Each year, midway through the Easter season, we celebrate Jesus as the Good Shepherd. You’ll know when it’s Good Shepherd Sunday as the hymns all have a distinctly sheepy theme. There are a few “go to” anthems for that day too, including various settings of Psalm 23, as well as “He Shall Feed His Flock”. … More He Shall Feed His Flock – G F Handel (1685-1759)
We all get “earworms” from time to time. You know – those phrases of music that play themselves over and over in your head, on an endless loop. Today, mine is “And the Glory of the Lord”. It’s the 4th movement of Handel’s “Messiah”, arguably the best-known suite of choral music of all time. There are 53 movements in all, grouped into three Parts, and composed in just 24 days. That’s an astounding feat, even allowing for the recycling of some movements from Handel’s earlier compositions … More And the Glory of the Lord (“Messiah”) – G F Handel (1685-1759)
Here is Rev Sue’s sermon from Sunday 17 December 2023. The readings that day were based around John’s description of John the Baptist being interrogated as to whether he was a prophet or indeed the Messiah … More Who am I?
What does tonight mean to us? Is it joy, wonder or worry?
Christmas can be difficult for many of us as we are bombarded by adverts and demands that we should be having fun all the time and spending more than we have. This then adds to the pressure of Christmas and can affect relationships when people are rushing backwards and forwards to the shops and doing everything else that goes along with it … More CHRISTMAS EVE 2022 – Midnight Mass
“What are you learning in Sunday school?” “Last week,” the boy replied, “our lesson was about when Jesus went to a wedding and turned water into wine.” Then the host said, “And what did you learn from that story?” The boy replied, “If you’re going to have a wedding, make sure you invite Jesus!” … More The Wedding at Cana
‘I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the Messiah’ … More Rev Deborah’s Christmas Message
Good morning and welcome to Holy Communion for Sunday 17 October.
Due to unforeseen circumstances our organist was not available for the beginning of the service. Nevertheless, we began with “O Worship the King” … More Our Messiah Serves
What sort of person are you? A very leading question and not a pick-up question (am a bit long in the tooth for that sort of approach), but what sort of things do you like to watch or read? … More Servant Messiah
Here are the hymns and service for morning worship at St Margaret’s on Sunday 23 August. … More Trinity 11: Who do you say I am?
On Passion Sunday 2020 Rev Deborah gave this sermon. It was recorded in the vicarage garden, and you may have seen the video already. Here is the text so you can ponder it again … More Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead
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