Sunday 14 July 2024
July 14, 2024
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 14 July. Rev Steve will preach and Rev Sue presides.
We begin with the hymn “Lord of all Hopefulness” … More Sunday 14 July 2024
St. Margaret’s Sunday Club Annual Report 2023
July 11, 2024
We continue to offer children the opportunity to come to Sunday Club twice a month, these usually occur on the first Sunday of each month at the all-inclusive service in church and on the third Sunday of the month in the Church House … More St. Margaret’s Sunday Club Annual Report 2023
Sanctus – various
July 9, 2024
“Sanctus” is a Latin word which translates literally to “holy”. Very often in communion settings – indeed in the one we use at St Margaret’s – the Sanctus is bundled up with the “Benedictus”, which is Latin for “blessed”. Originally, they were separate paragraphs in the eucharist, and therefore treated separately by composers … More Sanctus – various
St Thomas
July 8, 2024
It must have been quite a dilemma for Thomas. His ten closest companions were all telling him the same thing. That Jesus, who he knew had died on the cross, was once more alive and had visited them in that very room … More St Thomas
Rev Helen’s first Eucharist
July 8, 2024
Sunday 7 July saw Rev Helen’s first eucharist service, at St Margaret’s, surrounded by family, friends and parishioners. Rev Christine was also licenced as Deacon in the parish, and Father Charlie was guest preacher … More Rev Helen’s first Eucharist
A Double Ordination
July 7, 2024
Last weekend the parish celebrated not just one, but two ordinations: our life-long friend and sister in Christ Christine, and our lovely curate Helen. Here are some pictures in case you couldn’t get to either service … More A Double Ordination
Music and Digital Communications Report to the APCM: Jan – Dec 2023
July 4, 2024
With the successful installation of broadband and wifi into church, our twice weekly livestreamed services at St Margaret’s have been far more reliable than in previous years. To further bolster and future-proof the parish online presence, the Digicomms Team appointed a company to provide our digital upgrade; we are still going through the process of applying for a faculty, which is taking some considerable time. They also continued to oversee and develop our parish social media, website and “A Church Near You” page … More Music and Digital Communications Report to the APCM: Jan – Dec 2023
Vicar’s Letter to the Parish for July 2024
July 2, 2024
The image that marked out the earliest Christians was Christ the Good Shepherd. It’s this face that you see when you explore their earliest burial sites – such as the Catacombs of St Callistos on the Appia Antica, which I climbed down into in April with our son Nick. Some might expect a Cross, to symbolise Christ’s achievement, or the Fish. But no. The face of the Good Shepherd mattered more – as a sign of who Christ is, his resurrection, his ultimate victory over sin and death … More Vicar’s Letter to the Parish for July 2024
Give a Little
July 1, 2024
QR codes are clever bits of technology – a bit like bar codes – that link the real world with the online world. Those of us comfortable with using smartphones can simply point the camera at the QR code, and it will open a website. In this case, the QR code opens the parish “Give a Little” page … More Give a Little
Saints Peter and Paul
June 30, 2024
Welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 30 June, on which we remember SS Peter and Paul. Rev Philip Miller presides.
We begin with the hymn “Morning has Broken” … More Saints Peter and Paul
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