Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

I started my sermon last Sunday, by speaking about the differences between the Roman Catholic and Church of England calendars; about why at St Mark’s we were keeping the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, whilst at St Gabriel’s we were keeping the 2nd Sunday of Epiphany. Today I’m going to start by mentioning one ofContinue reading “Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Epiphany 3) 21st January 2024”

According to the Roman Catholic Church, we’ve now left behind what might be called seasonal time, and we’ve returned to Ordinary Time, that time of the year when we’re not celebrating any particular season of the Church’s year, a time that’s also known as the ‘green season’ because it’s a time of the year whenContinue reading “Sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Epiphany 2) 14th January 2024”

In my Christmas sermon, I spoke about the way in which we can miss so much of what’s important in the Christmas story through our over familiarity with the story and with the way we celebrate Christmas. I said that we become so familiar with the Christmas story and with the way we celebrate ChristmasContinue reading “Sermon for the Epiphany of the Lord 7th January 2024”