Saxon Tower (Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom)

Saxon Tower (Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) CHILDREN'S CHURCH

We host a children's church jointly with our neighbouring church, St Mary Magdalen, Oxford. The church was substantially restored by G.E.

THE PARISH CHURCH OF
ST MICHAEL AT THE NORTH GATE
Cornmarket Street
Oxford, OX1 3EY
United Kingdom

Telephone
+ 44 (0) 1865 240 940

Fax
+44 (0) 1865 728095 ....................................................................
sunday Morning Services

8:00 am - HOLY COMMUNION

This is a quiet, reflective service, making it a gentle way to start the Lord's day. We use the Book of Common Prayer a

nd the service lasts about forty minutes.

10:30 am - SUNG SERVICES (fully Choral on special occasions)

with the monthly pattern as follows:

1st Sunday - Holy Communion (Common Worship) with all-age participation
3rd Sunday - Holy Communion, (Book of Common Prayer) with the Choir
2nd & 4th Sundays - Mattins (Book of Common Prayer) with the Choir
For special occasions and 5th Sundays, check the Current Events on the web site

Refreshments are served in the Parish Room after the service. On the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, the children's church will meet at 10:30am in the Parish Room of St Michael at the North Gate. At approximately 11:15am the children can join the service at either St Mary's or St Michael's. On the 1st Sunday of each month, the children share in the first part of the service, including all-age teaching, and then enjoy their special activities in the Parish Room. All children are invited and their parents are warmly welcome. Sunday Evensongs

During University terms, we are warmly invited to Choral Evensong at Lincoln College at 6:00pm. We enjoy a close relationship with Lincoln College: The Rector is Patron of St. Michael’s and our Associate Priest is College Chaplain. At Christmas and Easter we hold Choral services suitable for the season, usually at 6:00pm – please watch the website for details. From July to September we hold a themed series of Choral Evensongs at 4:00pm.


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Weekday Services

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME COMMUNION WITH PRAYER FOR WHOLENESS AND HEALING

1:15 pm Holy Communion (Common Worship) for approx. 40 minutes. The Laying on of Hands and anointing are offered on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. FRIDAY LUNCHTIME COMMUNION SERVICE

12:15 pm Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) for approx. 40 minutes.


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If you approached Oxford from the north 950 years ago, coming down St Giles, the most conspicuous building in your line of sight would have been the present church tower, dating from about 1050. It is probably the oldest surviving building in Oxford, rivalled only by the castle tower, and originally situated just within the North Gate, of the city, protected to the north by the city wall. All other traces of the original church have vanished, but a church there certainly was. The Domesday Book (1086) records that ‘the priests of St Michael hold two houses worth 52d’. After the tower, the earliest surviving parts of the church are the chancel, the eastern part of the south aisle (nearest the altar), and the south door, all dating from the 13th century. The east window of the chancel contains four panels of high quality stained glass dating from the 13th century; it is some of the earliest stained glass in Oxford. Next, in the 14th century, came the lady chapel and the north transept (where the organ now is), while the north aisle and the nave date from the 15th century. The font also dates from this time; it was removed from the former St Martin’s church at Carfax and may have been seen by William Shakespeare, who stood at a baptism in St Martin’s as godfather to the son of an Oxford friend. St Michael’s place in the city centre, and the presence of some wealthy parishioners among past congregations, have opened up the church to a fairly constant process of demolition, rebuilding and enlargement. Some of Oxford’s leading citizens, as well as scholars and undergraduates from neighbouring colleges, are commemorated on the many wall plaques and memorials which enhance the church. Street in the 19th century, and again after a near disastrous fire in 1953. Since then the largest and most ambitious project has been the restoration of the tower in 1986. Visitors to the tower go through the first-floor treasury containing a magnificent display of rare silver - the earliest piece dates from 1562 - and the Charter of 1612, bearing the arms of James I. As you climb the tower you will pass the 19th century clock mechanism and the door of the prison cell, situated nearby, through which the Protestant martyrs, including Archbishop Cranmer, stepped to their deaths in 1556. The roof of the tower, open to the public, gives a panoramic view of the city and the hills beyond. The entrance to the tower is through the Visitor Reception Centre, where you can buy guide books and other souvenirs.

Address

Cornmarket Street
Oxford
OX1 3EY

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If you approached Oxford from the north 950 years ago, coming down St Giles, the most conspicuous building in your line of sight would have been the present church tower, dating from about 1050. It is probably the oldest surviving building in Oxford, rivalled only by the castle tower, and originally situated just within the North Gate, of the city, protected to the north by the city wall.

All other traces of the original church have vanished, but a church there certainly was. The Domesday Book (1086) records that ‘the priests of St Michael hold two houses worth 52d’. After the tower, the earliest surviving parts of the church are the chancel, the eastern part of the south aisle (nearest the altar), and the south door, all dating from the 13th century.

The east window of the chancel contains four panels of high quality stained glass dating from the 13th century; it is some of the earliest stained glass in Oxford. Next, in the 14th century, came the lady chapel and the north transept (where the organ now is), while the north aisle and the nave date from the 15th century.

The font also dates from this time; it was removed from the former St Martin’s church at Carfax and may have been seen by William Shakespeare, who stood at a baptism in St Martin’s as godfather to the son of an Oxford friend.

St Michael’s place in the city centre, and the presence of some wealthy parishioners among past congregations, have opened up the church to a fairly constant process of demolition, rebuilding and enlargement. Some of Oxford’s leading citizens, as well as scholars and undergraduates from neighbouring colleges, are commemorated on the many wall plaques and memorials which enhance the church.

The church was substantially restored by G.E. Street in the 19th century, and again after a near disastrous fire in 1953. Since then the largest and most ambitious project has been the restoration of the tower in 1986.

Visitors to the tower go through the first-floor treasury containing a magnificent display of rare silver - the earliest piece dates from 1562 - and the Charter of 1612, bearing the arms of James I. As you climb the tower you will pass the 19th century clock mechanism and the door of the prison cell, situated nearby, through which the Protestant martyrs, including Archbishop Cranmer, stepped to their deaths in 1556.

The roof of the tower, open to the public, gives a panoramic view of the city and the hills beyond. The entrance to the tower is through the Visitor Reception Centre, where you can buy guide books and other souvenirs.

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