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Christmas
Happy Christmas! The best commentary on Christmas is to be found in the Church’s worship texts. An ancient one, part of the Eucharistic...
Dec 24, 2024


4th Sunday of Advent
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant....
Dec 21, 2024


3rd Sunday of Advent
This Sunday is traditionally known as “Gaudete Sunday” because the Church’s traditional opening song begins with the word, ‘Rejoice!’ A...
Dec 14, 2024


2nd Sunday of Advent
One of the advantages of our parish being dedicated to St John the Baptist is that we encounter our patron not only on his feast day in...
Dec 7, 2024


First Sunday of Advent
Advent is a time of preparation. Our English word comes from the Latin adventus (meaning “coming”). We refer of course to the coming and...
Nov 30, 2024


The Feast of Christ the King
Reflection The festival of Christ the King is a useful reminder that Christ alone is the ultimate authority and not any earthly leader....
Nov 23, 2024


2nd Sunday before Advent
Reflection At the end of the Church’s year, as we approach Advent, the issue of the ‘end times’ often comes up in the readings at the...
Nov 16, 2024


Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday celebrates and explores - both personally and communally - issues of war and peace, loss and sacrifice, memory and...
Nov 9, 2024


All Saints
All Saints’ Day has its origins in the 7th century. It is particularly associated with these islands because it was placed on the 1st of...
Nov 2, 2024


Last Sunday after Trinity
Jesus taught us to love God and our neighbour as ourself. He knew that nothing is more dear to us than ourselves – and therefore how we...
Oct 26, 2024


21st Sunday after Trinity
Jesus the Cornerstone The dictionary defines the cornerstone as: the stone at the corner of a wall, which unites two unites two...
Oct 19, 2024


20th Sunday after Trinity
The Bread and Wine of the Eucharist Following the command of Jesus, the Church has always celebrated the Lord’s Supper/Eucharist/Holy...
Oct 12, 2024
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