Welcome to our service of Holy Communion for Sunday 11 April, recorded live at St Margaret’s Prestwich. We begin with the hymn “I Danced in the Morning”, sung here by Rev Deborah and Carol, accompanied by Tom … More Lockdown/Locked in/Locked Out – service
The liturgical theme for the third week of Lent is Wisdom and Law. In this morning’s service of Holy Communion livestreamed from the vicarage, Rev Deborah explores what Jesus had to say about this … More Freedom and Fulfilment in the Law
‘And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’ A very disturbing question to end the Gospel reading on today and one I am sure will continue to be debated until the Son of Man, Jesus, does return to earth again … More October 20 Trinity 18
This song is based on the solo “Gabriel’s Oboe”, music composed by Ennio Morricone for the 1986 film “The Mission”. A few years later Sarah Brightman begged Morricone to allow her to set lyrics to the music, and eventually he relented … More Nella Fantasia
I wonder how many of us can remember doing a three legged race at school? Our teachers might have divided the class into pairs – or, less likely at my school, we got to choose our partner … More The Yoke of Jesus
I was first introduced to “I Am the Great Sun” at a Manchester Chorale rehearsal in Autumn 2016. We were preparing a mainly sacred program of music for a tour to Antwerp, where all our our performances would be in churches. Even though I was concentrating on sight singing complex harmonies and powerful words, it was a truly spine tingling experience … More I am the Great Sun – Charles Causley/Jussi Chydenius
This sermon was first preached by Rev Caroline on Sunday 23 October … More Bible Sunday
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