What do you mean by Prayers of the People? It’s what we call it the intercessions in the Church of England. We hold ourselves, and the people and situations we care about before God, and pray that he will show his reconciling, healing and transforming love. The term Prayers of the People is used in the USA to remind us that it’s the prayers of the whole of our congregations … More Prayers of the people
A creed is essentially a statement of faith, of what we believe. The Latin word Credo means “I believe and trust”. There are many of these, but the most regularly used in Anglican services are the Apostles’ creed, the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed. Why three? Do we believe different things at different times? … More Credo
We never hear much about the family life of Jesus between his birth and his sudden arrival in the public arena at the age of about thirty. And our images of his mother are always of the Virgin to whom Gabriel gives the promise – and who cradles baby Jesus in her arms after his birth. There are no pictures of Mary as the young mother watching Jesus grow – the looks of anxiety on her face as he makes his first steps in the world – the tensions, joys and sorrows of family life as he grows – and as she herself also grows older … More Who is my family?
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 9 June, on which we celebrate Music Sunday. Rev Sue will preside and Rev Steve will preach. We begin with the hymn “Let all the world in every corner sing” … More Music Sunday 2024
Thank you for such a warm welcome. It’s good to be with you as your Vicar, having been a Neighbour for 23 years and an Assistant Curate for 14!
It’s high time I introduced myself. I’m the eldest child of a Church of England priest, Dick Williams, now 93, who hit the headlines in the 1960s for translating the Gospels into Scouse. He then became the UK’s first ever Diocesan Communications Officer. Liverpool is where my roots are – although I was born in Canada, where my father was an Associate Priest in Fredericton, New Brunswick … More Vicar’s June letter to the parish
What are these graphics that have appeared on our weekly service sheets over the past few weeks? It’s a QR code. QR codes are clever bits of technology – a bit like bar codes – that link the real world with the online world … More Give a Little
Think, for a moment, when someone significant in your life was born – maybe your first child or your first brother or sister, your first grandchild or your first niece or nephew.
The day after my first child was born, I remember the moment I presented myself to the hospital maternity ward, and had to press the buzzer for the intercom to ask to be let in.
For the first time in my life, I said, “I’m Nicholas’s father.”
And I knew from that moment on, into eternity, that was who I would now be … More Trinity Sunday Reflection
The liturgical theme for the fourth Sunday of Easter is always “the Good Shepherd” – who is of course Jesus. There are many references in the gospels of Jesus likening himself to the shepherd of a flock (in which we are the sheep), and of course there is the famous parable of the Lost Sheep … More Love Leadeth Me (Chris O’Hara)
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Trinity Sunday 2024. Rev Steve will preside and Rev Sue will preach.
We begin with the hymn “Lead us, Heavenly Father, Lead us” … More Trinity Sunday 2024
There was once a mirror-maker whose greatest desire was to create a mirror that would reflect his image perfectly. He experimented with different materials, tin, silver, mercury, crystal rock, and after weeks of hard work, he finally perfected the formula for a wonderfully accurate looking glass in which he could see a clear reflection of himself. One night an envious neighbour broke into the workshop, took his mirror and threw it on the floor … More Pentecost at St George’s 2024
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 