Good morning and welcome to our joint service of holy communion for Sunday 9 July, on which we welcome Rev Helen as our new curate. She will be sworn in by Rev Steve, but we begin with the hymn “Love divine, all loves excelling” … More Rev Helen’s Licensing Service
As we gather in the pages of our parish magazine, I am reminded of the power of community and the strength we draw from one another. Over the past year I have been with you, I have seen the churches and the world face unprecedented challenges that have tested our resilience and shaken our sense of normalcy. But through it all, we have persevered, leaning on our faith and the support of our community … More July Letter to the Parish
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 2 July. Rev Adele is with us today to preach and preside.
We begin with the hymn “O God our help in ages past” … More Welcome
Before his Ascension, Jesus promised his disciples that he would not leave them as orphans, but instead gave them a Comforter. This is of course the Holy Spirit.
“Litany to the Holy Spirit” is a beautiful setting of the first three verses of the Herrick poem: … More Litany to the Holy Spirit – Hurford (1930-2019)
Sarah is eavesdropping on the conversation from inside the tent entrance. And when one of the visitors promises that she will bear a son long after her child-bearing years are over, Sarah laughs. Then the LORD (in the guise of the strangers, as it turns out) says to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’” But then comes the crux of the matter, the question on which the whole story hinges: “Is anything too wonderful for the LORD?” … More Nothing is impossible for God
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 18 June. Today is Father’s Day, the feast day of St Richard of Chichester, and we consider the visit of three strangers to Abraham and Sarah … More Have faith; trust in Him
Tom and I are always open to suggestions of music – instrumental or vocal, hymns or anthems – that could be incorporated into our services at St Margaret’s. Sometimes, the suggestions are not seasonally appropriate, so they have to wait until later in the year. Sometimes they aren’t suitable for our singers and instruments. Sometimes the suggestions simply aren’t theologically or liturgically sound, so we just can’t use them. Sometimes though, they’re just right … More Build Your Kingdom Here – Rend Collective
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 11 June on which we remember Barnabus the Apostle. Rev Sue will preside and Matt will preach.
Today is also Music Sunday. We begin with the hymn “Praise to the Holiest in the Height” … More Barnabus the Apostle
How many of us would be impressed with receiving a bunch of artificial flowers as a thank you, an apology, or to congratulate us? Even the most clueless would-be suitor knows better than to present their beloved with a bunch of silk roses … More Living in the Present
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Pentecost. He Is Risen! Alleluia! Rev Adele will preside and ALM Carol O will preach.
We began with a medley of Alleluias for this final service of the Easter season … More Pentecost 2023
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