Prayer and Worship Resources
This page collects links to resources that you might find helpful
whilst our regular services in church are put on hold. Many of the pages
are
updated frequently, so please check for the latest information.
Service booklets
The Order of Mass (Thursdays in Ordinary Time)
- Short text suitable for printing or downloading to a mobile device.
Resources accessible by telephone
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For those unable to access a church service online, please use the Church of England's
Daily Hope freephone number, dial 0800 804 8044, for daily hymns, reflections and prayers
On-line resources
Learning resources
- Festivals in the period 23 to 2 July include:
- Thursday 23 June: Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c. 678.
- Etheldreda queen, foundress and abbess of Ely. Ely Cathedral website
- Collects and other liturgical material are available from the Common Worship Festivals web site (search on this page for Etheldreda)
- Friday 24 June: The Birth of John the Baptist.
Collects and other liturgical material are available from the Common Worship web site
- Wednesday 29 June: Peter and Paul, Apostles.
Collects and other liturgical material are available from the Common Worship web site
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How The Arts And Crafts Brought God Down To Earth, Campion Hall Chapel, Oxford, Tuesday 21 June, 6-9pm. A lecture by Alec Hamilton, winner of A+C Book Award, followed by drinks reception. Alec will speak about the variety of Arts & Crafts churches throughout the UK. Tickets £15 for A&C club members, £20 non-members.
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The Vincent Strudwick Lecture Wednesday 29 June, 5:30pm, refreshments 5pm, The Hub, Kellogg College, Oxford and online. His Excellency Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, on Religion and Diplomacy in Europe Today. The event is free. For more details and registration see eventbrite. Canon Vincent Strudwick is an Honorary Fellow of Kellogg College and is a British theologian and educationalist. The Vincent Strudwick Lecture is held in honour of his work and features eminent theologians.
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The Tenth Festival of Prayer 2022
Saturday 9 July 10.00-16.35, Ripon College, Cuddesdon. The festival of prayer is organised jointly by BRF and the Diocese of Oxford. The day-long conference aims to enhance participants’ spiritual life by offering different approaches to Christian spirituality. It’s an opportunity to invest in your relationship with God, in the company of inspiring, thoughtful and experienced speakers. Early booking is advised. For further details and booking information follow
this link. Places may also be booked through BRF in Abingdon, BRF Festival of Prayer Bookings, 15 The Chambers, Vineyard, Abingdon OX14 3FE, tel: 01865 319700.
- Oxford Diocese
- Ukraine
- Diocesan Synod will meet on Saturday 11 June. The agenda and papers for the meeting are available
here.
- General Synod met in London from 8 to 10 February.
The meeting papers and a link to recordings of the live-streamed sessions are available. A few items are referred to in the
pew leaflet for
20 February:
Also,
Canon Toby Wright gave an interview on Radio Oxford, available through SoundCloud. Fr Toby, Team Rector of the Witney Benefice, was elected to General Synod last autumn and made his maiden speech in the debate on Living as Missionary Disciples.
- COP 26
- Reflections on COP 26
by Claire Spooner UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) lead for Stakeholder Engagement at COP26
- A Candle in the Window (Parish Magazine)
The December issue contains a series of articles reflecting on the outcome of COP 26.
- United Nations Climate Change the UN web site
containing links to the conference documents
- Resources from some scientific societies:
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Bishop Olivia at COP26
Bishop Olivia, Bishop of Reading, is attending the conference and joining a range of events.
Recordings of interviews she has given to local radio stations can be found on the
Diocese of Oxford Soundcloud site.
- From the Anglican Communion - Anglican Consultative Council:
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Facing up to the spiritual challenge of the environmental crisis,
23 November.
The Kellogg College
annual Vincent Strudwick lecture on Religion in Public Life will be
given by the Rt Revd Olivia Graham, Bishop of Reading, at 5.30pm. This
lecture will be online. To receive the link to the event, please book
thorough
Eventbrite.
- Diocese of Oxford
COP26 Engagement Opportunities
these include writing to or emailing your MP (for Abingdon this is layla.moran.mp@parliament.uk), or the COP co-president
alok.sharma.mp@parliament.uk or the Prime Minister boris.johnson.mp@parliament.uk.
The COP26 Engagement Opportunities web site has a link to a
document
produced by the Quakers which is a general guide for contacting MPs. It
is important to include your name and address in your email or letter
so that your MP knows you live in their constituency.
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A moment of opportunity and truth
The powerful and historic joint statement on the environment
issued by Archbishop Justin, Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew as part of the preparations for COP 26
was followed on 4 October by a gathering of faith leaders from across the world in the Vatican and the release of
a new joint statement by all the world's religions: Faith and Science: an appeal for COP 26.
The appeal was presented to COP26 President-Designate, the Rt Hon Alok
Sharma, and the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Luigi Di
Maio.
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Before and during COP26 there was a series of events, both face-to-face and virtual, open to the public.
- The Office for National Statistics Carbon dioxide emissions and woodland coverage where you live (21 October). The levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and woodland coverage vary across the UK.The ONS interactive maps let you see how your area looks, and how it compares with other areas.
- The
text of a letter from the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury,
A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation that was published on 7 September 2021
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Responding to the Climate Crisis
includes links to recent publications by members of the Anglican Society of St Francis
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Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
offer a range of resources to support Climate Sunday.
- Olivia, Bishop of Reading, gave a talk on Climate Sunday in St Mary's Church Greenham. A video of her talk is available on
YouTube.
Links are provided below to some of the resources Bishop Olivia mentions in her talk.
- A Christian Guide to Environmental Issues
by Martin Hodson and Margot Hodson, published by BRF
- The
Eco Church scheme
- The Diocese of Oxford's
EcoHub which is organised as a collection of zones:
the Knowledge Zone for facts on climate change, the Action Zone for advice on making practical change and the Reflection Zone offering theological resources.
The specialist Net Zero Zone offers information on the path to net zero.
- Readers might like to read the
transcript
of Canon Ward's sermon,
Service and Sacrifice,
preached in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday 25 July 2021.
- Mirfield Talks - Festival Day 2021
A series of talks given by brethren of the Community of the
Resurrection for the Festival Day (11 July 2021), which focus on the
environment and our response to it, is now available on
YouTube.
- Mirfield Talks.
The Community's
YouTube channel includes talks by
Fr Nicolas CR and other members of the community.
- An
on-line labyrinth.
- Cathedrals have responded to the pandemic in a variety of ways and offer a range of live-streamed worship.
- The History of Stations of the Cross
A very interesting talk by an American Roman Catholic Franciscan brother.
For information about Franciscan brothers and sisters in the Anglican Communion see the
web site.
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Alone Together Reflections from monks and nuns on isolation and distancing, led by Fr Christopher Jamison, OSB.
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Thriving in Lockdown
Br Marc CR speaks about his time in lockdown in
this interview with Caleb Ellwood of York Gateway church.
- Some readers may remember The Revd Dr Joe Kennedy, a former curate at St Michael's. He is now vicar of the
Parish of Oxton St Saviour, Wirral. The church's web site includes an on-line worship section.
Archives
- The Diocese of Oxford has a SoundCloud archive
which includes recordings of services as well as talks given on Local Radio stations by the Bishops and clergy
of the diocese.
Service Booklets
Lightly modified versions of the service booklet for the liturgies
that would traditionally be used at St Michael's are available to
download.