What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? It’s an interesting question and one that we do ask a lot because that’s what we all are. We are disciples of Jesus, we are the ones who have received his message that has been passed down for over 2,000 years and are charged with keeping on passing it onto the next generation and the next … More Being a disciple of Jesus
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for us day 12 May. Rev Steve presides.
We begin with the hymn “Christ Triumphant” … More Sent with the Holy Spirit
At long last we have had the announcement that we shall have a new vicar at St Margaret’s and St George’s, Rev Steve Williams. We get the best of both worlds, because Steve is new to our parish, and will bring with him fresh ideas and wisdom, but he is someone we have known for a long time, and he already has our friendship and our trust … More March Letter to the Parish
William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury during the 1630 and 1640’s, this was a very tumultuous period of English history right before the English Civil War when to two rival factions were fighting for dominance, (sorry I’m a historian and I love this period, I’ve really had to restrain myself here), I think it’s fair to say that these factions have several different names … More Being disciples of Jesus
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 24 January, the second of Epiphany. Rev Sue will preside and Rev Helen will preach. We begin with the hymn “The Summons” … More Come and See
We are all followers of God and Jesus and we’ve spent a few days thinking about not only what it means to be a disciple but what is the cost of being a disciple … More What does it mean to be a disciple?
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 23 July. Rev Sue will preach and preside. Neither Tom-the-Organist nor Tom-the-Pianist is available, and the choir is on it’s summer break, so Carol P leads us singing a Capella, beginning with the hymn “Lord of all hopefulness”: … More Weeds among the wheat
Sarah is eavesdropping on the conversation from inside the tent entrance. And when one of the visitors promises that she will bear a son long after her child-bearing years are over, Sarah laughs. Then the LORD (in the guise of the strangers, as it turns out) says to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’” But then comes the crux of the matter, the question on which the whole story hinges: “Is anything too wonderful for the LORD?” … More Nothing is impossible for God
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 18 June. Today is Father’s Day, the feast day of St Richard of Chichester, and we consider the visit of three strangers to Abraham and Sarah … More Have faith; trust in Him
Have you ever noticed a change in someone and wondered what had happened? The person who recently had been quiet and preoccupied suddenly seems much happier and without a care in the world. Perhaps they had been worried about a diagnosis and been given the all-clear or had passed the exam they were really worrying about, or had fallen in love. Once you found out the reason, it all made sense … More Breaking out
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