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dates up to September 2011
If
you would like to come to any of the events below contact the relevant
person(s). If you have a relevant event (generally in
the Christian environmental area) that you would like to advertise then
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Us.
Friday 1st January 2010- Sage
New Year walk. Meet 11.00am, at the new house of Martin and Margot Hodson in Haddenham, Bucks. Not too strenuous walk in South Bucks countryside and pretty villages, and then back for hot dinner in early evening! PLEASE BOOK with Martin Hodson by email at info@sageoxford.org.uk
or by phone at 01844-291244.
Tuesday 12th January 2010- 2.00-3.30 pm. Sage prayer
meeting at 70 St Leonard's Road, Headington. Contact Averil Stedeford on 01865 762383
Tuesday 9th February 2010- 2.00-3.30 pm. Sage prayer
meeting, at 150 Leiden Road, Wood Farm. Contact Caroline Steel on 01865 432600
Friday 19th February 2010- 7.00 pm. Sage social and bring and share meal at Averil Stedeford's house at 70 St Leonard's Road, Headington. Contact
Us if you want to come.
22 February to 7
March 2010- Fairtrade Fortnight and "The Big Brew" This year's Fairtrade
Fortnight will focus on tea. The Fairtrade Foundation has provided some
excellent resources that explain more about Fairtrade in general and
the tea trade in particular. Traidcraft is also putting together
tea-focused resources. Once again, The Big Brew will be a focus of many
Fairtrade Fortnight activities. To join the "Big Brew," all you need to
do is register, hold an event at which Fairtrade refreshments are
served, and call it a "Big Brew". It can be as simple as a special
coffee break or something really elaborate like a village party. It's a
great way to promote Fair Trade and also extend hospitality and further
the mission of your church. For more information, go to the CCOW website.
Saturday 6th March 2010- 9.30am – 4.30pm, JRI/Redcliffe College Environment day Conference: Food Futures.
The speakers are Rev Dr Mike Rayner (British Heart Foundation, Oxford),
Patrick Mulvany (Chair of UK Food Group) and Ruth Valerio, author of
‘L is for Lifestyle’. Organised in partnership with
Redcliffe College, CMS and the Agricultural Christian Fellowship.
Details at: http://www.jri.org.uk/
Saturday 6th March 2010- Living Hope: Green Churches, Green Schools
A day conference for anyone connected with a church or school and
interested in how we carry out our mission in an age of environmental
change. The conference will feature a panel on "reasons for hope" with
leading theologians Dave Bookless, Paula Clifford, Sean McDonagh, and
Chris Sunderland, information on the wider context of climate change
(yes, we know that convincing people right now that large portions of
the earth are actually warmer than usual might be a bit tough!)
and workshops on everything from how you can save energy (and money) in
your church and home, how to answer questions about the science of
climate change, spirituality in an age of climate change, what the
outcome of Copenhagen really means, how churches are working with local
community groups to effect real change, how schools can become
"greener" and more. The conference is being held in church, school and
parish hall of Great Missenden in Bucks, where they have already
received grants to install different forms of alternative energy
sources and are working on sustainability. For more information, go to
the CCOW website.
Tuesday 9th March 2010- 2.00-3.30 pm. Sage prayer
meeting at 42 Morrell Avenue. Contact Clare Newgass on 01865 242588.
Tuesday 13th April 2010- 2.00-3.30 pm. Sage prayer
meeting at 14A Osler Road, Headington. Contact Jennifer Gunraj on 01865 768436.
Saturday 24th April 2010- Sage Cherwell
valley walk- a 4 mile walk along the valley of the River Cherwell in
Oxford. Meet at the Victoria Arms for optional lunch at 12.30 pm. Walk
will commence at 2.00 pm. and take approx. 2 - 3 hours. Please
ring Caroline Steel for further details or if you would like a lift.
(01865 432600 or 07941328792)
Friday 7th May 2010- 7.00 pm. Sage social and bring and share meal at Richard and Judy Riggs' house in Abingdon. Contact
Us if you want to come.
Saturday 8th May 2010- 6.00 am. Dawn Chorus
- Join the A Rocha Gateway Project for an early morning walk to hear
the dawn chorus on Chinnor Hill BBOWT Nature Reserve. Meet at the
Hilltop car park. Postcode: OX39 4BJ OS Grid ref: SP766002. Followed by
a purchasable breakfast at the Village Centre, Chinnor at about 8:00am.
Please RSVP to Jo on 01844 355263.
Sunday 9th May 2010- 10:30 am. Joint Worship Service.
To mark the beginning of Christian Aid Week, the four Faith in Action
churches in Oxford city centre will share in a joint communion service
focused on climate change. The preacher will be Martin Hodson, visiting
researcher in Environmental Biology at Oxford Brookes University. New
Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square,Oxford.
Tuesday 11th May 2010- 2.00-3.30 pm. Sage prayer
meeting at 70 St Leonard's Road, Headington. Contact Averil Stedeford on 01865 762383.
Saturday/Sunday 19th/20th June 2010- Environment weekend in Chinnor.
A Rocha will have a booth at the Chinnor & Thame Friends of the
Earth Green Fayre in Chinnor, 10:00 - 4:00 on 19 June in the Village
Hall. That night we will set out moth traps and listen for bats in the
churchyard. Then join us for a late celebration of environment Sunday
20 June 10:00am at St. Andrews Church, Chinnor, Oxfordshire. The
service has been developed by Chiltern Gateway Project volunteers and
will include the moths we trapped the night previously. There will also
be after-service activities in the church yard for the whole family.
Contact Bob Sluka at bobsluka@hotmail.com
Saturday 10th July 2010- 11.00am to 4.00pm. Summer Field Trip
to Whetstone Fruit Farm, Leicestershire. The cost per person is
£10 for the day, including a £2.50 donation to Send a Cow.
Spaces on this wonderful field trip are limited to the first 25 people
who book in, so book now or risk being disappointed! For more
information and a booking form go to:
http://www.cres.org.uk/summer-2010-field-trip-to-whetstone-fruit-farm-leicestershire/
Friday 13th August 2010- 6.00 pm. onwards Sage social and bring and share meal (probable BBQ!) at the Hodson's house in Haddenham! Phase one of a two stage social! Contact
Us if you want to come.
Saturday 28th August 2010- 6.00 pm. onwards Sage social and bring and share meal (possible BBQ!) at the Hodson's house in Haddenham! Phase two of a two stage social! Contact
Us if you want to come.
Friday 3rd September 2010- Believe it or not this day is the 20th anniversary of the founding of Sage.
Sunday 4th September 2011- 6.30pm. Come and celebate the 21st birthday of Sage at St. Clement's church, Oxford. Details will be posted a little nearer the time!
