09:00
- 09:30
Tuesday 26th February
- 09:00
- 09:30
- 12:00
- 13:00
Wednesday 27th February
- 09:00
- 09:30
- 21:00
Thursday 28th February
- 09:00
- 09:30
- 11:00
- 18:30
- 19:45
Friday 1st March
- 09:00
- 09:30
St Michael's is an Eco Church
Community & Global
We are engaging with, and participating in, local networks and events:
Sapling tree planting morning, on Saturday 16 February in Cutteslowe Park,starting 10.30am. sign up on the Low Carbon Oxford North Facebook page for this event (please tick the ‘going’ box). Family fun, cake and hot drinks available!
Did you know LCON are holding climate cafes in our parish?
Coffee, cakes and conversation, open to all interested in talking and listening to others about
climate concerns. The next Café will be at the Bicycle Shed (next to Summertown Cycles) on 6 April (3.30pm).
To RSVP for the next Café, click here.
25 Feb – 10 March: Fair Trade Fortnight.
See the Fairtrade website for details of this year's focus on the people – in particular the women –
who grow the cocoa in the chocolate we love so much.
We raised £405.85 for Toilet Twinning.
Six of our new toilets in church are now twinned with toilets in other parts of the world.
The Toilet twinning organisation fundraises with Tearfund to provide water and sanitation solutions for (and with) people living in poverty; including those in refugee camps.
Are you a Wild Christian?
Join the Wild Christian community to explore the connections between faith, nature and big environmental issues like climate change.
Each month, we'll send you something to think about and a practical action that you can take in your own home to help nature along. We can all then share our efforts on social media to get a wider conversation going.
Our Swift response
In response to the RSPB "giving nature a home" initiative and the local project "Introducing swifts to Oxford", we have the go ahead to apply for swift boxes. They will be attached to the North East wall of the church (just above the new bike rack area).
Swifts love a long tunnel-like approach to the nest; they are communal birds and are happy to nest alongside other swift families. They are also very good housekeepers - there is no mess below the nests and no need to clean out the nests after use.
Did you know … Swifts can do everything on the wing? They can eat, drink, sleep and even mate in the air. They only land to visit their nest sites.
Watch this space for more swift news … we hope to see swifts nesting in our church grounds next year.
See for more information and to become a swift fan.
Community Spring Walk in Cutteslowe Park
Sunday 29 April 2018
Start at 3pm and finish about 5pm
Bring a picnic - and perhaps see the Fritillaries!
May Morning Birdsong Walk
Monday 1 May 2018
Meet at 7am
One hour guided walk around the Trapgrounds with ornithologist Tom Evans
Springwatch 2018
Sunday 20 May 2018
2pm - 4pm
For all ages: wildlife quest, pond dipping, guided walks etc.
Church members registered with Oxclean this year!
Please sign the notice on St Michael's ecochurch notice board to join the church litter picking group in March 2019.
Today's Prayers
News
Silent and Morning Prayer times to change
The Guardian Angel
