Monthly Archives: November 2014
Advent Sunday, 30 November 2014, St Mary’s, morning
Readings: Isaiah 64.1-9, Mark 13.24-37 Preacher Canon Robert Titley Wouldn’t it be great if God really showed up this morning? If he stopped moving in a mysterious way for a bit and came among us and really did something? Put … Continue reading
Christ the King, 23 November 2014, St Mary, evening
Readings Jeremiah 23.5-8, John 6.1-14 Preacher Canon Robert Titley There is no Feast of Christ the King to finish the Church year in the Book of Common Prayer. Instead we have these readings, for the last Sunday after Trinity. True, … Continue reading
Christ the King, 23 November 2014, St Mary, morning
Reading Matthew 25: 31-end Preacher Revd Tom Carson, Mortlake Team Ministry I want to begin today by reflecting on how well you can locate your parish priest. And so I’m going to give you three pieces of information about Robert, … Continue reading
Second Sunday before Advent, 16 November 2014, St Mary, evening
Readings Psalm 89: 19-37, 1 Kings 1: 1-40, Revelation 1: 4-18 Preacher Revd David Gardiner Introduction One of the great theological problems is that of suffering and how that experience squares with a God who loves us. It may … Continue reading
Second Sunday before Advent, 16 November 2014, St John the Divine, morning
Readings Zephaniah 1.7, 12–end; 1 Thessalonians 5.1–11; Matthew 25.14–30 Preacher Revd Neil Summers If you came to church this morning hoping to be cheered by the Bible readings, I’m afraid you chose the wrong Sunday! Thessalonians not too bad, but … Continue reading
Second Sunday before Advent, 16 November 2014, St Mary, morning
Reading Matthew 25: 14-20 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes You might say, roughly, that some of Jesus’ parables are parables of consolation and some are parables of challenge. The Parable of the Talents is a parable of challenge. But more … Continue reading
Remembrance Sunday, 9 November 2014, St John the Divine, morning
Preacher: Revd Neil Summers ‘Remember’ is one of those wonderful English words that can mean as little as ‘I have a vague memory’; or it can have the haunting quality of the murdered King of Denmark’s ghostly words to … Continue reading
Remembrance Sunday, 9 November 2014, St Mary’s, morning
Remembrance 3rd before Advent 2014 Readings 1 Thessalonians 4.13–end, Matthew 25.1–13 Preacher Canon Robert Titley You may have caught the play a couple of weeks ago at the Richmond Theatre, Regeneration, based on Pat Barker’s book of the same name … Continue reading