Week 3 | Evensong: Hope (spes)
Date & Time
Sun, 1 Feb 2026
18:00
Venue
Chapel, Wadham College
Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PN
Tickets
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AI-powered• Hear Revd Canon Dr Will Lamb analyze hope as a sustaining virtue and act of the will
• Commemorate the feast of Candlemas in the historic Wadham College Chapel
• Join the Wadham community for a formal dinner in Hall following the service
About this event
This Evensong service, held in the Wadham College Chapel, focuses on the theme of 'Hope' (spes). Taking place on the eve of the feast of Candlemas, the event commemorates the Presentation in the Temple of the infant Jesus, who was proclaimed by the prophet Symeon to be the hope of all people. The service features guest speaker The Revd Canon Dr Will Lamb, who will ponder the sustaining virtue and act of the will that is hope. Following the spiritual service, there is a community dinner held in...
Event Highlights
- •Guest sermon by The Revd Canon Dr Will Lamb
- •Commemoration of the eve of the feast of Candlemas
- •Thematic exploration of hope as a sustaining virtue and act of the will
- •Traditional Evensong service in the Wadham College Chapel
- •Post-service dinner in the historic College Hall
Speaker
The Revd Canon Dr Will Lamb
Vicar of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin
Programme
Evensong: Hope (spes)
A service featuring a guest address by The Revd Canon Dr Will Lamb.
Dinner in Hall
Dinner for all who have signed up beforehand via the Chapel mailing list.
What to bring / Requirements
- •Dinner in Hall requires advance sign-up via the Chapel mailing list
Organized by: Wadham College
Contact: lodge@wadham.ox.ac.uk