Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

In this morning’s Gospel, we hear about two brothers who have very different ways of responding to their father, and to what their father has asked them to do. The father in the parable, of course, represents God, and the brothers represent two different attitudes towards God. On the one hand we have an exampleContinue reading “Sermon 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 16) 27th September, 2020”

Entrance Antiphon I am the Saviour of all people, says the Lord.Whatever their troubles, I will answer their cry, and I will always be their Lord. The Collect God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit upon your Churchin the burning fire of your love:grant that your people may be fervent in the fellowshipContinue reading “Propers for 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 15) 20th September, 2020”

Anyone who’s ever read the Bible must have noticed that numbers very often play an important part in the biblical narratives. As we read through the books of the Bible, we find that some numbers recur quite regularly in different books. So, for example, we find that there are 12 tribes of Israel and theContinue reading “Sermon for 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 14) 13th September, 2020”