Announcements

MISSION AND PASTORAL MEASURE 2011
THE CHURCH OF SAINT LAWRENCE, BESSELSLEIGH. DIOSESE OF OXFORD

The Church Commissioners have prepared a draft Pastoral Church Buildings Scheme providing for, inter alia, the church of Saint Lawrence, being the parish church of the parish of Besselsleigh to be declared closed for regular public worship and appropriated to use as a monument and for associated cultural and community purposes and for occasional acts of Christian worship in accordance with the rites and traditions ofthe Church of England.

You may obtain a copy of the draft Scheme from the Church Commissioners' office in Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ, see it on our website at www.ccpastoral.org/consultation or inspect it at either of the parish's churches.

A drop-in session will take place on Tuesday 15 September at the church between 3pm - 7pm at which a member of the Commissioners' staff will be available to explain the impact of the proposed future use of the building and discuss any issues or concerns which those attending may be raise.

Anyone may make representations either for or against all or any part of the draft Scheme in writing to James Davidson-Brett, Pastoral Division, Church Commissioners, Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3AZ or by email to james.davidson-brett@churchofengland.org in order to reach him not later than midnight on 20 October 2015. Copies of all of the representations received and associated correspondence will be published on our website if the matter needs to be considered by the Commissioners. For details of this process see ccpastoral.org/reps or telephone James Davidson-Brett on 0207 898 1687.