Worship Sunday 9am 6pm
Holy Eucharist, followed by coffee and croissants Evensong sung by Chapel Choir, with Sermon Drinks are served afterwards in the Beckington Room
Monday
8am 5.30pm
Morning Prayer Evening Prayer
Tuesday
8am 5.30pm 6pm
Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Holy Eucharist with address, and drinks afterwards
Wednesday 8am 5pm 5.30pm
Morning Prayer Silent Prayer Evening Prayer
Thursday
8am 5.30pm
Morning Prayer Evening Prayer
Friday
8am 12.15pm 5.30pm
Morning Prayer Holy Eucharist, followed by lunch and discussion Evening Prayer
Silent Prayer On Wednesdays at 5pm there will be thirty minutes of silent prayer. In Chapel. Complete silence. Suitable for absolutely anyone.
Lent Course Can’t see the point of praying? Want an introduction to Ways to Pray? Come to some or all of these four practical sessions. We’ll be using art, music, words and silence as ways into prayer. Beginners or seasoned pros will be equally at home. Mondays 9pm, in weeks four to eight. Chaplain’s Rooms. Cake and cocoa.
Eucharist Everyone is welcome at these services. Christians (of most denominations) receive Holy Communion. The Chaplain will happily talk you through it, just ask. And if there’s anything you want prayer for, please let Mel know – or leave a request on the anonymous Prayer-board outside Chapel.
Chaplain and Student Welfare Coordinator (Mother) Mel is here to laugh with those who laugh, and weep with those who weep. She is there for everyone, with no regard for whether you believe in God or not. Feel free to tell her whatever is on your mind: faith, doubt, sex, friends, work. You can find her in Chapel Quad 5:2, at chaplain@lincoln.ox.ac.uk, on (01865) (2)79789, or by collaring her as she’s walking around College. Don’t hesitate.
Some Chapel People Chapel Wardens: Mark Williams, Bernadette Stolz, George Hunter, Edward Spencer Roman Catholic Representative: Lucia Turner Christian Union Representative: Amy Jones Chapel Precentors: Joseph Mason and Thierry Hirsch
Space If you need some peace and quiet, Chapel is open for much of the day. Between 2pm and 5pm on weekdays it’s locked (as it gets lots of visitors then). St Michael at the North Gate and St Mary Magdalen should be open and quiet in the afternoons.
Discovering Christianity (with food) There are lots of reasons why you might be interested to know about Christianity – historical, cultural, familial, sceptical. On Friday lunchtimes at 12.45 we’ll eat lunch together and discuss our book for the term. Unapologetic by Francis Spufford is written in a lively style that makes no assumptions and takes no prisoners.
Confirmation If you’d like to find out about Confirmation, contact Mthr Mel for a no-obligation chat. We have a very jolly Bishop coming to Confirm next term. Might you be one of the candidates?
Almsgiving Last term we raised £1110 for Asylum Welcome. Can we do the same for Oxford Poverty Action Trust? They support the very needy people you can see on Oxford’s streets. Remember how cold February can be. There is an almsbox in Chapel for your offerings, or you can give at Sunday services. The cover shows the College’s guardian owl, which was placed in its current eyrie to deter birds from fouling the front quadrangle and eating the Virginia Creeper. In medieval bestiaries owls signified sloth. A fitting mascot.
This term’s highlights Speakers on Sundays, 6pm 17th January The Chaplain Epiphany Carols 24th January Conversion of St Paul
The Venerable Dr Jane Steen The Archdeacon of Southwark
31st January Candlemas
The Venerable Dr Christopher Cunliffe The Archdeacon of Derby, and former Chaplain of Lincoln
7th February Sunday next before Lent
The Revd Dr Frank Turner SJ Fellow in Political Theology, Campion Hall, Oxford
14th February First Sunday of Lent
The Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson The Bishop of Buckingham
21st February 5.30pm The Rt Revd Libby Lane Turl Street Arts Festival The Bishop of Stockport Joint Evensong at Jesus College on the theme ‘Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day’ 28th February Third Sunday of Lent
The Revd Dr Carla Grosch-Miller Minister of St Columba’s United Reformed Church, Oxford
6th March Mothering Sunday
The Chaplain
Special Services Wednesday 27th January 12.15pm Holocaust Memorial Day A brief reflective service to remember victims of genocide Friday 5th February 6pm Choral Evensong Lord’s Crewe’s Supper An occasion to commemorate one of our chief benefactors Wednesday10th February 5.45pm Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes Ash Wednesday Corporate Communion to mark the beginning of Lent Tuesday 23rd February 12.30pm Vocations Group Hosted at Jesus College
Vocations Eucharist and Lunch With guest speaker The Revd Canon Dr Peter Groves
Thursday 25th February 12.15pm
Roman Catholic Mass in Chapel Our termly welcome to the University’s RC Chaplaincy