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It was great to see the Old Library packed with people, food and flowers last Sunday for the first of our three Summer Lunches. A big thank you to everyone who cooked and helped. Our next one is on 22nd. It was also a treat to welcome back Charlotte Bannister-Parker who'll be with us for the next year.
This week, as well as continuing our Theology and Literature series 'In Other Words' we'll be meeting for the Moot. The speaker is Dr Alison Le Cornu. Alison is a member of our congregation and her work focuses on how Christians engage with theology from different traditions. The Moot is always a really lively and thoughtful discussion so if you're free on Thursday night come along.
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| | Services
—Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Eucharists —
Sunday 15th May 10.30am - Choral Eucharist Preacher - The Revd Canon Dr Judith Maltby, Chaplain of Corpus Christi Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Missa Viri Galilaei
Gerald Finzi, God is gone up
5.45pm: Corpus Christi College Evensong Preacher: Avril Baigent |
| | In other words
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What is it about a great poem that resonates with us? Why do we feel a sense of the ‘other’ when we read a novel? This series explores the links between literature and theology.
Events take place on Wednesday evenings in the Old Library (above the Vaults and Gardens Café) at 6.45pm.
18 May –'Coming into our inheritance': theological debate in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials'This talk will concentrate on some of the theological ideas debated in The Amber Spyglass. It will look in particular at the big questions of death, salvation and a community of believers.
Margaret Kean is the Dame Helen Gardner Fellow in English at St Hilda's College.
11 May – Moments of creation: the spiritual ‘fancies’ of John Milton and Hester Pulter
Blake emphatically called himself a Christian, though he belonged to no particular church. We'll explore, in his poetry and painting, how forgiveness, erotic spirituality and the embrace of what he calls 'contraries' lead to joyful life in 'the Divine Body'.
Susanne Sklar is a member of the Cumnor Fellowship and has a DPhil from Oxford in theology. |
| | Forthcoming Concerts & Other Events—
Friday 13th May 7.30pm Handel: Israel in Egypt
Tickets: £25 / £18 (u.18s free) from www.ticketsoxford.com / 01865 305305
The Oxford Early Music Festival (10th-15th May) present Handel’s epic and virtuosic oratorio Israel in Egypt at the University Church on Friday 13th May. Telling the story of the flight of the Israelites, including the parting of the Red Sea and the joyful ending to the journey, Handel’s dramatic oratorio will be brought to life by Ensemble 45 (featuring members of the Church Choir), the International Baroque Players and a superlative team of soloists, headed by early music superstars, soprano Emma Kirkby and countertenor Robin Blaze. More details at www.oemf.co.uk.
Check out our website and Facebook pages.
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| | History corner —
We are really excited to have a special event coming up next week, on Friday 20th May: a historical art workshop for children aged 7+.
The workshop will explore the rich tradition of Oxford’s medieval manuscript production. Mix your own egg tempera using techniques which are hundreds of years old; restore the colours to a piece of medieval art; and create your own ‘initial portrait’, using decorative techniques from the period.
The workshop is led by the art educator Arianna Sangiovanni, who has extensive experience of producing art with children in several countries including England, the Netherlands and Italy.
The workshop will run from 4.15-5.45pm in the Old Library of the University Church (above the Vaults Café): the very centre of the medieval book production industry. All materials will be provided, along with refreshments.
£7 per child; places are limited, so booking is essential. Book via 01865 279110 or penny.boxall@universitychurch.ox.ac.uk.
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