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April letter to the parish

April 4, 2023

Dear Friends
We are now in Lent a time of change in our lives, as you read this letter Holy Week will have begun, also a time of great change in our Church; of suffering but also of new life; new adventures; new ways of worshipping Christ in our churches and communities. Times change, we cannot stay the same, we need to move on in our lives and particularly in Church in this time of interregnum and uncertainty … More April letter to the parish

When is a ‘Performance’ not a ‘Performance’?

September 14, 2021

Regular readers will know how important music is to me, and much has been said about the importance of music in worship over recent weeks – in a weekly course, in our church services and in magazine articles. It has been all the more poignant for the long absence of music from our worship, and its reintroduction at the end of July … More When is a ‘Performance’ not a ‘Performance’?

When all else fails, Listen

July 27, 2021

I think most readers of these articles know that for me, music is a key component of worship. This came up in a recent Bible Study discussion about worship, and I commented how frustrating it is when congregants complain that they didn’t know all the hymns … More When all else fails, Listen

God’s Mazes

January 31, 2020

This sermon was given by Rev Deborah on Wednesday 29 January 2020. You can listen again here … More God’s Mazes

The Sound of Silence

November 10, 2019

Perhaps one of music’s most infamous compositions is John Cage’s 1952 piece, 4’33” (pronounced Four Minutes Thirty Three Seconds, or more simply, Four-Thirty Three) … More The Sound of Silence

Letting the Word take root and flourish.

July 31, 2019

We’ve just heard one of the best-known parables of Jesus. It speaks of the sower sowing the seed. Some of the seed was eaten by birds, some choked by weed, some didn’t have enough soil to send down roots. But some produced flourishing plants that themselves produced plenty of grain … More Letting the Word take root and flourish.

Travelling Light

July 29, 2019

Hi Jesus. It’s Sue here. I’m sorry I missed the briefing this morning – I was just sorting out the cat sitters. I’ve got you on Bluetooth so I’ll just finish packing as we talk … More Travelling Light

When all else fails, Listen

August 1, 2018

When God Speaks

January 22, 2018

Communication is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Particularly when we really listen.
I don’t know about your experience but, sometimes I feel that I am not being listened to terribly well by the teenagers in my life … More When God Speaks

Listen and Anticipate

March 5, 2017

On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was speaking to a packed church in Memphis trying to stir the conscience of America. As he did so he recounted the struggle for human rights and the challenge that continued to lay ahead … More Listen and Anticipate

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April letter to the parish

When is a ‘Performance’ not a ‘Performance’?

When all else fails, Listen

God’s Mazes

The Sound of Silence

Letting the Word take root and flourish.

When all else fails, Listen

When God Speaks

Listen and Anticipate