This is the first of a series of summer blog posts about spiritual places visited by members of St Margaret’s and St George’s Church Family.
In July 2017 I took Thomas and Jennifer for a few days in Venice. The plan for the trip was hatched earlier in the year whilst … More St Mark’s Basilica, Venice
This sermon was given by our priest-in-training, Sue, on Sunday 16 July 2017.
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Who doesn’t love a story? Maybe you are getting excited about the new season of Game of Thrones, or like to take a good novel on holiday with you. … More Matthew 13:44-46
This article first appeared in the June 2017 issue of our parish magazine.
Although widely chosen as an anthem to be sung at weddings, the words of Panis Angelicus were originally written by St Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi. … More Panis Angelicus – Aquinas (1225-1274)/Franck (1822-1890)
The readings in our service on Wednesday 12 July included an excerpt from Psalm 33, the response to which was “Praise the Lord, for His love endures always” … More Psalm 33
This song is based on the solo “Gabriel’s Oboe”, music composed by Ennio Morricone for the 1986 film “The Mission”. A few years later Sarah Brightman begged Morricone to allow her to set lyrics to the music, and eventually he relented … More Nella Fantasia
I wonder how many of us can remember doing a three legged race at school? Our teachers might have divided the class into pairs – or, less likely at my school, we got to choose our partner … More The Yoke of Jesus
What a lovely, joyful and prayerful weekend this was!
Twenty of us went to Parcevall this year, both from St. Margaret’s and St. George’s … More Parcevall Hall 2017
I don’t know if any of you have watched Star Wars films? I’m not a huge fan but I caught them in the early days. There is a striking scene where Luke Skywalker talks to Darth Vader who tells him “Luke, I am your father” … More From Despair To Destiny
At St Margaret’s. the last weekend in June each year is Anniversary Weekend, when we celebrate the contribution our children make to life and worship in our parish … More Anniversary Sunday 2017
he music for this Ascension Day hymn was composed by Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621); the words written by Arthur Russell (1806-74) are … More The Lord Ascendeth up on High
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