Subject: News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
April 25th, 2020 at 2:15 pm BSTView onlineTake our stand with God ‘Baptism is to accept that to be a Christian is to be affected - you might even say contaminated - by the mess of humanity....The baptized person is not only in the middle of human suffering and muddle but in the ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
April 18th, 2020 at 12:48 pm BSTView onlineAn update from the Treasurer When I took over as treasurer under a year ago, little did I know what a year it would be! We are incredibly fortunate at SMV to have a usually stable source of income from our tower and shop. This enables us ...
Easter Podcast from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
April 11th, 2020 at 10:04 pm BSTView onlineThe Harrowing of Hell Today is Holy Saturday. It’s a day often associated in our minds with busy preparations for Easter Day. The church is cleaned. The flower arrangers are out in force. The air drenched with the sweet smell of lilies. ...
Good Friday Podcast from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
April 10th, 2020 at 10:17 am BSTView onlineGood Friday Good Friday is a sombre occasion in the life of the Christian Church, when we recall and relive the events of the day when Christ was tried, tortured, executed on a cross, and buried in a tomb. It is important to remember tha ...
Maundy Thursday Podcast from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
April 9th, 2020 at 11:41 am BSTView onlineMaundy Thursday The Gospel reading appointed for Maundy Thursday is John’s account of the last Supper, when he records that Jesus washed his disciples’ feet and gave to his disciples a new commandment (Mandatum) that they may love o ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
April 4th, 2020 at 12:29 pm BSTView onlineA different sort of Holy Week We will certainly remember this Lent. For how much we have given up, how much we are protecting, for how many we have lost. Our experience of Holy Week, with its pattern of services, usually follows Christ’s ...