Monthly Archives: September 2018
Sermon: Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, 23 September 2018, St Mary Magdalene, evening
Reading Matthew 8.23-34 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes I was brought up in the era before central heating. At least it took a long time for that particular mod con to reach our house up in the frozen north of … Continue reading
Sermon: Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, 9 September 2018, St John the Divine
Readings Isaiah 35.4-7a; James 2.1-10, 14-17; Mark 7.24-end Preacher Revd Neil Summers For me, that story of the healing of a Gentile woman’s daughter is one of the most fascinating in all the gospels. It sees Jesus mainly in … Continue reading
Sermon: Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, 9 September 2018, St Matthias
Readings Isaiah 35.4-7a; James 2.1-10; Mark 7.24-37 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes Brexit still rules the waves when it comes to the political life of our country but over the summer another controversy has also had wind in its sails, … Continue reading
Sermon: Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, 2 September 2018, St John the Divine & St Mary Magdalene, evening
Readings Deuteronomy 4.1-2, 6-9; James 1.17-end; Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Preacher Revd Neil Summers If you look at the front of today’s pew sheet, you will see that the compilers of our lectionary – the CofE’s reading scheme – … Continue reading
Sermon: Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, 2 September 2018, St Matthias
Readings Deuteronomy 4.1-2, 6-9; James 1.17-end; Mark 7.1-8, 14, 15, 21-23 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes A couple of weeks ago we had one of my nieces staying with us along with her two boys. We had a good few … Continue reading