Rev Sue preached this sermon on Sunday 23 August 2026. Here it is for you again: The Netflix show Lucifer is based on the premise that the Prince of Darkness comes to Earth in Los Angeles to run a nightclub. Of course, the whole setup is nonsensical. But like many fantasy programmes, it can be … More Desire
What is a “chant”? From football terraces to political demonstrations to playground rhymes and perhaps even ancient plainchant, we have all chanted in one form or another. But the questions stands: what is “chant”? The Latin cantare means “to sing”, with cantus being a song, or singing. The French chanter means “to sing”, with chant … More The Sound of Prayer: Chant in Worship
This month’s letter is from Rev Helen – her last to us as Curate of this parish. Well, this is it, the summer is finally upon us! I’d normally make a comment here like I hope we get some nice weather unlike the last few months but as I write this, we are in the … More August letter to the parish
The congregation of St Gabriel’s invited those of St Margaret’s and St George’s to a brunch on Saturday 18 July. Mercifully, the day was somewhat cooler than of late, and we were treated to freshly made waffles, pancakes, fresh berries, yoghurt and honey, croissants, finger rolls with ham and cheese, all served with tea, coffee, … More Parish Brunch at St Gabriel’s
Rev Christine preached this sermon on Wednesday 29 July 2026. Here it is for you again: Friends of Jesus Isaiah 25:6-9 • Psalm 49 • Hebrews 2:10-15 • John 12:1-8 Today I’d like us to spend a little time with three people who were among Jesus’ closest friends: Martha, Mary and Lazarus. I’m sure most … More Mary, Martha and Lazarus
Rev Christine preached thi ssermon on Sunday 12 July. Here it is for you again; I’m sure many of you have tried growing something at some point in your life. Perhaps you’ve carefully planted tomatoes in the greenhouse, nurtured a few runner beans, or maybe you’ve simply bought one of those supermarket basil plants. They … More The Parable of the Sower
St Margaret’s and St George’s churches both have pipe organs. St Margaret’s also has a grand piano, a choir, and full sets of two types of hymn books. We are not given to singing worship songs. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that kind of music in worship, but they are better suited to churches with … More Come All You Vagabonds – Stuart Townend (b. 1963)
Over the past couple of months a few of us have realised not only that we share the same concerns for our parish, but that we all want to do something about it. We felt that a group of lay members of our parish community could meet to formulate a vision of our future and … More Vision and Growth for our Parish
Dear Friends In June all the clergy in the diocese were invited to a three day conference. There was worship, workshops and plenary sessions by invited speakers. The topic was a favourite of mine: prayer. The last session in particular inspired me – the subject was prayer and mission. The speaker Bishop Sophie asked us … More Parish Letter for the Clergy for July
Nadia Malahi displayed this piece of art she created during her university course at the recent exhibition at St Gabriel’s, so I invited her to explain it to us. Rev Sue. The concept of this piece was based on my journey with Christ. It shows the unhealthy spiritual beliefs I practiced (Eden & the serpent) … More My Faith Journey in Art
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