St Mary the Virgin church stands prominently in the middle of the village and with its tall tower it can be seen from some miles away. The congregation is a small friendly group and we welcome all to our services and events. Coffee, tea and usually delicious homemade cakes and biscuits are available after most services, The usual service is Holy Communion (with sung hymns and office music) but there are some Communion services with a simpler liturgy and some non-eucharistic family services where communion is not adminstered. Services of congregationally sung evensong have been customary once a month in recent years but the pattern of services has had to be reduced during an interegnum which affects all 8 churches (11 villages) of the benefice. Some of the congregation are happy to go to services at the next village (Oddington) which is not quite a mile away and to the other churches in the benefice where we can worship with the other fellow and friendly C of E christians in the other villages. Equally some of the congregation also like to come over to worship in our beautiful Grade 1 listed building where we feel we are in the centre of the village. (Brian 11iv2024)
Our parish of Charlton-on-Otmoor is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Oxford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO [add their details here or use the button to link to a page that shows the info] or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor [add their details here or use the button below to link to your own page that shows the info or the diocesan safeguarding page]. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.
