November 8, 2009 Remembrance Sunday – The Right Rev'd David Stancliffe ‘Anti-ageing research deserves a much higher priority, since age-related disease is the most common cause of death globally’ says Nick Bostrom, an associate of…
November 1, 2009 All Saints – Rev'd Damian Feeney First of all, thank you for the kind invitation to be with you this evening as we celebrate the Communion of Saints. Part of…
October 11, 2009 Freshers' Sermon – The Chaplain It’s a great pleasure to welcome students, fellows and staff back to Worcester and to their Chapel in this first Sunday service of term,…
June 14, 2009 Leavers' Sermon – The Chaplain We have had some challenging readings this term for the preachers but, given the context of this service, I find myself unwilling to delve…
May 31, 2009 Pentecost – Dr Elisabeth Dutton A schoolboy puzzling over the doctrine of the Trinity suggested to his teacher that it was like three men travelling in one car. He…
May 24, 2009 Ascension – Rev'd George Bush There is – or was – a curious small painting on display at Wimpole Hall, a slightly Soanic house run by the National Trust…
May 17, 2009 Faith and Fanaticism – Ven. Dr. Christopher Cunliffe A sermon preached in Worcester College Chapel, Oxford, 17 May 2009So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I shall spew…
May 10, 2009 Revelation Chapter 2 – Rev'd Dr Martin Wellings At first sight and first reading Revelation is a very peculiar book. There’s nothing else quite like it in the New Testament, or in…
May 3, 2009 Good Shepherd Sunday – Rev'd John Paton Today, as many of you will know, is the Sunday known as Good Shepherd Sunday. I don’t know about you, but I find that…
January 25, 2009 I am the bread of life – Dr Paula Gooder I,like many people this week, have been mesmerised by the accounts of Barack Obama’s inauguration. The whole event was captivating for so many reasons:…