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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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Will Lamb
The Virtue of Hope
by the Revd Canon Dr William Lamb

Upcoming Services

10 Dec

The Second Sunday of Advent

8.30am

Holy Eucharist

Preacher: Chrissie Peacock

10 Dec

The Second Sunday of Advent

10.30am

Sung Eucharist

Preacher: Dr Sarah Mortimer

10 Dec

The Second Sunday of Advent

6.00pm

Graduate Student Carol Service

Looking ahead

17 Dec

The Third Sunday of Advent

8.30am

Holy Eucharist

Preacher: The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb

Upcoming Events

9 Dec
7.30pm
City of Oxford Choir concert
Evening concert
City of Oxford Choir
13 Dec
6.30pm
Crisis Skylight Oxford - Carol Service
Crisis Skylight Oxford - Carol Service
Crisis Skylight UK, led by the Jericho Singers
14 Dec
1.00pm
Free lunchtime piano recital
Free lunchtime piano recital
Tom Zalmanov
15 Dec
7.00pm
Christmas Carol Concert
Christmas Carol concert
Opus 48
16 Dec
5.00pm
Instruments of Time and Truth - The Messiah
G F Handel - The Messiah
Instruments of Time and Truth
19 Dec
6.30pm
J.S. Bach - Christmas Oratorio
J S Bach - Christmas Oratorio
Choir of New College + Instruments of Time and Truth
21 Dec
1.00pm
Free lunchtime piano recital
Free lunchtime piano recital
Anthony Adkins

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.

Oxmastide
by Dr Sarah Mortimer
God is our refuge and strength: a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46.1)
by The Revd Hannah Cartwright
Remembering
by The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb
There's a wideness in God's mercy
by Patricia O'Neill
The Godless Crusade
by The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb
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