Mothering Sunday
March 14, 2021
Welcome to our service of Holy Communion for Mothering Sunday. We hope you enjoy singing along with the hymns and hearing the prayers … More Mothering Sunday
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Stations of the Cross 4: Jesus meets his mother
March 2, 2021
Every Tuesday and Thursday in Lent we will bring you a short reflection based on one of the Stations of the Cross.
Today our Reader Christine talks about Station 4: Jesus meets his mother … More Stations of the Cross 4: Jesus meets his mother
Carol for the Holy Innocents
December 28, 2020
The fourth day of Christmas is when we mark the slaughter of all male babies, ordered by Herod. He was too late though. Mary and Joseph had already escaped, taking their baby Jesus with them. The Coventry Carol tells of the mothers’ grief. It is sung for us by our Organist Tom and our MD … More Carol for the Holy Innocents
Magnificat
March 10, 2020
The text of the Magnificat, or the Canticle of Mary, is taken directly from Luke 1 46:55. The words were spoken by Mary, pregnant with Jesus, to her cousin Elizabeth, pregnant with the child that would become John the Baptist … More Magnificat
Second Eve – Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
April 15, 2018
I learned this contemporary setting of the Ave Maria in the autumn of 2016, ready for a tour to Belgium with the Manchester Chorale. We were due to sing it during a mass at a large church in Beveren, near to Antwerp. Written in Latin by a young Norwegian composer, the text is … More Second Eve – Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Mothering Sunday 2018
March 21, 2018
When God created mother, it was well into overtime on the sixth day. An angel dropped down and commented, ‘Lord, you are taking your time over this creature.’ … More Mothering Sunday 2018
Bogoroditse Devo (Rachmaninov arr. Apperley)
March 7, 2018
As members of Maggie’s Music Makers are learning, there are many, many languages to sing in, and English is quite possibly the worst of the lot … More Bogoroditse Devo (Rachmaninov arr. Apperley)
Magnificat
April 4, 2017
The text of the Magnificat, or the Canticle of Mary, is taken directly from Luke 1 46:55. The words were spoken by Mary, pregnant with Jesus, to her cousin Elizabeth, pregnant with the child that would become John the Baptist. … More Magnificat
Mothering Sunday
March 30, 2017
This service was given by Rev Deborah on Mothering Sunday 2017, and was highly interactive! It began with a Mothering Sunday quiz, with the two sides of the congregation playing against each other … More Mothering Sunday
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 