Priorities in Faith
October 2, 2019
This sermon was given my Rev Deborah on Wednesday 2 October 2019. You can listen again here: … More Priorities in Faith
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Autumn Days – E White (1925-2011)
October 1, 2019
This is a well-established favourite of our Sunday School! I think the children would choose to sing it every week if they could, but they are strictly limited to autumn only … More Autumn Days – E White (1925-2011)
Faith in Action
September 28, 2019
There are two sorts of difficult gospel readings. There’s the sort that is difficult because we know exactly what it means, but don’t want to do it. Love your enemies. … More Faith in Action
Lost and Found
September 27, 2019
I say to you, what woman, having lost her car keys, does not search the whole house, turning even the furniture upside-down until she finds those keys? Or what man, having lost the TV remote control, doesn’t shove his hand down the back of every armchair, every sofa, into the fluff and the grime and the old biscuit crumbs and rotting apple cores, until he finds and retrieves the precious thing? … More Lost and Found
Turning to Christ
September 26, 2019
Monday evening, I was rehearsing with the baptism and confirmation candidates and I was reflecting on the interplay between individual faith and the faith we share as a church … More Turning to Christ
Keeping Up Appearances
September 25, 2019
Do you remember Hyacinth Bucket in keeping up appearances? Her main aim in life was to impress the neighbours, to get their respect by being wealthier, better dressed, a better baker of cakes … More Keeping Up Appearances
St Ignatius
September 24, 2019
St Ignatius came was born in 1491 in the town of Loyola in the Basque region of Spain. He was the youngest of 13 children. His mother died when he was only 7, and he was brought up by the wife of the village blacksmith. As a young nobleman he was not in the least saintly … More St Ignatius
Confirmation Service September 2019
September 23, 2019
One of the things I ask churches when I’m visiting to take a service is to be very clear about which bits I am leading, and which fall to somebody else. Readings, prayers, welcomes, notices, setting up the altar. It can all get very complicated and confusing, so I like to know who’s doing what … More Confirmation Service September 2019
“There is a Country Far Beyond the Stars” Parry (1848-1918)
September 20, 2019
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet, was an English composer, probably best known for stirring hymns and anthems such as “Jerusalem” and “I Was Glad” … More “There is a Country Far Beyond the Stars” Parry (1848-1918)
I Will Come To You – M Fairbairn (b. 1986)
September 1, 2019
Like many of the pieces I write about in this blog, I was introduced to this song at a rehearsal of the Manchester Chorale. We were learning it for our summer concert programme in 2018 … More I Will Come To You – M Fairbairn (b. 1986)
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 