Each year hundreds of people attend Carol Services at the University Church, culminating in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on the evening of the Fourth Sunday of Advent. This year, numbers will have to be limited and to ensure that as many people as possible have the opportunity to attend a Carol Service, we will be offering three almost identical services on successive Sundays of Advent. We will celebrate the Christmas story by candlelight and listen to seasonal music by the wonderful University Church Choir. This service is ticketed and all proceeds go to support the work of the Oxford Winter Night Shelter. We hope that you will come and join us and support this worthy cause.
"Covid 19 has meant the Oxford Winter Night Shelter cannot operate as it has in the past. But we want to continue offering help to homeless people where it is needed. In partnership with a local charity we are setting up and will run a small day service which will complement that being offered by Gatehouse and the Porch, working with extremely vulnerable and hard to reach people. Your generosity will enable us to provide a shower, washing machine/dryer and a sanctuary for the most needy."