St Andrew's Dean Court
Oxford
NEWS AND EVENTS
GROUP DONATES DEFIBRILLATOR
Thanks to the generosity of a group which uses St Andrew's regularly, we have a defibrillator.
Money donated by a group of Tamil Christians who use the church each month for prayer and worship has been used to buy something which could save lives - a defibrillator. These give a high-energy shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest. We plan to give training in its use very soon.
INDIA-THEMED SUNDAY
One of our services in May had an India theme. The preacher was Rev Dr M Gnanavaram from south India, who studied in Oxford. After the service we enjoyed a shared meal in church, which featured Indian food.
FILM NIGHTS
We started out monthly Film Nights last year. So far we have screened The Italian Job with Michael Caine,The Muppet Christmas Carol, Mary Poppins Returns, Testament of Youth, Living, Hidden Figures, Tea with Mussolini and Goodnight Mister Tom. Films are free (donations welcome to cover the licence costs) with a small charge for hot drinks and biscuits. They will usually be on the first Wednesday of the month.
We are planning to change our licence so that we can give wider publicity to the title of the film. At present it is given within the parish or to individuals, or passed on by word of mouth.
CHRISTIANS
AGAINST POVERTY
Plans are under way to start a Christians against Poverty Job Club at St Andrew's. CAP is a Christian charity offering free face-to-face debt counselling to all.
Several Oxford churches are linked to CAP, but we will be the first to start a Job Club.
Look out for more information.
OUR MISSION PARTNERS IN UGANDA
We are pleased to have mission partners, Simon and Sarah Cawdell, who are working in Uganda with the Church Mission Society. Find out more about them.
