Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today it’s the advent favourite, “Lo, He Comes with clouds Descending” sung by Carol and Tom … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 6
Christmas is a time for the telling of sentimental tales. You may know this one written in 1906, by the American author O. Henry. If you do, then never mind – Christmas is also a time for re-telling the old stories … More Rev Sue’s December letter to the parish
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today it’s the advent carol “Gabriel’s Message” sung by Maggie’s Music Makers … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 5
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today it’s the traditional advent carol, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”. The first verse is an unaccompanied solo, sung in Latin … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 4
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today it’s the traditional advent carol, “Adam Lay Ybounden”, which tells of the fall from grace … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 3
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat. Today it’s a retelling of the advent season through a variety of carols, offered by our choir, Maggie’s Music Makers … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 2
Welcome to our now-traditional Digital Advent Calendar! Over the coming weeks you’ll be treated to some old favourites and new additions, from familiar and new contributors.
We start with the ancient plainsong, the Advent Prose, offered by Carol and Tom … More 2022 Digital Advent Calendar Day 1
A trivia question. Pippa Matthews, Jamie Murray, Alfie Allen. What do they have in common? They are all fairly well-known but have more famous siblings. Pippa’s sister is the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, Jamie and Andy Murray are both tennis players and Alfie Allen, who played Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones is brother to the singer Lily. I wonder how they feel about it. Does jealousy eat them up, or can they be happy for their brother or sister’s success? Or a mixture of both? … More Celebrating Ordinary Saints
The key to unlocking this painting ultimately lies in not perceiving it to be a historically accurate picture, but to view it as, “a sermon in a frame”. Ultimately, we should see it as a presentation of our relationship with Christ – He is the waiting one, it is us that have to answer the door to let Him in … More “The Light of the World” (William Holman Hunt, 1854)
As many readers know, for the past two years I have been a regular attendee at Sing for Pleasure choral singing leadership and conducting courses. Last November, this was my “study” piece at such a weekend. I knew immediately that I would have to sing it during the Remembrance Sunday service at St Margaret’s later that month … More I Believe (S Overington)
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