8th December 2024 – Evensong Luke 3:1-6 / Malachi 3:1-4. This evening we have lit the second advent candle, that represents peace, preparation and John the Baptist. It is often called the Bethlehem candle to reflect the journey made by Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem. It builds on the meaning of the candle …
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Sermon 2025-12-01
1st December 2024 -First Sunday of Advent 1 Thessalonians 3:9-end, Luke 21:25-36 There are really three Comings of the Lord and each one in its own way is very important for us to understand. The word Advent — it’s a Latin word, advenio — means “the coming.” Not “he came” but “the coming.” The First Coming, of course, …
Meadvale Singers Concert
The Meadvale singers will be performing in a concert of secular and sacred Christmas music to raise funds for the Amber Foundation (https://amberweb.org/) 4th December 2024 at 7.30
Sermon 2024-11-10
10th November 2024 – Remembrance Sunday Why can darkness seem scary? Is it, to state the obvious, the fact we can’t see? There is more than one way to interpret darkness. Barbara Brown Taylor wrote a brilliant book entitled ‘Learning to walk in the dark’. In it she explores her own fear of darkness and …
Sermon 2024-11-04
Sermon 4th November 2024 When you look at images of saints do you see radiant people? Personally, I can’t think of a single image which gives such a picture. Oh yes, their haloes may shine ever so brightly but all in all I reckon they look rather glum or if not glum then decidedly po-faced …
Sermon 2024-10-13
13th October 2024 Evensong Matthew 10:17-31 “Do you want to be something or do you want to do something?” That’s the question a friend of mine was asked by his spiritual director many years ago. I wonder what that question brings up for you in your life today. How would you answer it? What …
Sermon 2024-09-08
4th September 2024 – 5th Sunday after Trinity Matthew 7:24-37 He sighed There is a lot to ponder on in our Gospel reading today and I could be drawn down any number of rabbit holes – but two words stopped me in my tracks when I was reflecting on our passage in verse 34. He …
Sermon 2024-07-21
21st July 2024 – Communion This just might be the most worthless sermon you’ve ever heard! Because, firstly I’m going turn into a school teacher and tell you about St James, our patronal saint, who I’m sure you know all about already and then I’m going to extoll the virtues of walking, to a congregation …
Sermon 2024-07-14
14th July 2024 – Evensong Ephesians 1:3-14 Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians is a wonderful book for any Christian to spend their devotional time with. It is just six chapters long. It can easily be read in one sitting. And it is filled with important insights on our Christian faith in broad terms, but also …
Sermon 2024-06-02
2nd June 2024 Sermon 1 Samuel 3:1-20 Have you ever been in bed, just dropping off when you think you hear a noise? A banging, a cry – something that jolts you out of your slumber? I know when I bought my first daughter home from hospital, I imagined all sorts of noises – the …
