music: Maurice Greene (1696-1755), words Psalm 65, vv9,12 This article was written for the October issue of our parish magazine. About a year ago, in the autumn of 2020 we had endured a full national lockdown, a summer of somewhat eased restrictions, and were entering a time of less-than-clear tiered restrictions. If memory serves, that … More Thou Visitest the Earth
In a museum, many years ago, there was an amazing exhibit. It was a tiny globe, just a few feet in diameter, yet it held so much mystery and so much beauty within it that people travelled for miles and miles, just to see it. There were always crowds around it and queues lined up, patiently waiting for their turn to view the wonder … More October’s Letter from the Vicar
Welcome to our service of Holy Communion for our Harvest Festival. Rev Sue presides and Rev Deborah will preach – ably assisted by our Sunday School children … More Harvest Festival 2021
This September we are doing things a little differently. We, with many churches of many denominations throughout the world, are celebrating the season of creation. It runs for the four Sundays of September, and then culminates in the Harvest Festival the first week of October … More A Time for Creation
In 1989 Stephen Covey published his book the seven habits of highly effective people. It sold more than 25 million copies and has become a “Bible” among self-help books. I have a feeling that, in fact, everything he wrote about could be found in the actual Bible, which has been offering practical wisdom for two millennia … More It’s all about perspective
Let’s go back to ancient times and imagine that civilisation is underway. Humans are learning to live together in societies and inevitably are discovering that it is inherent in our human nature for individuals and tribes to fight their own corner, so there is conflict, jealously and violence … More Our Mission Action Plan for 2021
Harvest Praise 2020 comes to you from St Margaret’s Prestwich. Do please join in with the prayers and singing at home. … More Harvest Praise
Rev Deborah’s Harvest Sermon at St Margaret’s on Sunday 6 October was a fully interactive affair, and included a run-down of our Eco Week activities … More Harvest
This is Rev Deborah’s sermon from Wednesday 15 November, which was followed by a short Act of Remembrance … More The Grateful Samaritan
According to Wikipedia, this is one of the most often performed hymns in the U.K. It even features in a shortened form as “All Good Gifts” in “Godspell” … More We Plough the Fields and Scatter
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