Advent
December 3, 2018
On the afternoon of Sunday 2 December 2018 we had an Advent Quiet Afternoon at St Margaret’s facilitated by our ALM, Carol O. It was based on Jesus’ “I AM” statements … More Advent
Tag: resurrection
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep (ME Frye 1905-2004)
July 11, 2018
This well-known poem was written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye in response to a conversation with a Jewish friend … More Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep (ME Frye 1905-2004)
Change in inevitable…
April 23, 2018
Last week was a mixture of emotions; joy, because our Lord had risen and sadness because it was Rev. Caroline’s last service with us, both life changing events for different people … More Change in inevitable…
Jesus is Alive! (Mark and Helen Johnson)
April 15, 2018
This is probably the hardest song I have taught the Children’s Choir during Sunday School singing practice, for three reasons … More Jesus is Alive! (Mark and Helen Johnson)
Low Sunday – Showing Scars
April 9, 2018
Picture the scene. It’s the Sunday after Jesus appeared to Mary in the garden, and then to the disciples in the house. They are there again, talking excitedly about what might happen next. Except for Thomas who is sitting in the corner with his head buried in his hands … More Low Sunday – Showing Scars
The Road to Emmaus
April 4, 2018
This sermon was given by Rev Deborah on Wednesday 4 April. You can listen again here … More The Road to Emmaus
Relationship
March 21, 2018
When I was a child, I had piano lessons. I longed to be able to play Chopin and Mozart as beautifully as my grandmother could and was disappointed to find that there was an awful lot of practice of the basics, such as scales, before what I was doing would become a thing of beauty … More Relationship
The Lord Ascendeth up on High
June 21, 2017
he music for this Ascension Day hymn was composed by Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621); the words written by Arthur Russell (1806-74) are … More The Lord Ascendeth up on High
Ascension Day
June 3, 2017
Our 21st century minds like to have explanations, to rationalise things. We like to know and understand. Ours is not an age which goes in for story-telling, apart from crime dramas and soap operas. Even then the stories have to make sense … More Ascension Day
The Road to Emmaus
April 30, 2017
Rev Deborah preached this sermon on Sunday 30 April.
Cleopas and his friend are leaving Jerusalem. It is late afternoon and the worst of the afternoon’s heat is just beginning to subside. They are talking, nineteen to the dozen all about what has happened. As they leave the city walls behind, they look around themselves furtively, as if they think that they might be followed … More The Road to Emmaus
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