When Jesus told parables they were usually subversive. They are designed to shake up the world view and question the conventional. They weren’t like Aesop’s fables – tales to show us that the well behaved are rewarded and the selfish people come off badly. They were stories with a fresh view, an unexpected twist … More The Feisty Widow and the Lazy Judge
Good morning and welcome to our service of Holy Communion for Sunday 19 July. Rev Sue will preside and Reader Christine will preach … More The Good Samaritan
Our ALM Carol offers a service of Wholeness and Well-being … More Wholeness and Healing
Morning Worship from St Margaret’s Prestwich for the 14th Sunday of Trinity was on 13 September 2020. You can see the service in full here … More Trinity 14: a genuine welcome without judgement
This morning, St Margaret’s Prestwich reopens for public worship to a small congregation of around 20 people. If you are unable to attend – do not worry! the service will be live-streamed on our Facebook page … More Re-Opening: Sunday 12 July 2020
This sermon was given by Rev Deborah on Wednesday 29 January 2020. You can listen again here … More God’s Mazes
Today’s gospel is probably one of the more familiar healing passages known to most of us and follows a number of sayings from Jesus that Luke has recorded, such as the Rich man and Lazarus … More Trinity 17
Every one of us could probably think of something that we had done – or said – or been, that we would think was unforgivable. We can’t forgive ourselves – and certainly can’t believe that God would want to … More Trinity 13: Lost and Found
‘And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’ A very disturbing question to end the Gospel reading on today and one I am sure will continue to be debated until the Son of Man, Jesus, does return to earth again … More October 20 Trinity 18
There are two sorts of difficult gospel readings. There’s the sort that is difficult because we know exactly what it means, but don’t want to do it. Love your enemies. … More Faith in Action
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