Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 4 September. Rev Sue will preach and preside, and we will welcome baby Georgiana to the family of Christ in her baptism this morning … More Sunday 4 September
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 28 August. Fr Shaun joins us from St Mary’s to preach and preside.
We begin with the hymn “For the Healing of the Nations” … More St Augustine of Hippo
Like many of the pieces I write about in this blog, I was introduced to this song at a rehearsal of the Manchester Chorale. We were learning it for our summer concert programme in 2018. Imagine our pleasure when one of the Chorale members chose it as the bridal entry music for her wedding, and asked us to sing it for her … More I Will Come to You – M Fairbairn (b. 1986)
One of the themes that runs throughout the Old Testament is belonging to a particular place. Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden, but after eating the forbidden fruit they are expelled and no longer allowed to live there. By the time of Abraham the stories are about a nomadic people and their flocks, who become enslaved in Egypt and then set out across the desert to find the promised land … More Belonging and Becoming
Like St George and many other saints, it is a little bit doubtful whether Margaret of Antioch, our patron saint, actually lived, and the stories about her definitely have a mythical feel to them, especially the famous one where she was swallowed by Satan in the form of a dragon but escaped alive when the cross she was carrying hurt the dragon’s insides so he let her out unharmed … More St Margaret of Antioch
I don’t know if I’m the only one, but a lot of programmes on the general TV, seem to be about cooking. Not that I don’t like cooking, but there seems to be a general consensus that everyone needs to know what makes a good staple meal. I suppose in some cases this may be true … More The Lord’s Prayer
Today’s theme could be one of patience. To have the patience of a saint is described as an immense and unyielding degree of patience, especially in the face of problems or difficulties.
God certainly does have a lot of patience. … More Patience, Possessions, and God’s Call
This is essentially a Native American prayer set to music by legendary jazz composer Bob Chilcott. I had to learn this piece thoroughly (and quickly) for a weekend of conductor training with Sing for Pleasure … More Give Me Strength (Sioux trad., arr. Chilcott)
Good morning and a warm welcome to our morning service of Holy Communion for Sunday 24 July – the 6th after Trinity, and in which we learn about the Lord’s Prayer. Rev Sue presides and Reader Christine will preach. We begin with the hymn “Crown Him with Many Crowns” … More Sunday Worship 24 July 2022
The first reading today from Amos reminded me of an inspirational quote from Mahatma Gandhi, which I’m sure some of you may know and which I know is written on a wall in a school and that is: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” … More Caring for others, like the Good Samaritan
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 