She was so tired, as they walked along, Only his arm kept her from falling down. The child within her clamoured to be born She was not much more than a child herself. The hostel for the homeless, by this time, Was full to overflowing, “It’s the rules,” The warden said, not without sympathy, “There’s … More Nativity Now
Rev Christine preached this sermon on Christmas morning 2024. Here it is for you again: Over the last 4 weeks we have been preparing ourselves for this very day. The day that God Incarnate came to earth as a vulnerable baby, born in a humble manger in Bethlehem. Incarnation is not an easy word for … More Christmas Day 2024
Around the world, the Christmas story has been adapted to fit the indigenous climate and culture: traditional Canadian carols tell of tribal leaders taking beaver pelts to the infant; in Argentina the kings take a white poncho made of the finest white alpaca wool; we sing of a Christmas set “in the bleak midwinter” in which “snow had fallen snow on snow”. It rarely snows in Bethlehem! … More Navidad Nuestra: El Nacimento Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
Welcome to our Service of Nine Lessons and Carols for Advent 2021.
Please enjoy the prayers, readings, and anthems, and sing along with the carols … More Carol Service 2021
Good morning and welcome to our service of Holy Communion for the 4th Sunday of Advent, which includes our Sunday School’s nativity presentation. … More Sunday School Nativity Presentation
This sermon was given by our Reader Christine on Christmas Day. As a child and young mum, I remember watching Blue Peter and I was fascinated by the idea of time capsules. I’ve got to admit I didn’t realise that “Blue Peter” is still running as a show and you can also chat live to … More Christmas Day 2019
Tonight is the night! We have done the last-minute shopping and wrapped the presents. We’ve started to prepare tomorrow’s dinner. We’ve put out the stockings with a carrot for Rudolph and a mince pie for Santa … More Christmas Eve 2019
Navidad Nuestra (“First Christmas”) is a 6-movement work that takes us from the Annunciation through the Pilgrimmage, the Nativity, the Shepherds and the Three Kings to the Flight to Egypt … More Navidad Nuestra: El Nacimento Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
This sermon was given by Rev Caroline on 31 December 2017 – the first Sunday of Christmas.
God always has impeccable timing … More When the fullness of the time came…
There was no sermon at St Margaret’s on the morning of Sunday 24 December. Instead the Sunday School gave us a presentation of the Nativity story. Here is a snippet for you to enjoy again … More The Nativity
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