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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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Let the Children Come to Me
by the Revd Sorrel Shamel - Wood

Upcoming Services

25 May

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

8.30am

Holy Eucharist

Preacher: The Revd Naomi Gardom

25 May

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

10.30am

Choral Eucharist

Preacher: The Revd Naomi Gardom

25 May

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

3.30pm

Choral Evensong

29 May

Ascension Day

9.00am

Beating of the Bounds

29 May

Ascension Day

6.00pm

Sung Eucharist at Merton College

Preacher: The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb

1 Jun

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

8.30am

Holy Eucharist

Preacher: The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb

1 Jun

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

10.30am

Choral Eucharist

Preacher: The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb

Upcoming Events

20 May
10.00am
Bampton Lectures 2025
Wading in the Word: Womanist Biblical Interpretation
20 May
11.30am
Bampton Lectures 2025
Wading in the Word: Womanist Biblical Interpretation
21 May
11.15am
Coffee & Doughnuts
Coffee Morning
21 May
5.30pm
Poetry Hour
The Poetry of William Blake
21 May
7.30pm
Nicaea 2025: From the New Testament to Nicaea
Nicaea 2025
The Rt Revd Professor N T Wright
22 May
1.00pm
Free lunchtime concert
Zhimiao Geng and Phoebe Liu
25 May
12.00pm
Parish Lunch
Please join us for lunch in the Old Library.

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.

Easter Stories
by Dr Sarah Mortimer
Hope and Sanctuary
by The Revd Naomi Gardom
New beginnings
by The Revd Hannah Cartwright
The Paschal Triduum
by The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb
Passiontide
by Dr Sarah Mortimer
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The Bampton Lectures
Find out more about attending the Bampton Lectures. You can also watch these prestigious lectures online.
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Nicaea 2025: From the New Testament to Nicaea
A lecture by the Rt Revd Professor N T Wright
Wednesday 21 May at 7.30pm

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Oxford, OX1 4BJ

Tel 01865 279110

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