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One of my favourite stories about Trinity Sunday, which we celebrate today, concerns a sermon, of sorts, that a priest once preached on this day many years ago. It seems, he climbed into the pulpit, crossed himself and began; “The Trinity is a great mystery of the Christian faith – and I think we shouldContinue reading “Sermon for Trinity Sunday 4th June 2023”

When I first started thinking about my sermon for this morning, I did think of perhaps starting by asking you to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ because today, the day of Pentecost, is, as I’m sure many of you will know, the day that many people regard as the Church’s birthday. We regard Pentecost as the Church’sContinue reading “Sermon for Pentecost 28th May 2023”

This morning’s Gospel continues our reading of Jesus’ Farewell Discourse from St John’s Gospel. This is something we’ve been reading for the last few Sundays, and this morning, we hear the start of the last part of that discourse which, although it still forms part of the Farewell Discourse, is often given its own nameContinue reading “Sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter, 21st May 2023”