Based on Psalm 34:8, this anthem was composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. It was also sung at her funeral last year. The text is … More O Taste and See – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 10 September – the second of Creationtide, and Matt’s last with us before he begins ordination training at Mirfield.
The service was livestreamed here … More Morning worship for Sunday 10 September
This month we have not one but two letters to the parish, one from our ALM Carol O, and the other from our Sunday Club leader Gillian:
Dear Friends … More September letters to the parish
We all like a good parable, a story with a meaning hidden only for those who wish to see it. A story of a good future to come, mainly alluding to the Kingdom Of Heaven/God. You don’t just have parables in the New Testament they can come elsewhere like in todays reading from the Book of Judges. We have a parable of three trees and a bramble bush, foreseeing troubling times for the people of Israel … More Judges
On Monday 19 July we heard the story of Albert and Albrecht Duerer, which was followed by a reading from the Gospel of John, in which Jesus commands us to love each other as He has loved us, and that greater love has no one than to lay down his life for his friends; and we are Jesus’ friends if we do as He commands. One of the comments in response to this was, “he ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” … More He Ain’t Heavy
We have just heard the story of the transfiguration of Christ, one of those significant bible stories marking an important point of Jesus life on earth. What is the point of the Transfiguration and most important, what does it tell us about Jesus … More The transfiguration of Christ
Although a funeral is seen by many as a sad occasion, and for Joan’s direct family I’m sure it is and they will miss Joan immensely, we are also here today to celebrate Joan’s life and many achievements … More Address for Joan Lane’s funeral
We are all followers of God and Jesus and we’ve spent a few days thinking about not only what it means to be a disciple but what is the cost of being a disciple … More What does it mean to be a disciple?
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 13 August.
Due to illness, Bishop David will preach and preside, and Rev Helen is deacon. We begin with the hymn “Eternal Father, strong to save” … More Riding out the storm
Here is the second in our series of posts about coronation anthems.
Parry wrote this setting of Psalm 122 for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 and revised it for King George V in 1911. It has been used at the coronation of every British monarch ever since … More I was Glad – Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1948-1918)
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