St Andrew's Dean Court
Oxford
Opening Day: Saturday10 September 2022
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Clare Wenham
Clare Wenham
Clare Wenham
Ready for visitors!
Simon Wenham
Simon Wenham
Right Rev. Gavin Collins, Bishop of Dorchester, unveils a plaque (seen on the screen) with Janice Wingett, one of the first church members in the 1951; she joined the new sunday school of 100 children.
After the opening: the Vicar Rev. Jonathan Widdess (left), with Project Manager Roger Long, and Bishop Gavin.
Celebration Service: Sunday 11 September
Chris Scruby
Former Dean Court resident Right Rev Sophie Jelley, Bishop of Doncaster, outside the new building, and (below) with her husband Chris, a scientist. They were both involved in youth work in the parish in the 1990s while Sophie trained at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
Chris Scruby
Artist David Lockett, who has given one of his paintings to the church, was interviewed in the service, and explained that, at a time of bereavement, seeing yellow irises in a marshy area resonated for him the Christian hope of new life rising and flourishing. The title is Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum, 2001 (And I look for the resurrection of the dead).
Chris Scruby
Rev Dr David Wenham presents gifts to Roger Long, the Project Manager, as a small token of the church's thanks for his work in seeing the rebuilding through. They included a vine, which has important symbolism in the Bible.