Monthly Archives: December 2017
Sermon: First Sunday of Christmas, 31 December 2017, St Mary Magdalene, morning
Preacher Revd Alan Sykes As an old year splutters to an end and a new year comes relentlessly closer, we may be filled with hope or with fear – or perhaps with a fluctuating mixture of the two. It … Continue reading
Sermon: Midnight Mass, Christmas Eve, 24 December 2017, St John the Divine
Preacher Revd Neil Summers Two different experiences of being in St. John’s this past couple of weeks, one quite heavenly and the other decidedly earthly – and earthy! The heavenly was sitting quietly in the chancel shortly after several … Continue reading
Sermon: Third Sunday of Advent, 17 December 2017, St John the Divine
Readings Isaiah 61.1-4, 8-11, 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24, John 1.6-8, 19-28 Preacher Revd Neil Summers On the third Sunday of Advent, we focus on John the Baptist, the prophet whose role was to prepare the way for Jesus. Prophets are … Continue reading
Sermon: Second Sunday of Advent, 10 December 2017, St John the Divine
Readings Isaiah 40.1-11, 2 Peter 3.8-15a, Mark 1.1-8 Preacher Revd Neil Summers One travel experience that made a lasting impression on me was a visit to Jordan; in particular a walk into Petra, “the rose-red city, half as old … Continue reading
Sermon: Advent Sunday, 3 December 2017, St John the Divine
Readings Isaiah 64.1-9, 1 Corinthians 1.3-9, Mark 13.24-37 Preacher Revd Neil Summers Advent Sunday is different from any other day in the church calendar, because the church year does not start with an event, such as Jesus’s birth, or … Continue reading