Subject: News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
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, ...
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 Eze ...
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. Hi ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 a ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
December 17th, 2021 at 1:32 pm BSTView 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 Fai ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
December 10th, 2021 at 4:06 pm BSTView 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 th ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
December 3rd, 2021 at 7:05 pm BSTView 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. Bu ...
News from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
November 26th, 2021 at 2:00 pm BSTView 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 urge ...