This article was written for the October 2026 issue of our parish magazine. This year the Church of England introduced a new festival: Creation Sunday. It was celebrated on the first Sunday in September, and the theme was Jesus as Living Water. St Margaret’s was well ahead of the game, having introduced a whole season … More Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon (b. 1941)
November’s letter to the parish comes from the keyboard of Rev Sue. Putting the clocks back gets easier every year, as more and more things do it automatically. There’s always the odd one that catches us out, though. I wonder how many of us have settled for a car radio whose clock shows the right … More Colour, Cake and Candles
Foxhill House is near to Frodsham, in Cheshire. In September around 12 of us went for a few days of retreat led by Revs Sue, Christine and Krystyna. It was based around Catherine Fox’s Advent course, with sessions on: Living well Dying well Hell-bent on destruction Going to heaven? As well as these guided discussion … More Foxhill Retreat September 2026
Rev Sue preached this sermon on Wednesday 21 October. Here it is for you again. When our daughter was about six or seven, I came home from work to hear that Margaret, one of our PCC members, had been round to our house in a very agitated state. She was a lunchtime supervisor at the … More The least of all the saints
This article was written for the October 2023 issue of our parish magazine, as part of a series about coronation anthems. Sometimes described as a “Marmite” composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber is famous as a composer of songs for musical theatre, beginning with “Joseph” in 1968, and still going strong with “Cinderella” in 2021. Not an … More Make a Joyful Noise – Andrew Lloyd Webber (b.1948)
Thhis sermon was preached recenttl by Rev Sue. Looking back to my first year at high school, I can still remember the first scripture lesson. I can picture a page in the exercise book where we had drawn a whole shelf of books: the books of the Bible, gathered into collections, each in a different … More Called by Name: A Sermon for St Luke’s Day
This sermon was preached by Rev Sue on 16 October. Here it is for you again: When I was 18, I was a member of the Christian community at Lee Abbey in Devon. I shared a room with a slightly older girl called Penny. I remember her once saying, “Christians are hypocrites.” It stuck with … More Behind the Mask
This article was written for the September 2026 issue of our parish magazine. Here it is for you again: I was introduced to this haunting song at Sing for Pleasure’s 2025 summer school for singers and conductors. When you’ve crossed the stormy watersCome walk a shoreBring your sons and bring your daughtersWander no moreChorus: For … More Harbour – Anna Tabbush
On 8 September 1986 our church was rededicated following extensive renovation after the devasting fire the year before. We celebrated with a service of thanksgiving on Saturday 12 September 2026, and a concert of Songs of Celoebration on Sunday 4 October. If you missed it and want to catch up, or if you were there … More Rededication Aniversary Celebrations
I see rainbows in the unlikeliest of places and at the unlikeliest of moments. But, each time I do, they give me a boost and encouragement. God is in this particular drama of creation. Don’t ask me how. But I’m not alone – and there is hope. I shared on Sunday morning recently how I … More October Letter from the Clergy
