Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

In these days when ordained clergy are so few and far between, you may be asked, or perhaps have been asked, whether your church has a priest. And in answer you may have said “Yes” but qualified your answer by saying that you have to share him with another parish. And that would almost certainly be the kind of answer that personContinue reading “Sermon for Easter 5, 3rd May 2026”

For me, one of the great joys of parish ministry has always been having the opportunity to go into schools and lead what’s now known as Collective Worship, or school assemblies as most of us will know them. One great thing about doing this, is that it gives me the opportunity to speak about the Christian faithContinue reading “Sermon for Easter 4, 26th April 2026”

We’ve just heard what must be one of the best-known post-Resurrection Gospel stories in the whole of the Gospel, the story of the risen Jesus’ appearance to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. As well as being a very well-known part of the Gospel, this story is also a very important one. Usually, whenContinue reading “Sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Easter”