Easter day Sermon: Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18 Are we Easter people or Holy Saturday people? What do I mean by this? Are we lost in the darkness and confusion of Holy Saturday and in some ways content in wallowing in our inadequacies- in the ways we fall short, mess up and don’t measure up? Are we …
Author archives: Philip Rawlings
Messy Church April 2023
April 8th, at St. James’ Abinger we had Messy Church from 3 – 4:30pm where we made doves, butterflies and caterpillars as we look at the Baptism of Jesus – with tea provided! All welcomed (children aged 0-11) for fun, food and messy play!
Compline in Holy Week
The ancient service of Compline which dates back to the Middle Ages was the last service observed by the monks before retiring to rest. Its name derives from the Latin word meaning completion and it is above all a service of quietness and reflection. Beginning on Palm Sunday Compline will be held each evening of …
Repair Café
On Wednesday 22nd March, we will be trialling a Repair Café to run alongside the SJ’s Café in St James Church, Abinger Common between 9 and 10:30am. We will be offering sewing repairs, minor alterations to clothes, sewing of tears in seams, hems, darning, zips, etc. Please do drop in and see if we can …
Sermon 19th March 2023
Mothering Sunday 2023 We’ve come here this morning to say thank you. Thank you to our mothers for all that they are and all that they do for us.And for some of us we have come here to remember. To remember our mothers who are no longer here to say thank you to – but …
Music 2023-04-09
9th April 2023 Easter Day 11.30 Parish Communion,Lighting & Procession of the Paschal Candle O filii et filiae – Anon. Medieval (sung in English)Hymns NEH110 Jesus Christ is risen today; Gloria substitute NEH105 Christ the Lord is risen again; NEH486 We have a gospel to proclaim; And can it be; NEH120 Thine be the gloryAnthem: …
Sermon 12th March 2023
Exodus 17: 1-7, Romans 5: 1-11, John 4: 5-42 My goodness don’t we all love to grumble: be it about the weather, the Government, the NHS or the lack of tomatoes and cucumbers in our supermarkets. Apparently, the word is derived from the Middle French word ‘grommeler’ which means to mutter through the teeth. And …
Mothering Sunday
Come and join us for a short family service to celebrate Mothering Sunday, 9th March at 11:30am – with free posies and refreshments! We look forward to welcoming you!
Sermon 4th March 2023
Genesis 12:1-4a, Romans 4:1-5 & 13-17 What does it mean to be faithful?What does it mean to live by grace and not by works?Can the ungodly be righteous? In our bible readings today, Paul addresses all this and more. Our Romans passage is not easy to understand and at first reading is rather confusing – …
Music 2023-03-27 practise
27th March 2023 7-8:30pm Choir practise Coldharbour
