Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

In the lectionary that I use, and that we have copies of in the vestries of both churches in this benefice, against the Sunday readings there’s usually a few words in brackets that amount to a theme for that particular Sunday of the year. Today, those words are ‘God answers prayer’ and if we thinkContinue reading “Sermon for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 6) 24th July 2022”

  Entrance Antiphon God himself is my help. The Lord upholds my life.I will offer you a willing sacrifice; I will praise your name, O Lord, for its goodness The Collect Almighty and everlasting God,by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified:hear our prayer which we offer for all yourContinue reading “The Propers for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 5) 17th July 2022”

At various times in sermons, and on other occasions too, I’ve said that one of the most important things we can do, as Christians, is read the Scriptures on a regular basis. Having said that, I do know that the Scriptures aren’t always the easiest of things to read. Quite apart from the difficulty weContinue reading “Sermon for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 4) 10th July 2022”