Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

Last Sunday, at our Harvest Festival, the theme of our services in church, and of my sermon, was thanksgiving. And that’s a theme that carries over to this Sunday too because our Gospel reading this morning is the story of Jesus healing the ten lepers, of whom only one is grateful enough for what JesusContinue reading “Sermon for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 17), 9th October 2022”

One of the things that the Church has done throughout its history is to Christianise pagan festivals, to take over pagan festivals and supplant them with Christian festivals, and one example of that is the festival we’re celebrating today, Harvest Festival. We don’t know when or where people first held thanksgiving celebrations for a goodContinue reading “Sermon for Harvest Thanksgiving, 2nd October 2022”

Entrance Antiphon O Lord, you had just cause to judge means you did,because we sinned against you and disobeyed your will.But now show us your greatness of heart, and treat us with your unbounded kindness. The Collect God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit upon your Church in the burning fire of yourContinue reading “Propers for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 15) 25th September 2022”