Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

When we look at the history of the Church, there can’t any doubt that two of the landmark moments in that history both occurred in the 4th Century. The first was the Edict of Milan in the year 313. This was actually an imperial order about general religious freedom but because the Emperor Constantine wasContinue reading “Sermon for Lent 3, 3rd March 2024”

Our Gospel readings this morning are, once again, different in each church in the benefice. And because of the order we read them, this Sunday the readings are in the wrong chronological order. At St Mark’s this morning we read the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration, which we read at St Gabriel’s a couple of weeksContinue reading “Sermon for Lent 2, 25th February 2024”

This morning, as is customary on the First Sunday of Lent, our Gospel reading tells the story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. St Mark’s account of this is very brief and doesn’t go into any detail about how Jesus was tempted, but what it does do, as does the gospel of St Matthew, isContinue reading “Sermon for Lent 1 18th February 2024”