It’s back! If you visit any holy sites, places of worship, roadside shrines, or places of outstanding natural beauty that give you a spiritual tingle, do please share them to our blog … More 2018 Summer Visits
During the last few weeks, others and myself have found ourselves listening to and reading about how people have answered God’s call on their lives to serve him and his people, which has not always been easy
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Sunday 8 July was Rev Sue’s first with us as Deacon. In place of a formal sermon, she told of the journey that ended with her standing there, at our lectern … More Rev Sue’s Journey to Deacon
The Lord’s Prayer has to be amongst the best known texts in the world. Whether there was a preference for the traditional or new version, chances are, you learned it at school – as do many, many UK children, even now … More The Lord’s Prayer Mark and Helen Johnson (2011)
Abide in me as I abide in you … More I AM the Vine
“Leaving Lismore” is a traditional Scottish folk song that I was introduced to about a year ago. These words were set to it by Helen Kennedy and seem appropriate at the Easter season and the coming of Pentecost … More “Spirit of God” (Church Hymnary 4, no. 722)
A week or two ago this was given out at a rehearsal of the Manchester Chorale. Although not an obvious choice for the Easter issue of our parish magazine, it called to me … More Locus Iste – Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Last week was a mixture of emotions; joy, because our Lord had risen and sadness because it was Rev. Caroline’s last service with us, both life changing events for different people … More Change in inevitable…
This is probably the hardest song I have taught the Children’s Choir during Sunday School singing practice, for three reasons … More Jesus is Alive! (Mark and Helen Johnson)
I learned this contemporary setting of the Ave Maria in the autumn of 2016, ready for a tour to Belgium with the Manchester Chorale. We were due to sing it during a mass at a large church in Beveren, near to Antwerp. Written in Latin by a young Norwegian composer, the text is … More Second Eve – Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 