University College Oxford Record 2020

FROM THE
CHAPLAIN
Two things have stood out in
the life of the Chapel this year.
The first, which was planned
carefully and in advance, was our
contribution to wider celebrations of
the 40th anniversary of the admission of
women as students. All our guest preachers
were women, among them four Old Members
who are now ordained: Anne Noble, Elizabeth
Thomson, Georgina Watmore, and Janet
Williams. A former term fellow, Teresa Morgan,
also preached. The choir sang music by women
composers in every service, including pieces
by Amy Beach, Kerensa Briggs, Diana Burrell,
Sarah Cattley, Janette Fishell, Imogen Holst,
Sasha Johnson Manning, Sarah Macdonald,
Cecilia McDowall, Roxanna Panufnik, Anna
Thorvaldsdottir, Judith Weir and Janet Wheeler.
The second, which was planned at much
shorter notice, but with equal attention, was our
forced move to conducting services online. I am
grateful to everyone who made this possible,
and our services of Online Evensong from Trinity
2020 remain available at: bit.ly/univevensong
Even online we said goodbye to departing
students and colleagues, among them the Master
and Lady Crewe, at our final Sunday service of
the term. Those from the choir who left us were
Zach Burns, Josh Sayer, Tara Venkatesan, Henry
Wendorf and Alan Yang. As with all who leave,
others will take their place – but no one will ever
replace them.
REVD DR ANDREW GREGORY
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