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Jesus the Good shepherd

July 29, 2024

Having spent most of my life growing up in Oldham my exposure to sheep has been limited mainly to a nice warm woolly jumper of a tasty piece of lamb with a dollop of mint sauce, beautiful. I do think thought that sheep get rather a bad reputation for being belligerent, stupid, not doing as they are told, getting themselves stuck in things or just behaving in a bit of an odd way however they are also quite cute and loveable, I had a friend who was obsessed with sheep when we were younger which I never quite understood … More Jesus the Good shepherd

Sanctus – various

July 9, 2024

“Sanctus” is a Latin word which translates literally to “holy”. Very often in communion settings – indeed in the one we use at St Margaret’s – the Sanctus is bundled up with the “Benedictus”, which is Latin for “blessed”. Originally, they were separate paragraphs in the eucharist, and therefore treated separately by composers … More Sanctus – various

St Thomas

July 8, 2024

It must have been quite a dilemma for Thomas. His ten closest companions were all telling him the same thing. That Jesus, who he knew had died on the cross, was once more alive and had visited them in that very room … More St Thomas

Vicar’s Letter to the Parish for July 2024

July 2, 2024

The image that marked out the earliest Christians was Christ the Good Shepherd.  It’s this face that you see when you explore their earliest burial sites – such as the Catacombs of St Callistos on the Appia Antica, which I climbed down into in April with our son Nick.  Some might expect a Cross, to symbolise Christ’s achievement, or the Fish. But no.  The face of the Good Shepherd mattered more – as a sign of who Christ is, his resurrection, his ultimate victory over sin and death … More Vicar’s Letter to the Parish for July 2024