Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

This morning we have two different Gospel readings in the benefice. The rest of the readings are the same, but the Gospel readings are different. At St Mark’s, the Gospel is the story of the woman taken in adultery who’s brought to Jesus by the scribes and Pharisees to test him, to see if heContinue reading “Sermon for the 5th Sunday of Lent, 3 April 2022”

Perhaps one of the most difficult problems we have in the Church, and always have had in the Church, is knowing what to do when members of the Church act in ways that members of the Church shouldn’t. To be more specific, we have a problem of knowing what to do about, and with, thoseContinue reading “Sermon for the 4th Sunday of Lent (Mothering Sunday) 27th March 2022”

It’s now just over a year since my great friend and colleague, Fr Neville Ashton, died. I know that most of you knew Fr Neville too because he came to St Mark’s and St Gabriel’s numerous times to cover for me when I was on holiday. So I know too, because many of you haveContinue reading “Sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Lent 20th March 2022”