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MICHAELMAS TERM 2019
MAGDALEN COLLEGE CHAPEL
WELCOME All members of the College are warmly invited to use the Chapel as a place for quiet reflection, prayer and worship. Services are conducted according to the rites of the Church of England, but people of all faiths - and of none - are welcome to attend. We have a world-class choir and all services are also open to the public. THE DEAN OF DIVINITY
The Reverend Dr Andrew Bowyer Cloisters 4:2 [email protected] 01865 276027 (76027 within the network) Andrew is a Priest in the Church of England. He offers pastoral care to College members and officiates at Chapel services.
THE INFORMATOR CHORISTARUM (Director of Music)
Mr Mark Williams Cloisters 1 [email protected] 01865 276007 Mark is responsible for the recruitment, training and direction of the Choir. He is assisted by Alexander Pott (Assistant Organist) and Rory Moules (Associate Organist and Administrative Assistant).
Fellows’ Chaplains The Reverend Professor Robert Gilbert The Reverend Elaine Bardwell
Honorary Chaplains The Reverend Professor Sabina Alkire The Reverend Andrew Shamel
Founder’s Chaplain Dr Ralph Walker Chapel & Choir Office Ms Melanie Bennette
Cloisters 2, [email protected] 01865 286701
The Verger Ms Joan Jones, [email protected] The Sacristans Kyle Butcher Kathryn King Eden Smith
TIMES OF SERVICES IN FULL TERM
Sunday 11.00am Sung Eucharist 6.00pm Choral Evensong Followed by a light lunch Followed by refreshments in the Antechapel.
On Sundays, between 9.45 and 10.30am, a light breakfast is available in Cloisters 4:2
Monday 8.15am Morning Prayer No evening service Tuesday 8.15am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Choral Evening Prayer 8.30am Meditation (20 mins) Wednesday 8.15am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Choral Evensong 8.30am Confessions Thursday 8.15am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Choral Evensong Friday 8.15am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Choral Evening Prayer Saturday No morning service 6.00pm Choral Evensong
SPECIAL SERVICES THIS TERM Saturday 28 September, 6.00pm Choral Evensong before the Gaudy (97-99) Wednesday 9 October, 5.30pm Choral Evensong to welcome new students Sunday 13 October, 6.00pm Choral Evensong with Admission of Clerks Friday 18 October, 6.00pm Sung Eucharist for St. Luke’s Day Friday 25 October, 6.00pm Festal Choral Evensong for Restoration Day Saturday 26 October, 6.00pm Choral Evensong with instrumentalists Tuesday 29 October, 7.00pm Roman Catholic Mass Friday 1 November, 6.00pm Festal Choral Evensong for All Saints’ Day Saturday 2 November, 6.00pm Solemn Requiem Mass for All Souls’ Day Friday 8 November, 9.00pm Sung Compline (Night Prayer) Sunday 10 November, 10.55am Service of Remembrance (starting in the Cloister)
Saturday 16 November, 6.00pm Choral Evensong sung jointly with Berkshire Youth Choir
Friday 22 November, 9.00pm Sung Compline (Night Prayer) Saturday 30 November, 6.00pm Festal Choral Evensong for St. Andrew’s
Day Sunday 1 December, 6.00pm Advent Carol Service (entry by ticket only) Wednesday 4 December, 6.15pm Short Carol Service for undergraduates Friday 6 December, 6.15pm Short Carol Service for undergraduates Sunday 8 December, 4.00pm Carols by Candlelight for Friends of the
Choir & alumni (entry by ticket only) Saturday 14 December, 6.00pm Carols by Candlelight (entry by ticket only) Sunday 15 December, 6.00pm Carols by Candlelight (entry by ticket only)
SUNDAY HOMILIES, SERMONS AND ADDRESSES
13 October SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 11.00am The Dean of Divinity
20 October EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 11.00am The Reverend Andrew Shamel Honorary Chaplain 6.00pm The Reverend Dr Ayla Lepine
Assistant Curate, St. John’s Church, Hampstead, and Art historian
27 October LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 11.00am The Dean of Divinity
3 November FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 11.00am The Reverend Professor Sabina Alkire Honorary Chaplain 6.00pm Dr Gemma Simmonds, CJ
Director, Religious Life Institute, Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge
10 November REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 10.55am The Dean of Divinity 6.00pm The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles
Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of London 17 November SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 11.00am Dr Ralph Walker Founder’s Chaplain
24 November CHRIST THE KING 11.00am The Reverend Susan Bridge Assistant Chaplain, New College, Oxford 6.00pm The Right Reverend Graham James Former Bishop of Norwich
1 December ADVENT SUNDAY 11.00am The Dean of Divinity
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Admission to the Advent Carol Service and the three Carols by Candlelight services is by ticket only. The Advent service is free and open to all. Tickets may be collected from the Porters’ Lodge from Monday 4th November. The charge for tickets for Carols by Candlelight goes to support the Chapel’s chosen Christmas charities for the year. Seats for the services on 14th and 15th December will be released to students and staff in October, and to the public from Monday 4th November via www.ticketsoxford.com, telephone 01865 305305. Tickets for the service on 8th December are available to Friends of the Choir (who have priority booking) and alumni only, via the Development Office on [email protected]
EVENTS AND TRIPS
THE ADDISON SOCIETY Monday Lunchtimes, Weekly; 1-2pm, Cloisters 4:2 Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, politician and Fellow of Magdalen. The Addison Society meets weekly in the Dean of Divinity’s rooms for a free lunch to talk about the arts, culture, current affairs and faith. All are welcome to this open, non-judgmental and frank discussion group. If you are interested in joining this group then please speak to, or email, the Dean or just come along. COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS Thursday of Weeks 1, 3, 5 and 7; 4-5pm, Cloisters 4:2 The perfect study break! Coffee, tea, doughnuts and other snacks will be available for students in the Dean of Divinity’s room in Cloisters on alternate Thursday afternoons. CHAPEL VOLUNTEERS’ DINNER Monday 21 October, 7pm A get-together for Chapel volunteers and those interested in getting involved in the Chapel. Contact the Dean for further details and to sign up. WALK TO IFFLEY PUB & MEDIEVAL CHURCH TOUR Saturday 26 October, 12.30pm, departing from the Porter’s Lodge Join us as we make our way to Iffley for a tour of the church and surrounds by medieval historian, Dr Hilary Pearson, followed by a drink at the Isis Farmhouse pub. Contact the Dean of Divinity to sign up. ‘C.S. LEWIS AT MAGDALEN’: A TALK BY DR MICHAEL WARD Thursday 7 November, 4.30pm, Cloisters 4:2 Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University, Michael Ward is the co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis. EASTER STUDY RETREAT 2020 Hilfield Friary, Dorset: Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th April 2020 An opportunity for rest, study and countryside rambles. Open to all College members. Contact the Dean of Divinity for more information.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING
Refugee Action are looking for post-graduate students to provide academic mentoring to refugees being resettled in Oxfordshire. Contact the Dean for more information.
We warmly welcome volunteers interested in reading, ushering or assisting as altar servers at Chapel services. Contact [email protected].
ADDITIONAL FAITH CONTACTS
Christian Union Chloe Hughes, [email protected]
Roman Catholic Reps in College
Carol Mak and Marta Arnaldi, [email protected] [email protected]
Roman Catholic Chaplaincy
Chaplain Fr Matthew Power SJ (01865 276993), [email protected] [email protected]
Jewish Chaplains Rabbi Michael and Tracey Rosenfeld-Schuler (07717 742835), [email protected]; [email protected], www.mychaplaincy.co.uk.
Orthodox Christian Chaplaincy
Protopresbyter Ian Graham (01865 200717), Priest, Holy Trinity Church [email protected] Fr Seraphim Vänttinen Newtonon (01993 772834), [email protected] Fr Stephen Platt, [email protected]
Muslim Rep in College Yethrib Mohamed, [email protected]
Muslim Chaplain in the University
Afifi Al-Akiti, [email protected] Professor Muhammad Talib (01865 288531) [email protected]
Hindu Chaplain in the University
Shaunaka Rishi Das (01865 304303), [email protected]
Buddhist Chaplain in the University
Venerable Dr Khammai Dhammasami (01865 791591), [email protected]; www.oxfordbuddhavihara.org.uk
CHAPEL & CHOIR WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS
www.magd.ox.ac.uk/chapel-and-choir/
www.magdalencollegechoir.com
/magdalencollegechapel and /magdalencollegechoir
@magdcollchapel and @magdcollchoir