Lent Term 2015 - Jesus College

The Chapel
Jesus College Chapel exists for the glory of God, and has been used for worship since the twelfth
century. Morning and Evening Prayer are said, and the Chapel is open during the day for prayer and
quietness. All members of the College community, whatever their religious beliefs, are welcome to
visit the Chapel and to attend any of the services. Services in the Anglican tradition are designed to be
accessible to those from a wide range of backgrounds. The two Choirs sing the service and an anthem
at four evensongs each week, and for these more formal occasions members of the College are
encouraged to wear their gowns.
JESUS COLLEGE CHAPEL
The Clergy
The Acting Dean of Chapel, the Revd Margaret Widdess (K13, m.widdess@jesus.cam.ac.uk), is
responsible for the Chapel, and oversees the services with the Acting Chaplain, the Revd Nicholas
Widdows (D1, n.widdows@jesus.cam.ac.uk). Any member of the College community, whether or
not they are involved in the life of the Chapel, can talk to them in confidence on any matter. Enquires
about baptism, confirmation or marriage should be directed to them.
The Choirs
Mr Mark Williams (N1, director-of-music@jesus.cam.ac.uk), the Director of Music, is on sabbatical
leave during the Lent Term, and therefore responsibility for the day-to-day running of music in
Chapel lies with the Assistant Organist, Benjamin Morris (O6, abm42) and the Organ Scholar, Bertie
Baigent (O5, resb4), to whom enquiries should be addressed. The Chapel and Choir Administrator is
Mrs Alice Johnson (East House, choir@jesus.cam.ac.uk).
The Chapel Clerks and Chapel Secretaries
The Chapel Clerks, Jennifer Fields (jf486), Timothy Gray (tdfg2) and Matthew Wise (mgw37),
together with the Chapel Secretaries, Lavinia Abell (lca43), Rachel Bryan (reb71), Samuel Fairbrother
(sf495), Izabela Kujawiak (ik313), Oliver Mowforth (om283), Daniel Smith (dgws2) Timothy
Waghorn (tw396), and Kiara Wickremasinghe (kaw64) maintain the day-to-day operation of the
Chapel services. Please contact them if you are willing to read or to help in other ways in Chapel.
The Christian Union and Fisher House
The Christian Union meets for prayer, praise and Bible study regularly. The reps are Tim Crowter
(tjc65) and Joe Grimwood (jg695). See http://www-jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk/jccu for more details.
Fisher House (www.fisherhouse.org.uk) is the Roman Catholic Chaplaincy to the University. The
College rep for Fisher House is Pavel Kohout (pk396).
The College Grace
Before dinner: Oculi omnium in te aspiciunt et in te sperant, Deus. Tu das illis escam tempore
opportuno. Aperis tu manus, et imples omne animal benedictione tua. Benedic nobis, Domine, et
omnibus tuis donis, quae ex larga liberalitate tua sumpturi sumus, per Jesum Christum Dominum
nostrum. Deus est caritas. Qui manet in caritate manet in Deo et Deus in illo. Sit Deus in nobis, et
nos maneamus in illo.
The eyes of all look towards you and trust in you, O God. You give them food in due season. You open your hands
and fill every living thing with your blessing. Bless us, O Lord, and all your gifts, which through your great
generosity we are about to receive, through Jesus Christ our Lord. God is love. He who abides in love abides in God
and God in him. May God be in us and may we abide in him.
After dinner: Laus Deo Praise be to God; Deo gratias Thanks be to God.
Lent Term 2015
‘Saints and Heroes’
The Chapel Website is http://chapel.jesus.cam.ac.uk
Sunday Services
10 am
College Eucharist
This simple service of Holy Communion with hymns, a sermon and a small choir, lasts about an hour
and is followed by breakfast in D1. All those accustomed to receiving communion in their own churches
are welcome to do so in the College Chapel.
6 pm
Choral Evensong
The sermon at this service is generally given by a guest preacher, whom you can meet over drinks in the
Prioress’s Room afterwards before Formal Hall.
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11 January
18th January
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25 January
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Sunday Evening Preachers: Saints and Heroes
Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
The Acting Chaplain
Virgil (70-19 BC) - Roman poet of epiphanies
The Acting Dean
Charles Péguy (1873-1914) - French poet, essayist
and - eventually - Catholic
Canon Edmund Newey, Sub-Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
1 February
Visible saints - the call to sainthood for all
The Reverend Dr John Bradbury,
Tutor in Systematic Theology and Church History, Westminster College
8th February
Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941) - Anglican theologian, mystic, spiritual
director
Dr Ashley Cocksworth
Tutor in Systematic Theology, the Queen’s Foundation, Birmingham
15th February
St Ralph Sherwin (1550-81) - martyr
The Right Reverend Nicholas Hudson (1978),
Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster
22nd February
Job - the Bible's antidote to Pollyanna
The Most Reverend Patricia Storey, Bishop of Meath and Kildare
1st March
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45) - pastor, theologian, martyr
The Revd Frances Arnold, Vicar of Great St Mary, Sawbridgeworth
8th March
Service of Music and Readings for Lent
Weekday services in Full Term
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Choral Evensong
8:30 am Monday – Saturday
6:30 pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday
6:30 pm Tuesday (Men and Women)
6:30 pm Thursday & Saturday (Men and Boys)
Exploring religious belief
For those who would like to explore aspects of religious belief, sessions will be led by the
Acting Chaplain and Acting Dean on Wednesdays from 5-6 pm in D1. Everyone is very
welcome to attend, including anyone thinking of baptism and confirmation in the Easter
Term, for whom further preparation will also be available.
Stories of the Old Testament
On Thursdays from 7.30 – 8.30 pm in D1 the Acting Chaplain will be leading a group
looking at some of the greatest narratives of the Old Testament and the meaning that lies
behind these ancient pieces of literature. All are welcome.
Nano-sermons
On Tuesdays at Choral Evensong there will be the opportunity to hear members of the
College preach for no longer than five minutes each.
Friday 9th January
Sunday 11th
Tuesday 20th
Monday 2nd February
Wednesday 11th
Wednesday 18th
Tuesday 3rd March
Thursday 5th
Friday 13th
Friday 20th
Special Services and other events
Choral Evensong for Old Members’ Reunion (6.15 pm)
Chapel supper following Choral Evensong (6 pm)
Compline by Candlelight (9.45 pm)
Choral Eucharist: Feast of Candlemas (6.30 pm)
PATRONAL FESTIVAL
Said Eucharist: St Radegund (8.30 am)
Choral Evensong: St Radegund (6.15 pm)
Choral Eucharist: Ash Wednesday (6.30 pm)
Compline by Candlelight (9.45 pm)
Corporate Communion (6.30 pm) followed by supper
Commemoration of Benefactors (6.15 pm)
Choral Evensong for Old Members’ Reunion (6.15 pm)
Collections this term will be divided between CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education)
https://camfed.org/, working in impoverished areas of Africa where girls’ education is
scarce, and the Cambridge Money Advice Centre, which offers advice on debt
http://www.cambridgemoneyadvicecentre.org.uk.
Cover picture: Window in the South Transept by Edward Burne-Jones, showing St
Radegund, one of the College’s patron saints. Her festival is celebrated on 11 February.