Regular readers will know how important music is to me, and much has been said about the importance of music in worship over recent weeks – in a weekly course, in our church services and in magazine articles. It has been all the more poignant for the long absence of music from our worship, and its reintroduction at the end of July … More When is a ‘Performance’ not a ‘Performance’?
I’m going to start with a question: Just want you to think about this for a moment. What is your favourite food? Is it something sweet or something savoury? Something that you make sure you have a lot or something that you treat yourself too occasionally? Is it making your mouth water just thinking about it, I know it is mine, nice piece of Lamb lovely … More Food when we’re hungry
I’m sure many of you will have or have had a pet at some point in your life. In our house when I was younger we were limited to smaller animals, like rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters anything without a tail that was my mums only rule. However I have been round to other friends houses and seen other pets. … More Even those who get the crumbs
I don’t remember a lot about RE when I was at school but I can remember at A Level doing a module on the gospel of John and my teacher telling us we were doing a lesson on I am’s … More The Great ‘I Am’s’
“Benedictus” is a Latin word which translates literally to “blessed”. Very often in communion settings – indeed in the one we use at St Margaret’s – the Benedictus is bundled up with the “Sanctus” (see last month’s magazine), which is Latin for “holy”. Originally, they were separate paragraphs in the eucharist, and therefore treated separately by composers … More Benedictus
I have spent a lot of time in the last couple of weeks thinking about what it means to be a priest. For inspiration I turned to the bible and thought about a couple of verses I have heard at 40th and 60th anniversaries of ordination. The first is from Isaiah 6 when the voice of the Lord says ‘who shall I send?’ and there is the immediate response, ‘Here I am, send me!’ … More Being a Priest
You’ve probably noticed these graphics on our weekly service sheets recently, but what are they? It’s a QR code … More Give a Little
Synod continues to utilize a blended approach to meetings using Zoom and in person meetings that appears to be going well … More Deanery Synod Report 2023
We have taken support and advise from Paul Bailey, Diocesan Giving Advisor, and with permission from the PCC are currently in the process of joining the Gift Aid Lite Scheme. This scheme is HMRC approved, agency-based service to support the administration and claiming of gift aid donations … More Christian Stewardship Report 2024
The term “Communion Setting” is used to cover the musical arrangements for the congregational responses throughout the eucharistic prayer. Communion setting suites have six separate movements … More Communion Settings
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