St Edburg's Church - Bicester

Sermon, 5 July 2026: Summary

Peter’s sermon on Sunday explored how the Christian imperative to welcome the stranger applies to the proposed asylum seeker housing centre near Bullingdon Prison, balancing community concerns with Jesus’s call to radical hospitality. While acknowledging valid reasons to oppose this poorly planned proposal, the sermon emphasised that any opposition must be rooted in wisdom and compassion, not hostility, and that God's call to care for the newcomer, loving our neighbour as we love ourselves, remains core should the project proceed.

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Best Wishes,

Revd Peter Wright

St Edburg's Church

Bicester