Second part of a short series son serving in church. Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26, Matthew 4:18-20 Last week we started to think about serving and specifically serving in church. We looked…
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Sermon for St Edward’s, 11 May 2025 as we think about how we serve/volunteer in church. Readings: Acts 2:43-47, Mark 10:35-45 Over the next few weeks we are going to be…
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Ok I know it’s not the sort of thing you might want to be thinking about, but hear me out. Whatever your age or life’s circumstance, thinking about what might happen…
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Readings: Exodus 36:1 – 5, Matthew 16:13-20 Today is our patronal festival, the day we remember St Edward the Confessor whom the church is named after and in the last few…
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Pride, Riots and Glitter
On Saturday I went to church. I was filled with joy, felt the love of God so much that it made me cry, blessed people, we sung together with hearts filled…
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Sermon from St Edward’s 24th April 2022, as we begin our vision process. Readings: Acts 2:37-37 and Matthew 16:13-20 As I have been preparing and praying about this vision process I…
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This week my church announced we are appointing a female incumbent. We have had female clergy before (including me of course) but never a woman completely in charge. I understand that…
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I like to think I’m pretty open and honest in my writing. I want to share my experiences that they might encourage others, I want to give a picture of real…
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In Matt’s first book Becoming Reverend he quipped: …I’ll be a force for positive change in the Church of England, but could end up defrocked by my second year. Thankfully for us he…
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Life is like someone’s licked all the chocolate off my biscuit
For months I’ve been trying to work out how I’m feeling. Trying to rationalise and reflect on how I’m coping with ministry in the pandemic. I’ve read lots of opinion pieces…