Harvest Praise
October 4, 2020
Harvest Praise 2020 comes to you from St Margaret’s Prestwich. Do please join in with the prayers and singing at home. … More Harvest Praise
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The Call – George Herbert (1593-1633)/Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
September 20, 2020
This article was written for the September 2017 edition of the parish magazine. Published in 1911, Vaughan Williams set the words of Herbert’s poem The Call to music as one of a larger work, set of Five Mystical Songs. This song collection used four of Herbert’s poems, published in 1633 as “The Temple: Sacred Poems”. … More The Call – George Herbert (1593-1633)/Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Trinity 15
September 20, 2020
Our service for the 15th Sunday of Trinity begins with Maggie’s Music Makers leading us in singing “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” … More Trinity 15
Trinity 14: a genuine welcome without judgement
September 13, 2020
Morning Worship from St Margaret’s Prestwich for the 14th Sunday of Trinity was on 13 September 2020. You can see the service in full here … More Trinity 14: a genuine welcome without judgement
Trinity 13: Brother, Sister, let me serve you
September 6, 2020
Morning worship for Sunday 6 September … More Trinity 13: Brother, Sister, let me serve you
O Jesus I Have Promised
August 20, 2020
This article first appeared in the September 2017 issue of the parish magazine. You can read it again here: This is one of my favourite hymns, learned at High Down County Junior School, Portishead, back in the 1970s, and always sung with gusto by everyone present. I never quite understood who Julie was, nor why … More O Jesus I Have Promised
Trinity 9
August 9, 2020
Here are the hymns for morning worship at St Margaret’s Prestwich, for the ninth Sunday of trinity (9 August 2020) … More Trinity 9
Lockdown Songs of Praise
August 7, 2020
Lockdown restrictions mean that at present we cannot sing together in church. We can however sing – loud and proud – in our own homes! And it’ll take way more than a pesky global pandemic to stop us … More Lockdown Songs of Praise
Land’s End to John O’Groats: Part 1
August 7, 2020
As you probably know, Rev Deborah is currently running from Land’s End to John O’Groats – without leaving the vicarage garden. In this presentation she tells us about her journey so far … More Land’s End to John O’Groats: Part 1
You are not alone
August 4, 2020
The Quiet Day for Staycation 2020 was on Tuesday 4 August, but in true monastic tradition began with Compline on the evening of Monday 3 August. The theme for the day was “You are not alone”. You can review the day – or indeed repeat it – whenever you wish, here … More You are not alone
