Standlake: St Giles, Standlake

St Giles Church is one of four churches in the Lower Windrush Benefice, the others being St Denys' Northmoor, St Michael's Stanton Harcourt and St Nicholas and St Swithun Yelford. St. Giles' is a Grade II* Church dating from about 1228 with an extensive Victorian restoration and a £100,000 Restoration project in the 1990s. Some of the pews have been re-sited to create a 'social area'. The large churchyard is well kept and an experimental wildlife conservation area has recently been set aside.

An appeal fund was launched in September 2006 which has raised over £75,000. Grants have been received from the National Churches Trust, Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, Garfield Weston, The Mercer's Company, Allchurches Trust, the Archdeacon of Oxford's Fund, Magdalen College Oxford and the Sandford Trust.

Repairs to the clerestory windows have been been completed; the next stage of the project is to make access to a new churchyard to be provided by the Parish Council and to provide a toilet and kitchen facilities.

Built: 1228
Style of worship: Central
Our Patron: The Bishop of Oxford and the Diocesan Board of Patronage

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Holy Communion

A quiet BCP communion service with brief sermon
Every first Sunday at 8:00 AM for 40 minutes

Parish Communion

Communion Service
Every third and fourth Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour

Benefice Service

Benefice Eucharist for all four Churches of the Benefice held in rotation on the 2nd Sunday of the month
Every second Sunday at 10:30 AM for 1 hour

Family Communion

An informal Eucharistic Service
Every first Sunday at 11:00 AM for 1 hour

Late 8 Service

An informal act of worship aimed at but not solely for young people aged 14 and upwards held in Sutton Methodist Chapel.
Every fourth Sunday at 8:00 PM for 1 hour

Monday

Morning Prayer
A short service of Common Worship Morning Prayer led by the Rector or member of the congregation
Every Monday at 8:00 AM for 25 minutes

Wednesday

Holy Communion
A Common Worship service of Holy Communion followed by coffee. During building work in Church from the 1st Wednesday in August, this service will be held in the Bell Public House, High Street.
Every Wednesday at 10:00 AM for ½ hour

Friday

Evening Prayer
A short Common Worship Evening Prayer service led by the Rector or member of the congregation On the Second Friday of the Month, Book of Common Prayer Evensong will be said at 5 p.m. This will be a slightly longer service
Every Friday at 5:00 PM for 20 minutes

Our Location:
Church End
Standlake
Oxfordshire
OX29 7SG

Contact:
Alison Shaw
127 Abingdon Road
Standlake
Witney
Oxon
OX29 7QN
Tel: 01865 300615