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 Hilary Term 2026 are as follows:
- 18 January: Choral Evensong, The Revd Dr Laura Biron-Scott, Chaplain
- 25 January: Choral Evensong, The Revd Dr Oliver Wright, Junior Research Fellow, Pembroke College
- 1 February: Choral Eucharist for Candlemas, The Revd Canon Dr Judith Maltby, Fellow Emerita, Corpus Christi College
- 8 February: Choral Evensong, The Revd Dana English, Assistant Priest, the United Benefice of Holland Park
- 15 February: Choral Evensong, The Revd Dr Alex Popescu (Balliol 1994)
- 22 February: Choral Evensong, The Venerable David Meara, Former Archdeacon of London
- 1 March: Choral Evensong, Professor Jens Timmerman (Balliol 1993), Professor of Philosophy, University of St Andrews
- 8 March: Choral Evenson, The Revd Dr Laura Biron-Scott, Chaplain
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.
In addition to the Sunday Service, daily prayers are said in Chapel at the following times, led by the Chaplain or by a student:
- Monday — 6.00pm
- Tuesday — 6.00pm
- Wednesday — 6.00pm
- Thursday — 12.15pm
- Friday — 12.15pm
Choral Compline will take place on Wednesday 4 February at 9.00pm.
The Roman Catholic Mass will be celebrated in Chapel at 6.00pm on Wednesday 11 March.
The Christian Union (CU) meets weekly for prayer and fellowship. Contact: amy.bloch@balliol.ox.ac.uk
This term, Chapel collections will be donated to Asylum Welcome, a charity supporting people fleeing persecution and danger in their own countries who seek refuge in Oxfordshire. Thank you for your generosity.