We all like a good parable, a story with a meaning hidden only for those who wish to see it. A story of a good future to come, mainly alluding to the Kingdom Of Heaven/God. You don’t just have parables in the New Testament they can come elsewhere like in todays reading from the Book of Judges. We have a parable of three trees and a bramble bush, foreseeing troubling times for the people of Israel … More Judges
We have just heard the story of the transfiguration of Christ, one of those significant bible stories marking an important point of Jesus life on earth. What is the point of the Transfiguration and most important, what does it tell us about Jesus … More The transfiguration of Christ
We are all followers of God and Jesus and we’ve spent a few days thinking about not only what it means to be a disciple but what is the cost of being a disciple … More What does it mean to be a disciple?
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 13 August.
Due to illness, Bishop David will preach and preside, and Rev Helen is deacon. We begin with the hymn “Eternal Father, strong to save” … More Riding out the storm
I was born and bred in Oldham and have lived there all my life with my parents. I worshiped, with my family at our family church, Oldham Parish Church (St Mary with St Peter) until September 2020 … More August letter to the parish
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 30 July. We welcome Michael Hardie from the Leprosy Mission to speak. … More The Leprosy Mission
When we think about children’s books, a common figure that appears is a grandmother. She is full of wisdom and good advice, with a quotation for everything. She teaches empathy and caring for others. She is a person to go to when the child feels misunderstood by his parents and generally has more time than the harassed mum who is coping with lots of things at once … More Nurturing Wisdom
In the days of the Roman Empire, about 10% of the population were slaves. For the Romans, capturing slaves was a by-product of war. In the aftermath of the Jewish revolt against Rome shortly after the time of Jesus, a staggering 97,000 slaves were taken into bondage. Can you imagine what it would be like to be owned by another human being? … More Heirs to the riches of creation
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 23 July. Rev Sue will preach and preside. Neither Tom-the-Organist nor Tom-the-Pianist is available, and the choir is on it’s summer break, so Carol P leads us singing a Capella, beginning with the hymn “Lord of all hopefulness”: … More Weeds among the wheat
Moses sees the bush that looked to be burning and blazing but it was not being consumed, God calls to Moses into that sacred space and tells him he wants to go and free his people from Egypt. I think this is one of those iconic bible stories and it gives me a shiver every time I read it … More Ordinary doing the Extraordinary
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 