Guadete Sunday (Advent III, 2024) Bible Readings: Isaiah 12.2-6; Philippians 4.4-7; Luke 3.7-18 My sermons throughout Advent have reflected on poetry, and this Sunday I’d like us to dwell on the poem, or song, of Gaudete: It’s a sacred Christmas Carol, thought to have...
Christ the King – 26th November 2023

Christ the King – 26th November 2023

  Readings Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 95:1-7; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46   Sermon by Reader Christopher Ward   May I speak in the name of Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. This Sunday is a very important Sunday in the Church...
Easter 2 (Low Sunday) 16th April 2023

Easter 2 (Low Sunday) 16th April 2023

Readings Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Sermon by Reader Christopher Ward May I speak in the name of Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. One of the words that comes into my mind when I look back at the spiritual events of the...
The Second Sunday of Easter

The Second Sunday of Easter

I really enjoy a good sci-fi film. Definitely in my top 5 is The Matrix. Neo is rescued by Morpheus who tries to help him understand that the world (as Neo knew it) was an illusion. Morpheus takes Neo to the top of a skyscraper and says to him: “You have to let it all go Neo: Fear, doubt and disbelief. Free your mind.”

The Second Sunday Before Lent

The Second Sunday Before Lent

Well, the forces that drive our weather must have had one eye on the Lectionary this week, I think! Not once, but twice, with Storm Dudley followed by Storm Eunice, ferocious gales have swept down upon us just as they did on Jesus and his disciples as they sought to cross the sea of Galilee.