This week’s on-line worship for the First Sunday of Lent comes from St James’ Church Ryhill, Wakefield. The service is led by Rev Canon Paul Cartwright SSC and starts at 9.am. Aty 2pm, the Vicar’s sermon, called Hope that there can be healing, will be uploaded to the blog. …
Today’s Readings: 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 This week’s readings give us a ‘boost’ before the beginning of Lent on Wednesday. They all hold a common theme, but one which it’s not that easy to pin down. We could say that they are all about ‘revelation’ – about disclosures of…
This week’s Sunday online service comes from Church@Five. It will be led by Rev Helen Shannon and will go live from 9am. The Vicar’s afternoon sermon is called “Revelations of Glory” and will be uploaded to the blog at 2pm…
2nd Sunday before Lent 2021 Our (Church of England) readings for today, Proverbs 8:1, 22-31, Colossians 1:15-20 and John 1:1-14, are about the beginning – or even, before the beginning. How can there be a ‘before the beginning’? An impossible thing which shows us that God is beyond us, beyond our comprehension, as well as…
This week’s Sunday Service will be led by Rev Liz Clutterbuck from Emmanuel Holloway Church and will begin at 9am. It can be watched anytime afterwards. The Vicar’s Sermon, ”The Most Profound Mystery”, will be uploaded at 2pm…
Candlemas 2021 In the past 12 months we have learned much about waiting. Many people are asking ‘when will this be over’? When will life get back to normal? The answer is, of course, that we don’t know. We have some hopes; hopefully the vaccine will make a difference; hopefully warmer weather will bring some…
This week’s Candlemas Service will be led by Rev’d Tiffer Robinson of the Benefice of Rattlesden, Brettenham, Hitcham, and Thorpe Morieux in Suffolk where there are four beautiful parish churches in the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The service will come online at 9am and be available thereafter. The Vicar’s afternoon sermon will be…
Lancashire’s top health experts are urging residents to get a Covid-19 test if they are concerned about their health – even if they aren’t showing the classic symptoms. The three main symptoms of Covid are a high temperature, a persistent cough or a loss of smell or taste. But there are other symptoms that have…
In response to reaching the terrible milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Archbishops invite all to call on God in Prayer. Starting on 1 February we invite you to set aside time every evening to pray, particularly at 6pm each day. More than ever, this is a time when we need to love each other. Prayer is an expression of love.
Epiphany 3 – Mark 1:14-20 At Christmas the fact of the Roman Occupation of Israel is high in our consciousness, especially in relation to the 3 Magi from the East who encounter Herod before they find Jesus and who avoid him afterwards. The slaughter of the innocents was the result. We then tend to forget…