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Why can’t we all just get on and do as Jesus asked?

September 6, 2024

When I was training to be a priest I trained alongside members of the Methodist church and you think we’re all Christians, this is going to be fine. Despite being from two different denominations we had a lot of classes together, the same biblical study, doctrine, mission and ministry but get down to the everyday of doing things that’s when our differences started to become a bit clearer and there were a few friendly and not so friendly debates … More Why can’t we all just get on and do as Jesus asked?

Being a deacon

September 3, 2024

I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to start this letter when I was asked to write about my journey to becoming a Deacon, (a person who serves), then I thought, “yes I do” know how to start it … More Being a deacon

Creationtide week 1: Earth

September 1, 2024

Good morning and welcome to our service of All Age Worship for Sunday 1 September. We begin the season of Creationtide by thinking about the earth. Rev Steve will preach, and Rev Sue presides.
We begin with the hymn “How Great Thou Art” … More Creationtide week 1: Earth

Give a Little

September 1, 2024

You’ve probably noticed these graphics on our weekly service sheets recently, but what are they? 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

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

August 27, 2024

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’?

Food when we’re hungry

August 21, 2024

I’m going to start with a question: Just want you to think about this for a moment. What is your favourite food? Is it something sweet or something savoury? Something that you make sure you have a lot or something that you treat yourself too occasionally? Is it making your mouth water just thinking about it, I know it is mine, nice piece of Lamb lovely … More Food when we’re hungry

Even those who get the crumbs

August 20, 2024

I’m sure many of you will have or have had a pet at some point in your life. In our house when I was younger we were limited to smaller animals, like rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters anything without a tail that was my mums only rule. However I have been round to other friends houses and seen other pets. … More Even those who get the crumbs

The Great ‘I Am’s’

August 19, 2024

I don’t remember a lot about RE when I was at school but I can remember at A Level doing a module on the gospel of John and my teacher telling us we were doing a lesson on I am’s … More The Great ‘I Am’s’

Benedictus

August 13, 2024

“Benedictus” is a Latin word which translates literally to “blessed”. Very often in communion settings – indeed in the one we use at St Margaret’s – the Benedictus is bundled up with the “Sanctus” (see last month’s magazine), which is Latin for “holy”. Originally, they were separate paragraphs in the eucharist, and therefore treated separately by composers … More Benedictus

Being a Priest

August 6, 2024

I have spent a lot of time in the last couple of weeks thinking about what it means to be a priest. For inspiration I turned to the bible and thought about a couple of verses I have heard at 40th and 60th anniversaries of ordination. The first is from Isaiah 6 when the voice of the Lord says ‘who shall I send?’ and there is the immediate response, ‘Here I am, send me!’ … More Being a Priest

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