The Sermon for Sunday December 15th – Advent III

Here is the sermon for Sunday December 15th: Rose Sunday Advent 3, 2013

Christmastide Service Schedule

Our schedule of Christmastide services is basically unchanged from last year. Click here for the full schedule.

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXIV No 49

The Third Sunday in Advent

O Lord Jesus Christ, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee: Grant that the ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at thy second coming . . . → Read More: The Third Sunday in Advent

Saint Lucy

Almighty God, who didst give to thy servant Lucy boldness to confess the Name of our Saviour Jesus Christ before the rulers of the world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly for . . . → Read More: Saint Lucy

The Diary of a Churchmouse

Here among long-discarded cassocks, Damp stools, and half-split open hassocks, Here where the Vicar never looks I nibble through old service books. Lean and alone I spend my days Behind this Church of England baize. I share my dark forgotten room With two oil lamps and half a broom. The cleaner never bothers me So . . . → Read More: The Diary of a Churchmouse

False messiahs and the Culture Warriors

The expression “Culture War” seems to be invoked incessantly these days to explain the root of every dispute in spheres as far apart as the Christian religion and Washington politics.

Today’s “Culture War,” in fact, has precious little to do with culture. Far from it. Rather, the underlying causes of the conflicts are profound . . . → Read More: False messiahs and the Culture Warriors

Thanksgiving to God for the fruits of the earth

There’s something a bit odd about organizing a lavish feast to celebrate some mighty achievement and deliberately fail to invite the person who made it all happen. It wouldn’t just be a case of bad manners, it would also be utterly stupid. It would make the celebration completely pointless. Yet that today is exactly the . . . → Read More: Thanksgiving to God for the fruits of the earth

The Sermon for Sunday December 8th – Advent II

Here is the sermon for Sunday December 8th: Advent 2, 2013

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXIV No 48