Subject: News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
February 25th, 2022 at 3:00 pm BSTView onlineBe still my soul by Patricia O'Neill For God alone, o my soul, wait in silenceFor my hope is from him.Psalm 62 v 5 My childhood echoed with the phrase ‘the trouble with you, Patricia…’ mostly, it seemed to me, related to my being Pat ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
February 18th, 2022 at 3:00 pm BSTView onlineHope for Creation by the Revd Charlotte Bannister-Parker Tiny delicate white snowdrops are beginning to appear in our gardens and parks. They offer us a sign of the end of dark winter days and the beginning of the warmth and blossom of spr ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
February 11th, 2022 at 8:08 pm BSTView onlineFaith in Action by the Revd Dr William Lamb St Mary’s has a long history of campaigning for social justice and equality. The first meeting of Oxfam took place at St Mary's, and members of our community contributed to the founding of th ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
February 4th, 2022 at 3:00 pm BSTView onlineA Visitation by Janet Greenland Not having been brought up in the Church of England my only ecclesiastical point of reference for a Visitation was the Angel Gabriel coming to Mary, so some years ago was mildly disappointed to learn from Br ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
January 28th, 2022 at 2:51 pm BSTView onlineWhat makes a community? by the Revd Hannah Cartwright The word ‘community’ gets used a lot, perhaps it is even a little over-used at times by those who want to buy social currency through appealing to the human desire for connection, o ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
January 21st, 2022 at 2:10 pm BSTView onlineEzekiel, Exile and Divine Revelation by Annie Calderbank Across Hilary Term, the Vicar (Will Lamb) and I (Annie Calderbank, DPhil student in Hebrew Bible) will be leading a bible study looking at a series of passages from the Book of Ezeki ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
January 14th, 2022 at 2:52 pm BSTView onlineHilary Term by the Revd Dr William Lamb Hilary Term is named after the fourth century saint, Hilary of Poitiers (c.310-67). We celebrate his feast on 13 January, and this date often coincides with the beginning of the University Term. Hila ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
January 7th, 2022 at 3:00 pm BSTView onlineAttention: the Servers’ Art by Alice Willington “Oh, no, it’s the long boring bit now.” This thought, surfacing in Eucharist services just after the Peace, became a well trodden neural pathway in my childhood and teenage years. S ...
Merry Christmas from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
December 24th, 2021 at 11:28 am BSTView 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 BSTView 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 ...