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News from the University Church
September 6th, 2024 at 12:30 pm BSTView onlineBack to School by the Revd Hannah Cartwright Those three words are enough to simultaneously illicit a deep sigh of anticipatory exhaustion from pupils (and some teachers!) and provoke a small sigh of relief from parents, joyful but weary ...
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August 30th, 2024 at 3:59 pm BSTView onlineNewman as Preacher In the summer of 1824, John Henry Newman preached his very first sermon shortly after being ordained as a deacon. He would go on to preach myriad sermons of enduring value. Generations of Christians have been and conti ...
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August 23rd, 2024 at 11:00 am BSTView onlineThe Serious Business of Play by the Revd Naomi Gardom This month saw the death of Jerome Berryman, the founder of Godly Play, which is the method of catechesis we use with our children’s group at St Mary’s. Godly Play has close links ...
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August 16th, 2024 at 10:47 am BSTView onlineSupporting truth by Dr Sarah Mortimer The last few weeks have shown the power of misinformation, especially when social media is used to increase prejudice and drive people apart. It can seem like a very modern pheno ...
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August 9th, 2024 at 5:11 pm BSTView online‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ by the Revd Hannah Cartwright Like many, I have watched the events of the last week in a state of helpless horror at the unfolding hatred which one human can visit upon another, through a web of mis- ...
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August 2nd, 2024 at 4:56 pm BSTView onlineA Great Cloud of Witnesses by the Revd Canon Dr William Lamb “Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance t ...
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July 26th, 2024 at 4:20 pm BSTView onlineDiscernment of Spirits by the Revd Naomi Gardom In the days since President Joe Biden’s decision to step away from the American presidential race, he has been praised for his discernment. This is one of those words, like ‘covenant’ ...
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July 19th, 2024 at 6:47 pm BSTView onlineOnce upon a time... by the Revd Hannah Cartwright My Grandfather was a black cab driver in London for 50years. He heard more than his fair share of other people’s mundane, exciting and frequently-exaggerated tales and he often quoted t ...
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July 12th, 2024 at 1:00 pm BSTView onlineHope and Desire by Dr Sarah Mortimer Writing to the Ephesians, Paul prays that they may know 'the hope to which God has called you' (1.18) and that this hope might draw them together. The Church of the Ephesians had plenty of faith and g ...
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July 5th, 2024 at 12:00 pm BSTView onlineAmazing Grace by Alison LeCornu ‘Amazing grace, how sweet the sound…’ must be one of the most familiar hymns of all to church-goers and non-church goers alike. A 2022 web article from CBS news (here) claims that it is sung an estim ...