|PIC1|The second most senior member of the Church of England, the Archbishop of York, will travel to Oxford Tuesday 30 January where he will be the main speaker at the Oxford University Mission.

The mission commences today, and will continue until the end of the week, with the Most Rev Dr John Sentamu scheduled to deliver a public lecture at Oxford Brookes University.

During his visit to Oxford, Archbishop Sentamu will also lead prayers every morning at the Wesley Memorial Church in Oxford.

Dr Sentamu will give an evening address followed by a Question and Answer session each evening at the University Church of St Mary at 8.15pm from Tuesday until Thursday, and on Friday night at the Sheldonian Theatre.

Speaking on the eve of the mission, the Archbishop of York said: "Mission is what we're all about as Christians. What does the church exist to do? "

He added: "It lives towards God and towards the world. Towards God it worships: towards the world it preaches the Good News of God in Christ, it brings people into fellowship with God, it infects the world with righteousness, it speaks of divine principles on which the life of humanity is ordered.

"Mission is all about putting God's love where it is absent; bringing hope, renewal and the light of Christ into people's lives.

"The opportunity to be part of this mission is a privilege and with my co-workers in the Gospel I'm looking forward to this week very much."

The mission will also feature talks and lectures by Baroness Caroline Cox and the Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Reading.