Seek if you wish to find
March 14, 2019
This sermon was given by Rev Deborah on Wednesday 13 March 2019. You can listen again here … More Seek if you wish to find
Tag: Word
#EcoChurch
March 14, 2019
On Sunday 10 March 2019 we launched our Year of Creation under the hashtag EcoChurch. It was a joyous service, featuring songs and poetry by our children and young people, a sermon by Rev Sue, and the presentation of our Bronze EcoChurch Award by Bishop David … More #EcoChurch
Ave Maria – K L Cooper (b.1979)
March 1, 2019
This well known prayer has been set to music by many, many composers through the centuries. This arrangement is less well known as it was written in the last 10 years specifically for a small group of musicians known as “Madrigirls” based at the University of Glasgow … More Ave Maria – K L Cooper (b.1979)
Being a Good Neighbour
February 28, 2019
This sermon was given by Rev Deborah on Wednesday 27 February 2019. You can listen again here … More Being a Good Neighbour
Light of the World – Lyrics: Paul Wigmore (1925-2014), Music: John Dankworth (1927-2010)
February 15, 2019
This beautiful melody had slipped completely from my memory until I saw the phrase ‘Light of the World’ in “Walking Backwards to Christmas”, the text used by the Advent group in December … More Light of the World – Lyrics: Paul Wigmore (1925-2014), Music: John Dankworth (1927-2010)
The Value of Life
February 6, 2019
This sermon was given by Rev Sue on Wednesday 6 February 2019. You can listen again here … More The Value of Life
Navidad Nuestra: Los Reyes Magos Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
February 1, 2019
On the twelfth day of Christmas my True Love sent to me…gold, frankincense and myrrh, delivered by an unspecified number of “wise” men who had travelled a long and arduous journey from the east, guided only by an unusually bright star in the sky … More Navidad Nuestra: Los Reyes Magos Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
Instrumental Music for Worship
January 15, 2019
A quote often attributed to St Francis of Assisi is that we should endeavour to “Preach the gospel at all times…use words if you must”. I myself have found that quite often, words are superfluous to finding spiritual meaning in music … More Instrumental Music for Worship
Navidad Nuestra: El Nacimento Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
January 1, 2019
Navidad Nuestra (“First Christmas”) is a 6-movement work that takes us from the Annunciation through the Pilgrimmage, the Nativity, the Shepherds and the Three Kings to the Flight to Egypt … More Navidad Nuestra: El Nacimento Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
Christmas Day 2018
December 27, 2018
As we come together today to celebrate the birth of Jesus, I would like us to reflect on the events leading up to and including Jesus’ birth and what it means to us today … More Christmas Day 2018
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