Good Friday – Family Service
April 10, 2020
This is the text of the family service for Good Friday usually used at St George’s, as well as this year’s Good Friday reflection … More Good Friday – Family Service
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Stations of the Cross
March 31, 2020
Unfortunately we have been unable to follow our usual custom of weekly stations of the cross in church. These are the stations of the cross that we use, so now there is the opportunity to reflect on them at your own leisure … More Stations of the Cross
Service of Wholeness and Well-Being
March 30, 2020
Normally, on the last Sunday of the month, we have a quiet reflective service in the afternoon. Although we cannot meet together, Carol (our ALM) has put together some reflections that we might want to use as we start passiontide. She has suggested music that might be useful to listen to … More Service of Wholeness and Well-Being
Good Friday at St Margaret’s
April 14, 2017
This afternoon’s solemn liturgy of the Passion began with a dramatic reading of the Passion of Christ according to St John … More Good Friday at St Margaret’s
Good Friday at St George’s
April 14, 2017
This morning’s Good Friday family service at St George’s Simister began with a reading of the words of Graham Kendrick’s “Paid on the Nail”, followed by a Drama of Salvation … More Good Friday at St George’s
Paid on the Nail
April 12, 2017
This morning’s sermon, delivered by Rev Deborah on the Wednesday of Holy Week, asked us to empathise with a parent of a victim of the slaughter of the innocents in Bethlehem … More Paid on the Nail
Palm Sunday
April 9, 2017
Today there was a dramatised reading of the Passion of Christ, beginning with Hosannas and ending on the cross … More Palm Sunday
Mothering Sunday
March 30, 2017
This service was given by Rev Deborah on Mothering Sunday 2017, and was highly interactive! It began with a Mothering Sunday quiz, with the two sides of the congregation playing against each other … More Mothering Sunday
Simon of Cyrene
March 22, 2017
This morning’s sermon, given by Rev Deborah, was about Simon of Cyrene. You can listen to it here … More Simon of Cyrene
“Stabat Mater Dolorosa”, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
March 20, 2017
It is often said that no parents should outlive their children. However this hymn, sung as a duet, tells of the sorrows of Mary in her vigil at the foot of Jesus’ cross. Deeply moving, the words of the first movement are … More “Stabat Mater Dolorosa”, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
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