Subject: News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

November 27th, 2020 at 8:17 pm BST

View onlineLift up your heads, O ye gates by the Revd Dr William Lamb One of the familiar refrains for the season of Advent comes from Psalm 24.7: Lift up your heads, O ye gates, be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of glory shall come i ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

November 21st, 2020 at 11:07 am BST

View onlineBe not overcome of evil by Laura Roberts In my devotional reflection this week, I re-read the part of Paul’s epistle to the Romans in which he advises the community of the faithful, ‘be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

November 14th, 2020 at 2:44 pm BST

View onlineQuiet on Zoom by Ana-Maria Niculcea There are four main fasting seasons in the Orthodox tradition, plus days peppered throughout the year, so many in fact that over 100 days of the year are dedicated fasting times. When we fast, we are res ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

November 6th, 2020 at 4:30 pm BST

View onlineLockdown 2.0 by the Revd Dr William Lamb On Wednesday, Parliament approved legislation which means that for the foreseeable future, public worship cannot take place at the University Church. The government has insisted that this is to ensu ...