Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

If I were to ask what this morning’s Gospel is really all about, what would you say? I’m sure some would say it’s about Jesus being taken to the temple to be presented to the Lord, forty days after his birth, so that Mary and Joseph could perform the Jewish rites of purification that theContinue reading “Sermon for The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) 2nd February 2025”

I don’t know how many of you watch F1 racing but even if you don’t, I’m sure that there can’t be many, if any, of you who haven’t heard of Lewis Hamilton. And it’s quite understandable that even people who don’t watch, or even particularly like F1 racing, or motor racing of any kind shouldContinue reading “Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 26th January 2025”

When I was going through the selection process for ordination training, one of the priests who was advising and helping me once asked me which was my favourite Gospel. And without hesitation I said, “John.” But the priest then said that this was a question I was almost certain to be asked at a SelectionContinue reading “Sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 19th January 2025”