This joint letter from the Most Rev & Rt Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Most Rev & Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, asks for our prayers … More Joint letter from +Welby and +Sentamu
This sermon was given by Rev Caroline on Wednesday 21 March 2018. You can listen again here … More Choosing God, in the face of oppression
When God created mother, it was well into overtime on the sixth day. An angel dropped down and commented, ‘Lord, you are taking your time over this creature.’ … More Mothering Sunday 2018
When I was a child, I had piano lessons. I longed to be able to play Chopin and Mozart as beautifully as my grandmother could and was disappointed to find that there was an awful lot of practice of the basics, such as scales, before what I was doing would become a thing of beauty … More Relationship
The “Gloria”, or Greater Doxology is sung in churches every Sunday all over the world, unless of course it is either Lent or Advent. As you probably know, this hymn begins with the words that the angels sang to announce the birth of Christ to shepherds in Luke 2:14 … More Gloria
As members of Maggie’s Music Makers are learning, there are many, many languages to sing in, and English is quite possibly the worst of the lot … More Bogoroditse Devo (Rachmaninov arr. Apperley)
On Sunday 4 March, in place of a sermon, a speaker from TearFund visited to tell the congregation about their work … More TearFund
Rev Caroline gave this sermon on Wednesday 7 March. You can listen again here … More Dismiss Preconceptions
This sermon was offered by Rev Deborah on Wednesday 28 February 2018. If you missed it (there was a lot of snow underfoot!) you can listen again here … More To Serve…
We all know Candlemas as the time in the Christian year when we bless the candles that are used in church throughout the year and as the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple when it was customary for parents to present their baby boy in the temple to give thanks to God … More Candlemas
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 