Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

In my sermon on Ash Wednesday, I said that the central aspect of our keeping a good Lent is our awareness of our own sinfulness because without that, we won’t feel or show the penitence and repentance that the season calls for. I also said that, one of the things we can use to helpContinue reading “Sermon for the 1st Sunday of Lent 26th February 2023”

Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the start of the season of Lent which, as I’m sure you all know is one of the two penitential seasons of the Church’s year, the other being Advent. Advent and Lent are times when we’re called to prepare to celebrate a major event in the story of our salvation. InContinue reading “Sermon for Ash Wednesday 22nd February 2023”

I’m sure many of you will have seen the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. If you have then you’ve seen a film that’s regarded as one of the greatest science-fiction films, and indeed one of the greatest films of any genre, ever made. If you’ve seen it you may, like me, have agreed with thatContinue reading “Sermon for the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Next before Lent) 19th February 2023”