The main service is held on Sundays during term time in the evening, at 5.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Services and preachers for Michaelmas Term 2024 are as follows:
- 13 October: Freshers’ Service: Evensong, Revd Dr Laura Biron-Scott, Incoming Chaplain of Balliol College
- 20 October: Evensong, Revd Professor Robert Gilbert, Professor of Biophysics, Nuffield Department of Medicine
- 27 October: Evensong: Bible Sunday, Fr Christopher Woods, Vicar of St Barnabas Church, Oxford
- 3 November: Evensong: All Saints’ Day, Dame Helen Ghosh, Master of Balliol College
- 10 November: Evensong: Remembrance Sunday, Revd Philippa White, Precentor of Christ Church Cathedral
- 17 November: Evensong, Revd Canon Dr William Lamb (Balliol 1988), Vicar of the University Church
- 24 November: Evensong with University Sermon, Revd Dr Nick Austin, Master of Campion Hall
- 1 December: Carol Service
You can see the music for the term here.
Members and Friends of the Balliol community of all faiths and none, and members of the public, are warmly welcome to attend services in Chapel.
Our weekly service is Choral Evensong: a beautiful service of music, song, and prayer, dating back to the 16th Century. Each service includes a short address from a guest speaker, exploring questions of life, meaning, faith, and spirituality.
The Roman Catholic Mass will be celebrated in Chapel at 6.00pm on Wednesday 4 December.
The Christian Union (CU) meets weekly for prayer and fellowship. Contact: amy.block@balliol.ox.ac.uk
This term Chapel collections will be donated to the Porch Steppin’ Stone Centre, a local charity supporting Oxford’s homeless and poorly housed population.