Subject: News from the University Church

News from the University Church

June 30th, 2023 at 3:00 pm BST

View online What’s in a name… by Patricia O'Neill The Lord heals the broken-hearted and binds up their woundsHe determines the number of the stars, he gives to all of them their namesPsalm 147 v 3 - 4 My convent schooling offered an eccentr ...

News from the University Church

June 23rd, 2023 at 5:53 pm BST

View online Windrush by the Revd Hannah Cartwright This week marked the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship as it docked for the first time in Essex on the 22nd June 1948 carrying passengers from Caribbean countries. Arr ...

News from the University Church

June 16th, 2023 at 3:57 pm BST

View online Learning to become a Mary by Alison Le Cornu I have always felt indignant when I read or listen to the biblical account of Jesus reproaching his dear friend Martha when she asked him to tell her sister Mary to help her with the chor ...

News from the University Church

June 9th, 2023 at 3:00 pm BST

View online Very old trees by Tess Blenkinsop Very old trees are often found in churchyards, the most ancient often being yews. The reason for their long survival could be that these are unprotected areas, unthreatened by felling. It may also b ...

News from the University Church

June 2nd, 2023 at 3:30 pm BST

View online Ordinary Time by Alice Willington In the Church calendar, Ordinary Time began last Monday (29th May), the day after Pentecost, and it will last until the first Sunday of Advent (3rd December). More Googler than Scholar, I dived into ...