Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 8 September – the second in the season of Creationtide – in which we consider humanity.
Rev Sue presides and Rev Christine will preach.
We begin with the hymn “There is a longing in our hearts” … More Creationtide week 2: Humanity
Welcome to our service of Holy Communion, live-streamed from the vicarage by Rev Deborah. https://fb.watch/37MJbYx8xI/
This article was written for the November 2017 edition of the parish magazine. A long time favourite, I was reminded of this hymn in May 2017 when I attended an Open Day at Trinity Laban Conservatoire with Jennifer. The last item on the schedule for prospective vocal applicants was a master class with mezzo soprano … More I Vow to Thee My Country words: Sir Cecil Spring Rice (1859-1918), music: Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
For many, lockdown has been an incredibly difficult time of worry, isolation, ill-health, boredom and captivity. It has been tough, and will continue to be so for many months to come … More Lockdown Blessings
Throughout lockdown Tom and Carol have been steadily recording seasonally appropriate copyright-free hymns to go with our worship … More Lockdown Hymns
This article was submitted for the June 2020 issue of our parish magazine, and contains many helpful links for Mental Health … More Mind the Gap! – Social Distancing and Mental Health
We all know how important it is for children to play sport. They learn to play in a team, and they need exercise and fresh air. But a new report shows that in many areas the air they are breathing is far from healthy … More A breath of fresh air?
This sermon was preached by Rev Sue. You can read it again here: Salt has a bad press these days. We are constantly being warned not to eat too much, because it is present in so many foods from bread to cornflakes and we don’t realise how much we eat. Too much salt can lead … More Salt of the Earth
This article first appeared in the February 2017 issue of our parish magazine. You can read it again here: Taken from the gospel of St Luke (2:29-32), the text of the Song of Simeon is: Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, According to thy word; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, … More Song of Simeon, or Nunc Dimittis
This sermon was given by Rev Deborah on Wednesday 11 December 2019. You can listen again here … More Elizabeth
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