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Merry Christmas from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

December 24th, 2021 at 11:28 am BST

View onlineChristmas Services at St Mary’s We look forward to seeing you at Christmas Services this year. No tickets are required this year but we ask that you pay attention to the following: Keep safe at home if you are showing any symptoms of Co ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

December 23rd, 2021 at 4:01 pm BST

View online Cracks of Light The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;Those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,Upon them the light has dawned. The prophet Isaiah speaks for a community scarred by the experiences of exile and ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

December 17th, 2021 at 1:32 pm BST

View online O Come Let Us Adore Him by the Revd Hannah Cartwright I wonder, if you had to pick one favourite Christmas carol, which one you would choose and why? I’d find it really difficult to choose between many of them but ‘O Come All Ye Faith ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

December 10th, 2021 at 4:06 pm BST

View online Waiting and Questioning? by Ben Thompson Alpha, beta, gamma, delta… I remember standing in the corridor outside my father’s office and hearing these strange ‘words’ emanate from the cassette-tape player before he would repeat them ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

December 3rd, 2021 at 7:05 pm BST

View online Quiet Creativity by Ana-Maria Niculcea When I was about 8 years old, my parents forgot me at church after Mass on a Sunday. Our church was usually full in the morning, for the lengthy three hour service and for the shared meal after. But ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

November 26th, 2021 at 2:00 pm BST

View online Post-Cop 26 reflections by Alistair Dutton Now COP is over and the dust is settling, it’s encouraging to reflect on what was achieved that paves the way for the future: at the same time, recognising that there needs to be greater urgenc ...

Lunchtime Eucharist Service cancellation

November 24th, 2021 at 12:09 pm BST

View onlineLunchtime Eucharist Service cancellations. Due to the ongoing works within the Nave of the University Church for the coming week, we have decided that we will be cancelling the Lunchtime Eucharist Services with effect from today until Wedn ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

November 19th, 2021 at 2:48 pm BST

View online An Update from Faith in Actionby Mary Lean Last month, Little Amal, a giant puppet, visited Oxford towards the end of an 8,000 mile journey from the Syrian-Turkish border to highlight the plight of refugee children. The town centre was h ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

November 12th, 2021 at 12:42 pm BST

View online Godly Playby the Revd Hannah Cartwright It has been a real joy to see the relaunch of the children’s ministry at St Mary’s with the first monthly Godly Play session taking place last Sunday thanks to Laura and the team. Godly play is ...

News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

November 5th, 2021 at 7:44 pm BST

View online Restoration Works at the University Church Earlier this month, the government announced that the University Church has received a grant of £422,000 from the Culture Recovery Fund to replace the nave roof and to carry out some high level ...