Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany31 January 2021Morning ServiceRevd Nicholas Mercer As many of you will be aware, apart from three months last year, the Tower of Bolton Priory has been open for…
Welcome + Worship + Witness
Welcome + Worship + Witness
Sermons on Matthew
Third Sunday of Advent13 December 202010.30 Morning ServiceRevd Nicholas Mercer As we journey through Advent, we turn our attention this Sunday to John the Baptist He is mentioned, for the first time, in…
Christ the King22 November 202010.30 Morning ServiceRevd Nicholas Mercer Before I came to Bolton Abbey, I was Rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Port Stanley It is the most Southerly Anglican Cathedral in…
Remembrance Sunday08 November 202010.30 Morning ServiceRevd Nicholas Mercer A few years ago I was invited to take part in a Radio 4 programme entitled “A Question of Conscience” It was recorded in Richmond…
The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity18 October 202010.30 Morning ServiceRevd Nicholas Mercer Today is the Feast Day of St Luke the Evangelist It punctuates the end of Ordinary Times and is a distinctive break…
The Seventh Sunday after Trinity26 July 202010.30 Morning ServiceRevd Nicholas Mercer The sensation of touch is one of the five senses which help us navigate the world around us It is not surprising…
The Sixth Sunday after Trinity19 July 202010.30 Morning ServiceRevd Nicholas Mercer I recently listened to an excellent BBC podcast It was entitled “The Big Disease with a Little Name” and charted the history…
Sunday after Ascension Day24 May 202010.30 Morning ServiceRevd Nicholas Mercer There has been much talk in the past week about when will we get back to “normal” We have already seen some return…
Second Sunday in Lent8 March 202010.30 EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer Coronavirus has rather overshadowed all other events in the past ten days and we could all be excused for missing other important news…
First Sunday in Lent1 March 202010.30 EucharistJenny Sinclair The sermon (in PDF format) can be seen here.