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’
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
Having spent most of my life growing up in Oldham my exposure to sheep has been limited mainly to a nice warm woolly jumper of a tasty piece of lamb with a dollop of mint sauce, beautiful. I do think thought that sheep get rather a bad reputation for being belligerent, stupid, not doing as they are told, getting themselves stuck in things or just behaving in a bit of an odd way however they are also quite cute and loveable, I had a friend who was obsessed with sheep when we were younger which I never quite understood … More Jesus the Good shepherd
What does it mean to trust someone? I mean really trust someone, like the person you can tell a secret and you know it will go no further, who you would let look after you knowing everything will be ok. Trusting someone unconditionally is something that no one takes lightly … More Putting your trust into someone
Good morning and welcome to our service of Holy Communion for Sunday 21 July – our Patronal Festival. Rev Helen will preside and Rev Sue will preach.
The music before the service is Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” … More St Margaret’s Day 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
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
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
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
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