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What's in a name?

Yesterday in Christchurch Pete Stevenson gave the homily. As always he gave us plenty to think about... In today’s Gospel reading we pick...

Do Not Fear

Jeremiah:31:7-14 Psalm 84 Ephesians:1: 3-6,15-19a Matthew 2: 1-12 Today’s Gospel reading starts with fear and ends with joy. At the...

Christmas Eve 2019

A FESTIVAL OF THREE LESSONS AND CAROLS HOMILY Charles Dickens lived in Victorian London and he wrote his stories based on his view of...

God is inviting us deeper into the Christmas story.

This is the first Sunday in Advent, a time of preparation, getting ready for the celebration of our Lord's birth. So often we rush on th...

Figure out what race God wants you to run

Pete gave our homily today, while Mike ably led us in worship. Thank you to you both! Thanks also to Peace, who gave the children's...

Give us more!

So this was my sermon on 6th October, focussing mainly on the Gospel reading... Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 - 2 Timothy 1:1-14 - Luke 17:5-10...

It's been a long time...

I'm sorry this has not been updated - with various visiting priests it's been tricky getting them to send their homilies! It doesn't help...

CHOOSE LIFE...

I was the leader of the service last Sunday - it was a service of Holy Communion, with reserved sacrament. As a Licensed Lay Minister, I...

An apology.

We rely on those people who come to preach sending the text of their "message" to me, so I can upload it. Sometimes they forget, or, as...

The earth is the Lord's and everything in it.

Back in May, one of our congregation, Julia Billet, gave a homily based firmly in her passionate interest of conservation, care for the...

Set your minds on things that are above

Yesterday evening, Julia led the service, and Pete gave us our homily, sermon, thought for the day...call it what you will...reminding us...

Being and doing...

READING: Luke 10:38-42 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to...

CHOICES & CONSEQUENCES

On 30th June 2019 The Right Reverent Mark Edington,Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of the Episcopal Church in Europe visited us at...

Keep On Breathing...

Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday, and Pete Stevenson led the service, the music AND gave the homily. Thanks, Pete, for your hard work!...

Pentecost: looking back, looking forward 09.06.19

I very much hope that today’s sermon doesn’t come across to you as nothing more than a lesson in early Church history. I want to talk to...

05.05.19: It's been a long road...

READINGS: ACTS:9:1 – 18 ; JOHN 21: 1- 19 A Damascus Road conversion – this is a phrase which many people understand as meaning a complete...

Easter Sunday 2019

We were happy to welcome Revd Kristine Johnson to preach and to lead us in our Eucharistic service on Easter Sunday. Here is the text of...

The Freedom Road (Sunday 14th April 2019)

This sermon wasn't actually preached, due to unexpected car trouble, but never mind! Here it is anyway The theme for this sermon is a...

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