AMDG to the Greater Glory of God OXFORD UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCY Michaelmas Term 2020 CHAPEL OF ST THOMAS MORE Public Masses and Devotions also livestreamed via our Facebook page and website, as indicated: (LS) Sunday Sat: 6pm (Vigil) (LS) Sun: 11am (LS), 5.45pm and 9pm (LS) Student Mass 8am Tuesday – Friday (followed by breakfast) Adoration and Night Prayer 9pm Tuesday (LS) Rosary 9pm Friday (LS) For students and University Members Livestreamed Masses Monday - Saturday 6pm (for times and dates of College Masses, please see overleaf) Sacrament of Reconciliation contact one of the Chaplains SUNDAY MASSES ELSEWHERE IN OXFORD Oxford Oratory, St Aloysius Church, 25 Woodstock Rd www.oxfordoratory.org.uk Blackfriars, St Giles www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk St Benet’s Hall, 38 St Giles www.st-benets.ox.ac.uk REGULAR EVENTS In this time of pandemic, we are leaving things very flexible! A mixture of Zoom and ‘live’ events here at the Chaplaincy. Zoom ‘invite’ information available via the weekly Chaplaincy newsletter. Blue Room Zoom time! Mon, Wed, Fri 11am Drop in for ‘coffee’ with Chaplains and students via Zoom. The Study Place Tuesday – Saturday 9.30am to 5pm, Newman Room Join other Catholic students for social-distanced, well- ventilated, study time in the Newman Room. Free teas and coffees at 11am and 3.30pm. Angelus at midday. Evenings at the Chaplaincy Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8pm, Newman Room Time and space for whatever is going to help! Likely offerings: a look at the upcoming Sunday readings; a series of ‘In conversation with…’, film nights, reading groups. In association with the Newman Society. Zoom events as announced. Newman Society Thursday evenings 8pm talk followed by Benediction and Compline – in-person events and livestreamed. Plans for food (tbc)! Full details via the Newman Society newsletter. Autumn Walks Saturday and Sunday (dates tbc) A chance to discover the beauty of the surrounding countryside. Socially distanced. Nightfever Prayer vigil at Blackfriars and street evangelisation, Fri 6th Nov. (tbc). Volunteers needed. Contact [email protected] COLLEGE MASSES Some Masses will be in colleges for college members only, others on Zoom from the Chaplaincy. Please see weekly newsletter. College Rep Tues 13 Oct 6pm Corpus/Oriel Rasmus Munchow Mon 19 Oct 6pm Regents Dominic Cook Tues 20 Oct 6pm Trinity Wed 21 Oct 6pm Wadham Fri 23 Oct 6pm Pembroke Péter Juhasz Mon 26 Oct 6pm Hertford Eileen Casey Tues 27 Oct 6pm Magdalen Carol Mak Wed 28 Oct 6pm Jesus Fri 30 Oct 6pm St Hilda’s Mon 2 Nov 6pm Somerville Tues 3 Nov 6pm University Rebecca Galbraith Wed 4 Nov 8pm New Jane Cooper Fri 6 Nov 6pm St Peter’s Mon 9 Nov 6pm Exeter Renzo Lam Tues 10 Nov 6pm St John’s Emmet O’Leary Wed 11 Nov 6pm St Hugh’s Rebecca Aspin Fri 13 Nov 6pm Keble Thomas Nimmo Mon 16 Nov 6pm Worcester Richard Mifsud Tues 17 Nov 8pm Christ Church Ines Barrowcliff Wed 18 Nov 6pm Queen’s Louisa Cullen Fri 20 Nov 6pm Merton Matteo Baccaglini Mon 23 Nov 6pm Lincoln Tues 24 Nov 6pm Brasenose Andy Lee Wed 25 Nov 6pm LMH Jasmine Jones Fri 27 Nov 6pm St Catz (tbc) Mon 30 Nov 6pm Mansfield Vincent Elvin Wed 2 Dec 6pm Balliol Claire Hill For a full list of College Reps, please see our website THIS TERM 0th Week Fri 9 October Feast of St John Henry Newman 4 – 10 October 1st Week Sun 11 28th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 11 – 17 Opening Masses of Term October 2nd Week Sun 18 29th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 18 – 24 11am Mass: Baptisms and Confirmations with Bishop Kenney October Mon 19 Feast of St Frideswide 3rd Week Sun 25 30th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 25 – 31 11am Academic and Centenary Mass with Bishop John Arnold (50th Anniversary of the canonisation of the 40 October Martyrs of England and Wales) Wed 28 Feast of Ss Simon and Jude 4th Week Sun 1 ALL SAINTS 1 – 7 Mon 2 ALL SOULS, Masses 8am (student Mass), 6pm (Public Mass for deceased alumni) November Fri 6 7pm Nightfever at Blackfriars 5th Week Sun 8 32nd SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 8 – 14 Remembrance Sunday 7pm Opening Meeting November Week of Guided Prayer Mon 9 Feast of Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Fri 13 8pm Week of Guided Prayer Closing Meeting 6th Week Sun 15 33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 15 – 21 November 7th Week Sun 22 CHRIST THE KING 22 – 28 Wed 25 Red Wednesday in support of persecuted Christians Fri 27 6pm Newman Society Mass of Thanksgiving November 8th Week Sun 29 1st SUNDAY OF ADVENT 29 Nov – Closing Masses of Term Mon 30 Feast of St Andrew 5 December Tues 1 6pm Advent Carols CHAPLAINCY LIFE Vocation Discernment Discerning your path in life. For more information, please contact one of the Chaplains. Spiritual Direction Available from Fr Ian. Sacramental Preparation For Infant and Adult Baptism, Confirmation or Reception into the Catholic Church and for Marriage preparation, please contact Fr Matthew. Ministry in the Liturgy Volunteers always welcome and needed as Readers, Singers, Servers and Eucharistic Ministers. Please contact Alvea. Service and “care of our common home” Do look out for when the Companions of the Order of Malta resume their service of the poor of Oxford – contact: [email protected] For other service opportunities: oxfordtogether.org Support in the time of COVID Volunteers needed to help as stewards and ushers for Chaplaincy events. Please contact Alvea. Oxford Students for Life Contact [email protected] Oxford and Cambridge Lourdes Pilgrimage 2021 Sunday July 25th till Sunday August 1st Chaplains Fr Matthew Power SJ [email protected], 01865 276993 Alvea Fernandes [email protected], 01865 276992 Fr Ian Tomlinson SJ [email protected], 01865 286105 Fr Nicholas King SJ [email protected], 01865 276991 Pastoral Placement Br Thomas Mannion OP [email protected] Manager Mr Neil Bartlett [email protected], 01865 276994 To stay up-to-date on all our events, go to: @OxfordChaplaincy www.catholic-chaplaincy.org.uk The Newman Society: Oxford University Catholic Society For Catholic members of the University to reflect on and live their faith through prayer, talks and social events President Rebecca Galbraith [email protected] Vice-President Adelaida Jimenez-Villarejo [email protected] Secretary Anna Fleischer [email protected] Treasurer Joseph Harrison [email protected] Outreach Officer Vincent Elvin [email protected] Social Secretary Miriam Jones [email protected] Publicity Officer Thomas Nimmo [email protected] St Thomas More Lecture Secretary Rasmus Munchow [email protected] The Old Palace, Rose Place, St Aldates, LDS Oxford ox1 1rd Praise be God forever From the Archives: Old Palace Centenary corpus donated in 1947 by Mrs M Corble 1920-2020.