Society of Catholic Priests - Oxford Chapter

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16/05/2025

Welcome to the SCP Oxford page. SCP Oxford (and this page) is for inclusive abd affirming Anglo-Catholics from throughout the Oxford Diocese (all four archdeaconries). We’re trying to work out how to edit the page name to reflect this 😊
Do get in touch if you’d like to join us for a Mass and meeting, and/or be admitted to the SCP Oxford Chapter.
Fr Tom

We had a lovely Mass at Christ Church this morning, by St Frideswide’s Shrine. Many thanks to the Cathedral for their h...
28/02/2025

We had a lovely Mass at Christ Church this morning, by St Frideswide’s Shrine. Many thanks to the Cathedral for their hospitality and welcome.
Mthr Kirsty presided, and Fr Tom deliver a homily on the lectionary readings, and George Herbert, including his poem ‘Love III’:

GEORGE HERBERT
Love

LOVE bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning
If I lack’d anything.

‘A guest,’ I answer’d, ‘worthy to be here:’
Love said, ‘You shall be he.’
‘I, the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear,
I cannot look on Thee.’
Love took my hand and smiling did reply,
‘Who made the eyes but I?’

‘Truth, Lord; but I have marr’d them: let my shame
Go where it doth deserve.’
‘And know you not,’ says Love, ‘Who bore the blame?’
‘My dear, then I will serve.’
‘You must sit down,’ says Love, ‘and taste my meat.’
So I did sit and eat.

Fr Tom reflected upon how we are all welcome at love’s table, despite our unworthiness; and also - based on the reading from Ecclesiasticus - the importance of the friendship and mutual support and encouragement we can offer to one another through the SCP.
Our March gathering, in Cuddesdon, will include the enrolling of members.
Further information to follow, soon

God bless

27/02/2025

Mass tomorrow at 10am at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford - look forward to seeing lots of you there. March Prayer cards will also be available. (PS I've put a jpg of the card on the SCP group, as this page is public)
Blessings,
Mthr Talisker

30/01/2025

And... the February Prayer Cards for those who would like them are available on the WhatsApp or by emailing / messaging me directly. Not posting here for GDPR reasons.
Look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow :)
Mthr Talisker

Hi everyone, here’s the address for Holy Trinity Church in Witney for tomorrow’s mass. Parking on the street should be a...
30/01/2025

Hi everyone, here’s the address for Holy Trinity Church in Witney for tomorrow’s mass. Parking on the street should be absolutely fine. OX28 1DN.

30/01/2025

Hi everyone, looking forward very much to seeing everyone who can make it tomorrow morning, 10 am, Holy Trinity church in Witney. Please do send me a DM if you can make it so that I can let Fr. Chris know re numbers. Sorry, I’m a bit behind schedule this week on reminders etc.
Love and blessings to all,
Mthr Talisker

17/01/2025

Hi everyone,

we now have access to the old Oxford SCP group again, so please do ask to join (I've managed to send invites to some of you who are on my personal friend list). I have a feeling all posts on this page are public, but the group is private, so we will be able to have group discussions there which folk might not otherwise want to have on a public page....

Any comments or questions re improving things, or more support for each other, please message me!

Mthr Talisker x

Programme of Masses for 2025 now out!
14/01/2025

Programme of Masses for 2025 now out!

09/01/2025

Hello everyone!

Here’s to a wonderful and blessed 2025, and the renewal of the SCP Chapter in Dorchester / Oxford! I hope you all had a super Christmas, and that at least some of you managed to have some time off post-Christmas.

This is just a reminder that our next meeting is on Friday 31st January at 10am at Holy Trinity Witney, with grateful thanks to Fr. Chris for hosting us.

January
Friday 31st 10am
Holy Trinity, Witney
Theme for Reflection: Charles King & Martyr. Preacher Fr. Geoffrey R-T. President Fr Chris D-J.

The remainder of this year’s dates are very nearly finalised, and I hope to be able to send you the whole programme by the middle of next week. Just for your diaries now however, here are the dates / info for Feb and March. Venue for Feb is what’s holding up the full programme.

February
Friday 28th 10am
TBC
Theme for Reflection: George Herbert; Pastoral Ministry

March
Tuesday 18th 10am
Edward King Chapel, Cuddesdon
Theme for Reflection: St Joseph
Admissions of new members by Fr. Danny Pegg.
+Humphrey Southern presiding.

Admission of new members is on Tuesday 18th March, which is also the point at which we are properly formed as a Chapter again. January and February are effectively interim / setup meetings, which gives us a chance to get the banking for membership sorted out (please pray for us that the bank will be cooperative!).

For now it’s been agreed that I will remain as acting secretary until someone else decides they’d like a turn (please do let me know if that’s you), and Fr. Tom will be our Rector pro-tem. It was also generally agreed that emails would be open copied so we all know who’s here. If you know someone who you think would like to come along who isn’t on the list, please do pass this on and also let me know so I can include them in future. Obviously FaceBook is open anyway!

This same message (more or less) will come out via FaceBook and WhatsApp, just to cover all bases. Please could you RSVP ASAP, not least so Fr. Chris can ensure adequate refreshments supplies for after Mass.

Best wishes,

Mthr. Talisker

We had a lovely Mass with the sisters at Wantage Convent this morning, followed by a meeting to discuss the future.Pleas...
17/12/2024

We had a lovely Mass with the sisters at Wantage Convent this morning, followed by a meeting to discuss the future.

Please see the prayer cards for December and January.

Please could I also request your prayers for my parish of Garsington. A parishioner was murdered last night / this morning, and another parishioner arrested.

Thanks all

Fr Tom

At Wantage for Chapter.
17/12/2024

At Wantage for Chapter.

11/12/2024

Hello everyone!

Sincere thanks to those of you who have replied to me saying you can or can’t come next week. Please very nicely could I ask the rest of you to take a quick look at your diaries and let me know if you do plan to come? The convent would like to know in terms of how many coffees, and I’d like to know how many biscuits I’m making :).

Hope to see lots of you at 10am next Tuesday.

Love and blessings to you all, and prayers in the Christmas melee!

Best wishes,

Mthr Talisker

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