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Today, 17th of December, is the day in the Church’s year when, regardless of what day of the week the 17th of December falls on, we start to use the Advent Antiphons at Evening Prayer. Antiphons, as I’m sure many of you will know, are the sentences, usually from scripture or based on scripture, thatContinue reading “Sermon for Advent 3 17th December 2023”

Entrance AntiphonPeople of Zion, the Lord will come to save all nations,and your hearts will exalt to hear his majestic voice. The CollectO Lord, raise up, we pray,your power and come among us,and with great might succour us;that whereas, through our sins and wickedness,we are grievously hindered in running the race that is set beforeContinue reading “Propers for Advent 2 10th December 2023”

When I was still living with my parents, one of the highlights of the year was our family holiday. For a number of years, family holidays meant boating holidays on the Norfolk Broads, and whenever we were on the Broads, one of the must do things was to visit the seaside town of Great Yarmouth.Continue reading “Sermon for Advent 1 3rd December 2023”