For me, “La Mer” is a love song to the sea, shore and sky, which is why Tom and I decided to offer it during a service for Creationtide in September 2024. On the appointed day, I had to be elsewhere for family reasons, so our recording of this song is only available in the recorded version of the service that went out on Sunday 15 September … More La Mer – Charles Trenet (1913-2001), trans. Janet Raynor
I’ll be honest harvest is a festival that I have always struggled with especially as a child. I think it is very much a case of the festival has, at times, gotten behind what’s really happening in the world … More Harvest 2024
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 22 September, the third of Creationtide, in which we focus on mountains.
Rev Helen will preside, Rev Steve reads, and Krystyna will preach.
We begin with the hymn “Praise to the Lord the Almighty” … More Creationtide – mountains
A couple of weeks ago I was away on retreat staying with the Community of the Resurrection, over at Mirfield and there are many reasons why I like to visit them. There are many reasons why I like to go there on retreat … More He will return the same way as he left
Welcome to our service of #HolyCommunion for #Creationtide in which we focus on the sky. Rev Sue presides and Rev Helen will preach.
We begin with the hymn “Christ whose glory fills the skies” … More Creationtide week 3: Sky
How do you get up in the morning?
I used to get up at 4.30 on a Sunday morning to get into a local radio station for 5.30, ready to present a religious breakfast show that I was also responsible for producing. I did this for eight years. So it was important for me to have an early waking-up routine: something I could rely upon when I was drowsy and bleary-eyed … More Pentecost 2024
It is very unusual for me to ‘give away’ the text of a song before it is heard in church, but our Sunday School Singers have devoted much time and effort to learning this … More Beautiful World Paul Field
This September we are doing things a little differently. We, with many churches of many denominations throughout the world, are celebrating the season of creation. It runs for the four Sundays of September, and then culminates in the Harvest Festival the first week of October … More A Time for Creation
Welcome to our service of Holy Communion for Sunday 29 August, the 13th after Trinity. This morning we consider what Jesus had to say about being inwardly and outwardly pure – in our words and actions … More Being pure in heart
This session, led by the lovely Marion, began with a beautiful piece of music. We sat quietly listening, relaxing and letting our thoughts subside … More Creative Prayer for Lent #3 – Music
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 