Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

When we read commentaries on this morning’s Gospel story, we can often find that they concentrate on just one or two aspects of the story. Very often, commentaries tend to focus on the miraculous catch of fish, and on Jesus’ three-fold questioning of Simon Peter. There’s no doubt that these are important and interesting aspectsContinue reading “Sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Easter 1st May 2022”

Among the things that I, and all priests, are ordained to do is to administer the sacraments of the Church. And no one in the Church should be in any doubt about this because during the ordination service, the bishop asks all the candidates for ordination this question: Will you faithfully minister the doctrine andContinue reading “Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter 24th April 2022”

In my sermons on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, I spoke about those things, the things we remember and celebrate on those days, as being about life. I spoke about them as being about the life we receive and share through our sharing in Holy Communion, about the life of service and self-sacrifice that allContinue reading “Sermon for Easter Sunday 17th April 2022”