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The Radcliffe Camera and St Mary's

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive church within the Church of England.

Standing in the centre of Oxford, it is the spiritual heart of the oldest university in Britain. With dignified liturgy and beautiful music, it has been a place of Christian worship for over a thousand years. Today we welcome everybody to join in a life of faithful and intelligent Christian witness, filled with hope and love for the world today.

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Standing in the centre of Oxford, it is the spiritual heart of the oldest university in Britain.

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive church within the Church of England. With dignified liturgy and beautiful music, it has been a place of Christian worship for over a thousand years. Today we welcome everybody to join in a life of faithful and intelligent Christian witness, filled with hope and love for the world today.

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Cranmer's Pillar

With dignified liturgy and beautiful music, it has been a place of Christian worship for over a thousand years.

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive church within the Church of England. Standing in the centre of Oxford, it is the spiritual heart of the oldest university in Britain. Today we welcome everybody to join in a life of faithful and intelligent Christian witness, filled with hope and love for the world today.

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Today we welcome everybody to join in a life of faithful and intelligent Christian witness, filled with hope and love for the world today.

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive church within the Church of England. Standing in the centre of Oxford, it is the spiritual heart of the oldest university in Britain. With dignified liturgy and beautiful music, it has been a place of Christian worship for over a thousand years.

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Dean
Gratitude for the University Church
by Professor Dean Winslow

Upcoming Services

15 Jun

Trinity Sunday

8.30am

Holy Eucharist

Preacher: The Revd Hannah Cartwright

15 Jun

Trinity Sunday

10.30am

Choral Eucharist with baptism

Preacher: The Revd Hannah Cartwright

15 Jun

Trinity Sunday

12.15pm

Holy Baptism

15 Jun

Trinity Sunday

3.30pm

Choral Evensong

22 Jun

The First Sunday after Trinity

8.30am

Holy Eucharist

Preacher: Alice Willington

22 Jun

The First Sunday after Trinity

10.30am

Choral Eucharist

Preacher: Dr Sarah Mortimer

22 Jun

The First Sunday after Trinity

5.00pm

Choral Evensong (Oxford Festival of the Arts)

Upcoming Events

14 Jun
10.00am
Gardening Day: Holywell Cemetery
Gardening Day
15 Jun
12.00pm
Sunday Forum
Talk
18 Jun
11.15am
Coffee & Doughnuts
Coffee Morning
18 Jun
5.30pm
Poetry Hour
Poetry Workshop
19 Jun
5.00pm
Origins of the University of Oxford Tour
Tour
21 Jun
6.00pm
Oxford Chamber Orchestra concert
Oxford Chamber Orchestra
22 Jun
2.00pm
Come and Sing Evensong
Oxford Festival of the Arts

Thinking

‘Faith seeking understanding' was the maxim of St Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, nearly a thousand years ago. It is still our guiding principle today. Read what we are thinking about.

Come, let us celebrate the Feast
by The Revd Hannah Cartwright
The Heart in Pilgrimage
by The Revd Naomi Gardom
Ascension Day
by The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb
Let the Children Come to Me
by The Revd Sorrel Shamel - Wood
Easter Stories
by Dr Sarah Mortimer
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