Originally a hit for Little Peggy March in 1963, this song was made popular once more in 1992 when it was included in Sister Act, as Whoopi Goldberg led a chorus of singing nuns … More I Will Follow Him
Rev Helen preached this sermon on Wednesday 22 January 2025. Here it is for you again: It’s good fun being a rebel, doing the unexpected being different not wanting to follow the crowd or do what others think you should. It’s always something I’ve found fascinating and gravitated towards in the people I admire and … More Jesus – The original Rebel, Rebel
Rev Helen preached this sermon on Sunday 12 January 2025. Here it is for you again: ‘Do not fear, I have redeemed you! I have called you by name. You are mine!’. What a powerful phrase it is one of those that when you hear it sends a chill up your spine. Hearing and feeling … More The Baptism of Christ
Rev Christine preached this sermon on Sunday 19 January. Here it is for you again: “For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch.” I can imagine the prophet Isaiah dancing and singing … More Up to the Brim
Rev Christine preached this sermon on Wednesday 15 January 2025. Here it is for you again. The Christmas season can seem a bit like a rollercoaster or yoyo as we move from Jesus being born, as a boy in the temple, being baptised by John in the River Jordan and now to even later after … More Healing
This is one of the most challenging pieces of music I sing in the liturgical year (the other being the Lent Prose, for all the same reasons). It’s an ancient plainsong chant, using text from Isaiah, in which the patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament express their longings for the coming of the Messiah and cleansing of human sins. It is sung through Advent, building the number of verses Sunday by Sunday … More The Advent Prose (Rorate Coeli)
Rev Christine preached a lively service for Epiphany this year, which began with a short sketch, in which she and Rev Helen played the parts of Seth and Jabez, two stable boys discussing the brief visit of the magi to Herod’s palace, whilst taking care of their camels. She continued: The two stable boys weren’t … More Epiphany 2024
There is always lots of excitement and energy around Christmas. You have a very special baby born, stars shining, angels singing, shepherds all over the place full of joy speaking about a baby being born. All you need is George Bailey running up and down the street screaming Merry Christmas at the top of his voice to really infuse the joy of it! … More January Letter to the Parish
Rev Christine preached this sermon on Christmas morning 2024. Here it is for you again: Over the last 4 weeks we have been preparing ourselves for this very day. The day that God Incarnate came to earth as a vulnerable baby, born in a humble manger in Bethlehem. Incarnation is not an easy word for … More Christmas Day 2024
Let me ask you a question to ponder, if you were given a chance to know or see your future, would you take it? Would you let it influence you? … More Do we need to fear the future?
St Margaret's Church Prestwich 