Today is our Harvest Festival, in which Rev Deborah encouraged us to have a “Harvest of Talents”. In place of a formal sermon, she offered this story and reflection: …after which the Sunday School Singers sang this song of gratitude for all that we have in the world: Sunday School then led us in prayers … More Harvest 2017
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
This article first appeared in the January 2014 issue of our parish magazine.
“Song of the Wise Men” is a Puerto Rican traditional folk carol. I think I discovered it two Christmases ago at St Margaret’s and fell in love with it … More “Song of the Wise Men” (trad., arr. Bullard b.1947)
This sermon was preached by Rev Deborah on 29 January 2017 in celebration of Candlemas.
A small child was standing in the hallway of her house, watching the Christmas tree with all its lights come down … More CANDLEMAS 2017
I guess this is one of the few sermons you have heard that has started with a cake … More FESTIVAL OF THE KINGS (EPIPHANY)
Today there was no ‘traditional’ sermon. Instead we began be seeing and hearing the story of Creation, based on Genesis 1 … More Harvest
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