Subject: News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
June 25th, 2021 at 2:22 pm BSTView onlineBeyond expectations by Dr Sarah Mortimer There is a striking story in one of Montaigne’s essays about two new converts to Christianity. Full of expectation they visited a city famed for its saints and churches, hoping to study the holi ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
June 18th, 2021 at 6:28 pm BSTView onlineBookings by the Revd Dr William Lamb Since reopening for public worship following the first lockdown, we have used Eventbrite to enable people to register their attendance at services. This has enabled us to monitor numbers (particularly ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
June 11th, 2021 at 2:52 pm BSTView onlineAlways by Alice Willington A long time ago, I spent two years working as College Secretary at St Stephen’s House. My office was down the corridor from the Chapel and in my first few months there, I became aware of the ordinands going i ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
June 4th, 2021 at 12:00 pm BSTView onlineOn Eagle's Wings by Patricia O'Neill Bless the Lord O my soulWho satisfies you with good thingsSo that your youth is renewed like an eagle’sPsalm 103:5 My daughter used to have a pet spider which lived in her bathroom. She named him B ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
May 29th, 2021 at 3:05 pm BSTView onlineCaring for God’s Acre During the past year we have all become better acquainted with our surroundings, whether being confined to gardens or taking our daily stretch of permitted exercise. I’m sure many will have been inspired by ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
May 21st, 2021 at 6:06 pm BSTView onlineAscensiontide by Anna Dill The period between Ascension Day and Pentecost this year has coincided with the eagerly awaited ‘phase 3’. After months of keeping their distance, having resorted once again to Zoom meetings to make up for ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
May 14th, 2021 at 5:42 pm BSTView onlineChristian Aid Week by the Revd Dr William Lamb This is Christian Aid Week and colleagues in Christian Aid are campaigning this year on the climate emergency. It is one of the greatest injustices we face: ’This climate crisis hurts us ...
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May 7th, 2021 at 4:00 pm BSTView onlineThe miracle of Zooming home? by Alison Le Cornu An Englishman’s home is his castle, so the saying goes. If we overlook the gendered language for a moment, we understand that our homes are places of security, places of privacy, or to us ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
April 30th, 2021 at 1:34 pm BSTView online'in the days of His flesh' by Laura Roberts In this liturgical space between Easter and Pentecost, I have been returning again and again to wonder at the almost brazen bodiliness of the resurrected Jesus, a trait remarked upon repeatedly ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
April 24th, 2021 at 1:00 pm BSTView onlineA Prayer to Remember by the Revd Dr William Lamb One of the prayers which we use each Sunday at the beginning of the Eucharist is the Collect for Purity. This prayer was incorporated by Thomas Cranmer in the Communion Service of the Book ...