31 December 1st Sunday of Christmas Readings: Is. 61. 10 – 62. 3; Gal. 4. 4-7; Lk. 2. 15-21 Theme: Contemplating the Nativity Scene There are many different ways of praying. Each person should seek out the way that God has imprinted on their souls so that we may enter into that intimate conversation with...
Sermon Christmas Day 2023 Theme: Welcome to the Family of God Readings: Is. 52. 7-10; Heb. 1. 1-4; Jn. 1. 1-14 First of all, let me wish you and all your family a happy Christmas! The feast of the birth of the Lord that we celebrate today is a wonderful moment in the calendar of...
4th Sunday of Advent 24 December 2023 Readings: 2 Sam 7. 1-11, 16; Rom 16. 25-end; Lk 1. 26-38 Theme: The Ark of the New Covenant Anyone who enjoys the Indiana Jones films will have heard of the Ark of the Covenant. But what does the Bible say about it? Our first reading today from...
17th December 3rd Advent ‘Gaudete Sunday’ Readings: Is. 61. 1-4, 8-end; 1 Thess. 5. 16-24; John 1. 6-8, 19-28 Theme: Hope and Joyful Restoration There is something very joyful each Advent as our journey to Bethlehem is accompanied by the beautiful words of Isaiah: “For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a...
2nd Advent, 10 December Readings: Isa. 40. 1-11; 2 Pet. 3. 8-15a; Mk. 1. 1-8 Theme: ‘Home Sweet Home’ The saying, ‘home sweet home’ is one which echoes deeply for many people. It symbolizes in a pithy statement, the longing to feel safe and secure; to be with those who love us and whom we...
Christ the King Readings: Ezek. 34. 11-16, 20-24; Eph. 1. 15-end; Matt. 25. 31-end Theme: The Lord and King If you come from a country with a monarchy the notion of having a king or a queen is not unusual. Those of us originally from the UK or Commonwealth countries with the monarch as the...
Second Sunday Before Advent 19 November Readings: Zephaniah 1. 7, 12-end; 1 Thess. 5. 1-11; Matt. 25. 14-30 Theme: The Day of Judgment The theme running through all three of our readings today is that of the judgment of the Lord, ‘The Day of the Lord’, as it is also called. But why are we...
Remembrance Sunday November 12, 2023 Readings: Amos 5. 18-24; 1 Thess. 4. 13-end; Mt. 25. 1-13 Theme: War and Peace The primary purpose of any government or ruling authority is to secure the peace and order of their territory. Together with the power to rule comes the responsibility to ensure that people are kept...
All Saints Day 5 November Readings: Rev. 7. 9-end; 1 Jn. 3. 1-3; Mt. 5. 1-12 Theme: The Communion of Saints Today we remember those whom we have dearly loved and have died. They go before us to meet the lord and the pain of their absence is something which remains with us. Our...
Sermon Last After Trinity, 29 October Readings: Leviticus 19. 1-2, 15-18; 1 Thessalonians 2. 1-8; Mt. 22. 34-46 Theme: Love of God and Neighbour Law in the Jewish tradition is much more than simply a set of rules and regulations. It codifies the mission of the Jewish nation to all the other tribes and nations....
