Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

I’m sure that during the run up to Christmas, some of you at least will have come across the controversy and argument about the revised lyrics to the Christmas carol, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. For those who didn’t come across this story, a new version of the carol has been written by an AmericanContinue reading “Sermon for the Most Holy Name of Jesus/Mary, Mother of God, 1st January 2023”

For many of us, notwithstanding our celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, one of the highlights of this, and every Christmas will be the giving and exchanging of gifts. And that is, quite rightly, a highlight of our Christmas celebrations. It’s always nice to receive a gift and it’s even nicer toContinue reading “Sermon for the Nativity of the Lord 24th and 25th December 2022”

In my sermon on the first Sunday of Advent, I spoke about three people whom I called ‘the great figures of Advent’, the prophet Isaiah, the Blessed Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. I said then that, during Advent, we’d hear from and about all three of these people as we’re called to prepare forContinue reading “Sermon for Advent 4, 18th December 2022”