Subject: News from the University Church

News from the University Church

October 28th, 2022 at 3:00 pm BST

View online Requiem by the Revd Dr William Lamb We live in a culture which is not used to speaking of death. As the President of St John’s College, Professor Sue Black suggests in her book, All That Remains: “in the modern world (death) ...

News from the University Church

October 21st, 2022 at 3:10 pm BST

View online A Question of Character by the Revd Dr William Lamb ‘The word “character” can mean a person (as in “he’s a sleazy character”), or someone of unusual probity and integrity, or a printed or written letter. In fact, the wor ...

News from the University Church

October 14th, 2022 at 3:18 pm BST

View online Abseil by Tess Blenkinsop The American minister Theodore l. Cuyler wrote:‘When a miner looks at a rope that is to lower him into a deep mine, he may coolly say“I have faith in that rope as well made and strong” But when he lay ...

News from the University Church

October 7th, 2022 at 3:00 pm BST

View online Raise the song of harvest home by Patricia O'Neill Harvest Festival is a tricky one. It’s very tempting to relapse into a childlike version of jolly haymakers, rosy apple-pickers and kindly farmers providing us with the fruits of ...

What's on for Michaelmas Term 2022 at the University Church

October 1st, 2022 at 8:30 pm BST

View online Noughth Week by the Revd Dr William Lamb A new academic year is about to begin as freshers at both the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University descend on the city. This is one of the most wonderful times of year. There is ...