Notices
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY FOOD BANK (CEF)
CEF, based at St Francis Church, Cowley, provides nutritionally balanced food parcels for individuals and families in temporary crisis or hardship. If you would like to help, please put your donations of non-perishable foods into the CEF box which can be found in the Adam de Brome Chapel every Sunday. Currently there is a particular need for tinned vegetables, fruit, meat and fish, longlife milk and juices, and practical toiletries - but all donations welcome.
GRAVESTONE GEOLOGY ON SHOW
There is an exhibition featuring Holywell Cemetery from 17 July - 12 September 2021 at the Weston Library. For geologists – whether amateur, student or professional – almost any urban cemetery provides a valuable opportunity to carry out scientific field work at leisure, right on the doorstep and at no cost. Because gravestones are made from a wide variety of rock types formed in a range of geological settings cemeteries can be geological treasure-troves.
Many gravestones are made of polished stone, so reveal details such as minerals and crystal features that are not easy to see elsewhere. Some demonstrate textures and mineral compositions in igneous rocks. Others reveal sedimentary structures and fossils, and provide clues to Earth movements and environments that existed hundreds of millions of years ago.
The Geology of Oxford Gravestones, a new exhibit in the Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BG, highlights the geological features and social history revealed in Oxford graveyards. Curated by geologists Nina Morgan and Philip Powell, honorary associates at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, the exhibit demonstrates the wide variety of rock types and geological features that can be seen in graveyards throughout Britain. The exhibit runs from 17 July to 12 September. It’s free to visit, there is no need to book -- and there is a great café on site!
For further information see: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/geology-oxford-gravestones or www.gravestonegeology.uk
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: SCHOLAR, SAGE, SAINT
There is an online Symposium about John Henry Newman from 20 Sept - 22 Sept 2021. The canonization of John Henry Newman in October 2019 has increased public and academic interest in him. A controversial figure during his own lifetime, Newman’s legacy remains contested by scholars. This conference will explore John Henry Newman as:
A Scholar: Newman influenced the academic landscape during his lifetime through his time at Oriel, his academic foundations, and his published works.
A Sage: Newman gained a reputation for providing reliable and wise advice early in his career—a reputation which he maintained after his reception into the Roman Church in 1845.
A Saint: Newman studied the lives of the saints and recommended them as exemplars of Christian behaviour. Newman’s work and life invite discussion on the relationship between sanctity and saintliness.
More information and how to register here:https://newmanstudies.org/news-and-events/2021-fall-conference#about
ORGAN RECITALS IN AUGUST
On each Sunday in August, there will be an Organ Recital at 3.30pm. This Sunday, Alexander Potts, the Assistant Organist at Magdalen College, will play a selection of music by Bach and Mendelssohn. Advance booking will not be required. All welcome.
RIDE AND STRIDE 2021
The annual 'Ride and Stride' in aid of the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, will take place on Saturday 11th September. Participants either walk or cycle around the Diocese visiting churches, and we need a couple of volunteers to welcome Riders and Striders and sign off their sponsorship forms on the day. If you are able to help, please speak to one of the clergy.
