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Sunday 8 December 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Jean reads Luke 3: 1-6 and reflects on the prophecies of change from Malachi and John the Baptist, followed by the hymn, ‘Restore, O Lord’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 4 December 2024
[Today Martin reflects on hope as an aspect of Advent. We end with the hymn, “All My Hope On God Is Founded”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 1 December 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Luke 21: 25-36 and reflects on Advent’s call for Christians to be wide awake, followed by the hymn ‘O come, O come Emmanuel’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 27 November 2024
[Today Father Ian reflects on role models and heroes. We end with the hymn, “I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 24 November 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Mike reflects on the triumph of Jesus over the world, followed by the hymn ‘O Jesus I have promised. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 20 November 2024
[Mike reflects on Remembrance, Poppies, and the Resurrection of Jesus. We end with the hymn, “Thine Be The Glory”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 17 November 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads 1 Kings 17: 10-16, and reflects on the nature of generosity, followed by the hymn ‘Be thou my vision’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 13 November 2024
[Jean reflects on the life of Charles Simeon, evangelical cleric and leader of the Church Missionary Society. We end with the hymn, “Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 10 November 2024
[For this Remembrance Sunday, Father Ian reflects on humankind’s propensity to violence and Jesus’ sacrificial love. Hymn, ‘Eternal Father Strong to Save’  Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 6 November 2024
[Martin reflects on God’s creation and on God’s gifts to us. We end with the hymn, “O Lord My God”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 3 November 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Jean reflects on the development of Christian veneration of saints. We end with the hymn ‘For All the Saints’  Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 30 October 2024
[Father Ian shares some thoughts inspired by a recent visit to the Imperial War Museum in London. We end with the hymn, “Holy, Holy, Holy”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 27 October 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reflects on the role of the Bible in giving Christians hope.  Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 23 October 2024
[Mike recounts a conversation with a Lebanese Maronite Christian priest, and reflects on recent events in Lebanon. We end with the hymn, “Abide With Me”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 20 October 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 10: 35-44 and reflects on the image of the cup that Jesus describes himself as drinking.  Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 16 October 2024
[Jean reflects on the life of Saint Luke, whose feast day we celebrate on Friday. We end with the hymn, “Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 13 October 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 10: 17-31 and reflects on the dangers of self satisfaction and the temptation of wealth. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 9 October 2024
[Martin reflects on God’s eternal presence through good and evil. We end with the hymn, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 6 October 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 10:13-16 and reflects on the difference between childishness and childlikeness. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 2 October 2024
[Father Ian reflects on politics and imagines how Jesus might have fared if he had tried to establish his church today. We end with the hymn, “Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 29 September 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Mike reads John 1: 47-51 and reflects on personal challenges. We conclude with the hymn ‘Ye holy angels bright’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 25 September 2024
[Following the storms affecting parts of England, Brian reflects on the story of Noah’s Ark. We end with the anthem, “God So Loved The World”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 22 September 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 9:30-37, and reflects on judging people by what they are rather than what they do for a living. We conclude with the hymn ‘Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 18 September 2024
[Today, Jean reflects on the life of St Hildegard of Bingen. We end with the hymn, “For The Beauty Of The Earth”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 15 September 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 8: 27-38 and reflects on the contrast between an inherited and a personal faith. We conclude with the hymn ”God is working his purpose out’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 11 September 2024
[Today, Martin reflects on the significance of the Harvest Festival. We end with the hymn, “For The Fruits Of His Creation”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 8 September 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 7: 24-37 and reflects on the gifts of hearing and speech. We conclude with the hymn ‘Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 4 September 2024
[Father Ian reflects on the life of the Celtic Saint Aidan, who settled on Lindisfarne (Holy Island). We end with the hymn, “Be Thou My Vision”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 1 September 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 7:1-7, 14-15, 21-23, and reflects what we mean by ‘the heart’. We conclude with the hymn ‘Great is thy faithfulness’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 28 August 2024
[Today, Mike reflects on disunity within the Church. We end with the hymn, “The Church’s One Foundation”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 25 August 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Mike reads John 6: 56-59, and reflects on the human resistance to God’s redemptive grace. We conclude with the hymn ‘Restore O Lord’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 21 August 2024
[Jean talks about the prolific hymn-writer, Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith, who died recently. We end with one of his hymns, “Lord For The Years”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 18 August 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads reads John 6: 51-58 and reflects on the notion of presence.. We conclude with the hymn ‘Sweet Sacrament Divine’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 14 August 2024
[Today, Martin imagines what might have happened after Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden. We end with the hymn, “Through The Night Of Doubt And Sorrow”.  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 11 August 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads 1 Kings 19: 3- and reflects on spiritual weakness and weariness. We conclude with the hymn ‘Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 7 August 2024
[Today, Father Ian reflects on the notion of calling. We end with the hymn ‘Blessed are the pure in heart’. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 4 August 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads John 6: 25-35 and reflects on spiritual hungers. We conclude with the hymn ‘God is working his purpose out’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 31 July 2024
[Today, Mike tells us about St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. We end with the hymn, “Thine Be The Glory”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 28 July 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Mike reads John 6: 1-28 and reflects on the stillness of Jesus. We conclude with the hymn ‘Christ is the One who Calls’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 24 July 2024
[Today, Jean reflects on the Christian approach to privilege. We end with the hymn, “God Is Working His Purpose Out”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 21 July 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 6: 30-56 and reflects on the nature of unselfishness. We conclude with the hymn ‘The King of Love My Shepherd Is’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 17 July 2024
[Today, Martin reflects on unity and peaceful coexistence. We end with the hymn, “In A World Where People Walk In Darkness”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 14 July 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reads Mark 6: 14-29 and reflects on the nature of leadership. We conclude with the hymn ‘Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 10 July 2024
[Father Ian reflects on faith, politics, and the General Election. We end with the hymn, “God Is Working His Purpose Out”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Wednesday 3 July 2024
[Mike relates the story of Doubting Thomas, and reflects on his own calling. We end with the Gloria from the Mass of St Thomas by David Thorne. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Wednesday 26 June 2024
[Jean reflects on the life of Alban and the story of St Alban’s Abbey. We end with the hymn, “Through All The Changing Scenes Of Life”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Wednesday 19 June 2024
[Martin reflects on the story of Jesus calming the storm. We end with the hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong To Save”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 16 June 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reflects on the parable of the sower, and its implications for the contemporary demand for instant results. We conclude with the hymn ‘God is Working His Purpose Out’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 12 June 2024
[Father Ian reflects on the nature of companionship, followed by the hymn, “Brother, sister let me serve you”  Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 9 June 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reflects on the spiritual significance of God’s asking Adam ‘Where are you?’. We conclude with the hymn ‘Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 5 June 2024
[Mike’s reflection today was inspired by a recent trip to the Chelsea Flower Show. We end with the hymn, “O Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 2 June 2024
[In this week’s Sunday Sermon, Father Ian reflects on the significance of the Sabbath day. We conclude with the hymn ‘I, the Lord of sea and sky’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 29 May 2024
[Tomorrow is Corpus Christi, which Jean explains is the day of thanksgiving for the institution of Holy Communion. We end with the hymn, “O Thou, Who At Thy Eucharist Didst Pray”.
Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Wednesday 22 May 2024
[Martin reflects on Charles Wesley’s hymn ‘And can it be’, and the hymn concludes the reflection. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 19 May 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the First Sunday of Pentecost, Father Ian reflects on the nature of spiritual gifts. We conclude with the hymn ‘Breathe on Me Breath of God’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 15 May 2024
[Today, Father Ian reflects on the Ascension and the task that Jesus has given to his followers. We end with the hymn, “At The Name Of Jesus”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 12 May 2024
[Father Ian reflects on Jesus’s prayer at the Last Supper. We end with the hymn ‘Will you come and follow me’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 8 May 2024
[Today Mike reflects on a refugee story from the Bible. We end with the hymn, “Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 5 May 2024
[Mike reflects on the love of God, as represented by the cross of Jesus.. We end with the hymn ‘Love Divine All Loves Excelling’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 1 May 2024
[Today is the feast day of St Philip & St James; Jean reflects on their lives. We end with the hymn, “All My Hope On God Is Founded”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 28 April 2024
[Jean reflects on the image of Jesus as the vine, and the need for us to share our faith. We end with the hymn ‘We Sing the Praise of Him who Died’. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 24 April 2024
[Today, Martin reflects on springtime, creation and rebirth. We end with the hymn, “All People That On Earth Do Dwell”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Wednesday 17 April 2024
[Today, Father Ian reflects on saints and how we regard them. We end with the hymn, “For All The Saints”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 14 April 2024
[Father Ian reflects on the role of Jesus’s resurrection in freeing us from illusion. We end with the hymn, ‘The King of Love my shepherd is’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 10 April 2024
[Today, Mike reflects on the meaning of the Easter message. We end with the hymn, “Go Forth And Tell!”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 7 April 2024
[Father Ian reflects on the Apostle Thomas’s response to Jesus’s resurrection. We end with the hymn, ‘Crown Him with Many Crowns’ Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 3 April 2024
[Today, Jean reflects on the Paschal Candle and its significance in the Easter liturgy. We end with the hymn, “Crown Him With Many Crowns”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 31 March 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for Easter Sunday, Father Ian reflects on the joy of the first Easter. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 27 March 2024
[Today, Martin reflects on the dilemma faced by Pontius Pilate. We end with the hymn, “And Can It Be?” Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 24 March 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for Palm Sunday, Father Ian reflects on on the parallels between Christ’s Passion and our own times of trial and suffering. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 20 March 2024
[Father Ian reflects on the life of St Patrick and the example he set for us all. We end with the hymn, “Be Thou My Vision”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 17 March 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Father Ian reflects on the theme of dying to self. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 13 March 2024
[Mike considers the 18th century hymn-writer, Isaac Watts, and his hymn, “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 10 March 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Mike reflects on healing, and the Israelites’ wandering in the wilderness. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 6 March 2024
[Jean tells us about the World Day of Prayer service she attended, prepared by Christian women of Palestine. We end with the hymn, “Put Peace Into Each Other’s Hands”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 3 March 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the Third Sunday of Lent, Father Ian reflects on Jesus’s anger as shown in the cleansing of the Temple . Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 28 February 2024
[For St David’s Day tomorrow, Martin reflects on the words of the hymn, “Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 25 February 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent, Father Ian reflects on the notion of taking up your cross. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 21 February 2024
[To mark the start of Lent, Father Ian reflects on renewal and transformation. We end with the hymn, “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 18 February 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent, Father Ian reflects on temptation. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 14 February 2024
[Today, Ash Wednesday, Mike reflects on overcoming pain. We end with the anthem, “Lord For Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 11 February 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the First Sunday before Lent, Father Ian reflects on the human face and how it relates to our inner nature. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 7 February 2024
[Today, Jean tells us about the life of the Apostle of the North, St Ansgar. We end with the hymn, “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 4 February 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the Second Sunday before Lent, Father Ian reflects on the miracle of the Incarnation. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 31 January 2024
[Today, Martin contrasts the busyness of Christmas and Epiphany with the stillness of Candlemas. We end with the hymn, “Be Still, For The Presence Of The Lord”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 28 January 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, Father Ian reflects on the Holy Family. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 24 January 2024
[In this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Father Ian reflects on unity and division. We end with the hymn, “The Church’s One Foundation”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 21 January 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the Third Sunday of Epiphany, Jean reflects on the Wedding at Cana. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 17 January 2024
[Mike reflects on despair, and the saving grace of Jesus Christ. We end with the hymn, “Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 14 January 2024
[In the Sunday Sermon for the Second Sunday of Epiphany, Father Ian reflects on Nathaniel’s response to Jesus in John 1: 43-21 and the light it sheds on our own calling by Jesus. Find our Sunday Sermon here]

Wednesday 10 January 2024
[Jean reflects on the significance of Epiphany, the day we remember the three kings who visited Baby Jesus. We end with the hymn, “As With Gladness Men Of Old”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

Sunday 7 January 2024
[In the first of our new format for our online Sunday worship offering, Father Ian reflects on our mental picture of the Epiphany. Find our Sunday Sermon here ]

Wednesday 3 January 2024
[Today, Martin reflects on gifts. We end with the hymn, “Lord, For The Years”. Find our Wednesday Reflection here]

[Links to entries posted in 2020-2023 can be found here]