15 October 2017 10.30 Sung Eucharist Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity Revd Martin Wray Isaiah 25. 1-9; Matthew 22. 1-14 Several years ago, when I was in local church ministry, there appeared on the church bookstall a book entitled, ‘101 things to do during a dull sermon.’ To my dismay it quickly became a best-seller –…
06 August 2017 10.30 Sung Eucharist The Transfiguration of our Lord Canon John Carter 2 Peter 1. 16-19; Luke 9. 28-36 It’s lovely to be the visiting preacher here this morning, and welcome to any other visitors. If you’re here on holiday a special welcome. I wonder how the holidays are going for you?…
28 May 2017 Seventh Sunday of Easter Revd Jonathan Cain Acts 1: 6-14, John 17: 1-11 The reading that we heard from Acts this morning begins with the disciples questioning Jesus with an apocalyptic tone, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” Jesus’ answer does not avoid this long-term, future focus,…
16 October 2016 10.30 Sung Eucharist Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity Canon Simon Cowling Jeremiah 31. 27-34; Luke 18. 1-8 It’s an unremarkable photograph from 1964. An industrial tramway bisects a village. Nestled underneath the tramway on one side is a red brick building; on the other a row of terraced houses. At the end of the tramway,…
15 May 2016, Whitsunday / Penetcost 10.30 Sung Eucharist Revd Jonathan Cain Acts 2: 1-21; Jn. 14: 8-17 & 25-27 Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your people, and kindle in us the fire of your love. Amen. On December 20, 2010, American entrepreneur and Internet blogger, Sam Davidson gave the following advice to his…
17 May 2015 10.30 Sung Eucharist The Seventh Sunday of Easter Louis della-Porta Acts 1.15-17 & 21-end, John 17.6-19 Lord, may our hearts be open to receive your love, so may our minds be open to hear your word. Amen. Maybe like me, you sometimes struggle with prayer, asking; …how do I pray?…what do I…