Movie Screening – ‘The Way’
To tie in with the current gathering cycle we are screening the film 'The Way' on Friday February 3rd. More details here.
Welcome!
Welcome to the website of the Home Community – a church community in the city of Oxford, UK. We aspire to offer a fresh take on what it means to be a group of people following in the way of Christ, our teacher. Take a look around our site for more information about what that...
Wedding at Cana – reflections
Some reflections on the lectionary gospel text for last Sunday - the wedding at Cana - from Doug Hemming (a theological student on placement with us)
Walking the labyrinth – pictures
Pictures from our meditative service in the 'Lost and Found' gathering cycle where we walked a labyrinth
Bishop John at Home – audio
Audio recordings from the Bishop of Oxford's visit to the Home Community in January 2012
Lost & Found : audio of people’s stories
audio recordings of 3 Home community peeps sharing the story of their faith journey
Simply Christianity
I came across this post recently on the blog of Lucas Mix – who visited Home from Church of the Apostles, Seattle a few years back. I thought it was interesting so thought I’d share it here. See what you think… I know I have a terrible habit of making things complicated, so here’s a...
Examen of the Year
Here’s a list of questions we used at the gathering last Sunday as part of a kind of ‘Examen of the Year’. Some of them are my own, some have been taken from other places (HT John O Donohue). Thought they might be helpful for those who couldn’t be there. From who have you...
Trust
Transcript of Matt's talk on the subject of Trust from session #3 of the Undefended Life cycle of gatherings.
Beer & Carols 2011
Now a regular feature in our Advent season celebrations - details of this year's Beer & Carols event at the Isis Farmhouse.
The Undefended Life
Details of the new 'Undefended Life' mini gathering cycle based on Simon Walker's teaching
Trees and Poetry
Although we at Home have now finished our Poets and Prophets cycle of gatherings, I’ve been continuing to read poetry as part of my spiritual journey. Last night I came across this poem by Anne Lewin, in her book, “Watching for the Kingfisher”. It offers a metaphor for us as we grow in our Christian...
How to be a Poet
Here’s a poem by Wendell Berry I came across this week (via Panhala) which seems very relevant to our current ‘Poets & Prophets cycle). It’s called ‘How to be a Poet’. It’s absolutely wonderful…which won’t come as a surprise to people who know and love Berry’s work. How To Be a Poet (to remind myself)...
