Choosing God, in the face of oppression
March 21, 2018
This sermon was given by Rev Caroline on Wednesday 21 March 2018. You can listen again here … More Choosing God, in the face of oppression
Tag: faith
Relationship
March 21, 2018
When I was a child, I had piano lessons. I longed to be able to play Chopin and Mozart as beautifully as my grandmother could and was disappointed to find that there was an awful lot of practice of the basics, such as scales, before what I was doing would become a thing of beauty … More Relationship
Gloria
March 15, 2018
The “Gloria”, or Greater Doxology is sung in churches every Sunday all over the world, unless of course it is either Lent or Advent. As you probably know, this hymn begins with the words that the angels sang to announce the birth of Christ to shepherds in Luke 2:14 … More Gloria
Dismiss Preconceptions
March 7, 2018
Rev Caroline gave this sermon on Wednesday 7 March. You can listen again here … More Dismiss Preconceptions
To Serve…
February 28, 2018
This sermon was offered by Rev Deborah on Wednesday 28 February 2018. If you missed it (there was a lot of snow underfoot!) you can listen again here … More To Serve…
Transfiguration
February 16, 2018
When I was a teenager (and before I had come to a personal faith), I recognised that there was something different in the faces of those that I knew that believed. Before I understood that it was the Holy Spirit shining out of them, I used to describe this phenomenon as them having “ITV” faces which drew its analogy from the sparkly radiance that make up and lights achieved in a TV studio … More Transfiguration
The Guru’s Cat
February 11, 2018
This sermon was given by Rev Caroline on Wednesday 7 February. You can listen again here … More The Guru’s Cat
Stars – Erik Esenvalds (b. 1977)
February 11, 2018
Since joining the Manchester Chorale in April 2016 I have been introduced to a wealth of new choral music, some sacred, some secular, and some – like “Stars” – that seems to build a bridge between the two … More Stars – Erik Esenvalds (b. 1977)
Water into Wine/Launch of the Year of Mission
January 28, 2018
Everything was perfect. The perfect day. The guests dressed up to the nines, the ceremony, the food – until the wine ran out. Disaster! … More Water into Wine/Launch of the Year of Mission
A Christmas Carol?
January 28, 2018
This sermon was given by Rev Deborah at the midnight service on Christmas Eve 2017. She was assisted by our organist Tom.
How many carol services have you been to this year? However many that may be you there is something about singing carols that is timeless. At the end of our own Carol Service, a week last Sunday, several people said to me ‘it is beginning to feel like Christmas now’ … More A Christmas Carol?
