We all like a good parable, a story with a meaning hidden only for those who wish to see it. A story of a good future to come, mainly alluding to the Kingdom Of Heaven/God. You don’t just have parables in the New Testament they can come elsewhere like in todays reading from the Book of Judges. We have a parable of three trees and a bramble bush, foreseeing troubling times for the people of Israel … More Judges
On Monday 19 July we heard the story of Albert and Albrecht Duerer, which was followed by a reading from the Gospel of John, in which Jesus commands us to love each other as He has loved us, and that greater love has no one than to lay down his life for his friends; and we are Jesus’ friends if we do as He commands. One of the comments in response to this was, “he ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” … More He Ain’t Heavy
We have just heard the story of the transfiguration of Christ, one of those significant bible stories marking an important point of Jesus life on earth. What is the point of the Transfiguration and most important, what does it tell us about Jesus … More The transfiguration of Christ
Although a funeral is seen by many as a sad occasion, and for Joan’s direct family I’m sure it is and they will miss Joan immensely, we are also here today to celebrate Joan’s life and many achievements … More Address for Joan Lane’s funeral
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 13 August.
Due to illness, Bishop David will preach and preside, and Rev Helen is deacon. We begin with the hymn “Eternal Father, strong to save” … More Riding out the storm
Here is the second in our series of posts about coronation anthems.
Parry wrote this setting of Psalm 122 for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 and revised it for King George V in 1911. It has been used at the coronation of every British monarch ever since … More I was Glad – Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1948-1918)
I was born and bred in Oldham and have lived there all my life with my parents. I worshiped, with my family at our family church, Oldham Parish Church (St Mary with St Peter) until September 2020 … More August letter to the parish
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 30 July. We welcome Michael Hardie from the Leprosy Mission to speak. … More The Leprosy Mission
When we think about children’s books, a common figure that appears is a grandmother. She is full of wisdom and good advice, with a quotation for everything. She teaches empathy and caring for others. She is a person to go to when the child feels misunderstood by his parents and generally has more time than the harassed mum who is coping with lots of things at once … More Nurturing Wisdom
In the days of the Roman Empire, about 10% of the population were slaves. For the Romans, capturing slaves was a by-product of war. In the aftermath of the Jewish revolt against Rome shortly after the time of Jesus, a staggering 97,000 slaves were taken into bondage. Can you imagine what it would be like to be owned by another human being? … More Heirs to the riches of creation
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