5th Sunday after Trinity27 June 2021Sung EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer Some of you will have read the news last week that the Church of England is being urged to consider abolishing…

4th Sunday after Trinity27 June 2021Sung EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer You may recall, shortly before lockdown, the Reverend James Barnett came to preach at the Priory He was my Chaplain at…

Skipton Crematorium 14th June 2021Revd Nicholas Mercer We meet together this morning to say farewell to our brother in Christ, John · Husband of Brenda, · Father of Carol and…

Pentecost23rd May 2021Sung EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer Just before Easter a large postcard dropped through the letterbox – it had an albatross, elephant seal, and a Union Jack on the front…

2nd Sunday after Trinity13th June 2021Sung EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer Unless you are an exceptional observer of the Church calendar, you could be forgiven for having the missed the celebration of Thomas Ken…

1st Sunday after Trinity6th June 2021Sung EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer It is probably not unfair to surmise that few people in the congregation have heard of Guru Nanak Guru Nanak was born into…

Trinity Sunday30th May 2021Sung EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer In 2016 we went for a family holiday in Morocco Staying just outside Marrakesh, we had a lovely holiday visiting the city as well as…

Rogation Sunday 9th May 2021Sung EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer Last year, just before the children went back to School, we took a day trip to Morecambe Bay We had passed the signs many…

Fourth Sunday after Easter2nd May 2021Sung EucharistRevd Nicholas Mercer Nearly ten years ago, in December 2012, I turned 50.  I am not a great fan of large parties so we arranged to have…

It was a great shock to be told about Harry’s death just after Easter. I had been in almost continual contact with him just before he went into hospital, but,…