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…
This week’s on-line church service celebrates the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The service will be led by Rev Charles Hadley, this service features the Chemin Neuf Community which has an ecumenical vocation with members in 30 countries. The service will explore how we can live with difference and will start at 9am and…
Today’s Gospel reading, John 1:43-51, follows the Epiphany theme of ‘seeing’, ‘finding’ and ‘perceiving’. All these words can have quite mundane meanings: ‘I saw Fred on the bus today’: I found a pound coin on the pavement’: ‘I couldn’t quite perceive who it was because it was foggy.’ But all these words can have heightened…
The week’s Sunday online service will come from St Alban’s Church, Fulham. The Rev Matt Hogg will lead worship for the Second Sunday of Epiphany. The online service begins at 9am The Sunday afternoon sermon “Seeing’, Finding and Perceiving” by the Vicar will be uploaded to the blog at 2pm. …
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Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of Christ. For us, in the church of the western world, I think it would be fair to say that this feast day has become a bit of a half hearted affair – not as cosy as Christmas and not as exotic as Epiphany. Not as picturesque…
This week’s Sunday Service will celebrate Plough Sunday and be led by Rev Lindsay Yates. The sermon will be by Rev Will Adam. The Vicar’s Sunday afternoon sermon on the Baptism of Christ will be uploaded at 2pm. Plough Sunday is the traditional celebration of the beginning of the agricultural year. Its celebrations involve bringing…
