More information regarding Westbury here and the services for our church and Benefice are here. We hope you can join us.
It is our 850th anniversary next year - it was founded in 1175! Watch out for events to celebrate
St Augustine's Church
We have a number of Christmas events coming up:
6th December 10.30-12.00: Angel Making Workshop in the church. Come along to make some and hang these in the churchyard
7th December 14.00-16:00: Christmas Bazaar in the church. Come along and stock up on gifts, toys, festive refreshments etc
19th December 18.00: Village Carol Service by Candlelight
24th December 15.00: Crib Service by Candlelight
The cream tea event was well attended with lots of lovely things to eat. This was the first time we had held this and it was well received
We had a lovely Cider & Songs service to celebrate Harvest - the local scrumpy went down well!
Our Remembrance Service was exciting when there was a village power cut just before but it all worked out and nearly 60 joined us for this important occasion
Fabric Update
We continue to work on a number of projects at the moment as part of preserving our lovely 12th century village church.
Following a legacy, we were able to undertake a bit more work on two of our windows linked to the Barrington family. There is still key work to do as funds permit - especially on the main window that has some "bowing".
We are grateful to those who clean the church, open it during the day and prepare the flowers (inside and in the churchyard). The churchyard team also helped to maintain the churchyard. New volunteers for all these activities are always gratefully received!
We had an open event to plant daffodils in the churchyard and there are now about 400 bulbs in place. Watch out for the show next spring alongside the thousands of snowdrops that were already there
Accessibility
The church is open most days during the day and visitors re always welcome. We have wifi installed - simply select "St Augustines Visitor" and accept the terms to use.
Benefice & Westbury Website
We have our St Augustine website section on the Benefice website that includes information about the church opening, building and also the history.
In addition, Paula's addresses are available to listen to on the site.
All the services are listed along with lots of extra information that we hope you will find useful.
Brackley Food Bank and Baby Basics
We continue to support the Brackley Food Bank and you can leave donations in the red box in the church. Full story here including what types of food they are seeking.
We also support Baby Basics and information on how you can support both these charities is on the web site.
Parish Giving
To be able to pay our running costs and to maintain the church through these fabric projects, we need ongoing regular giving from the community. If you can support us, you can do this via the Parish Giving Service and thank you – it would mean a lot.
FOStA
FOStA is a charity set up to help maintain the fabric of the church. if you would like to know more, or contribute in any way to this effort, please contact westburyfosta@gmail.com.
They are planning new events and will keep you informed on progress if you sign up with them.
We are very grateful for the support from our Friends organisation FOStA who raise funds to support our fabric. Please consider joining and supporting their work if you can.
It costs over £20,000 each year to keep the church open and maintain the churchyard. If you are able to help at all, please click here or on the Parish Giving Scheme logo below or support us through your online shopping for free here
