Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

Not too long ago, reports emerged that the present Archbishop of Canterbury had expressed his doubts about the existence of God, and indeed, I spoke about this in a sermon when these reports emerged. But as disappointing as that may be coming from an archbishop, it’s probably not something that would have come as tooContinue reading “Sermon for The Baptism of the Lord Sunday 9th January, 2022”

The Christmas story must be one of the best known and well-loved of all stories, either biblical or secular. But one thing that often surprises people who don’t know the Bible is that the Christmas story isn’t written as one continuous story in the Bible. I was reminded of this just before Christmas when IContinue reading “Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Christmas, 2nd January 2022”

One of the great things about being a Christian is that our faith gives us the assurance that there is some definite meaning and purpose to life. We’re not alone in that belief of course because it’s one we share with people of other faiths. And we are, I think, blessed in that belief. ToContinue reading “Sermon for Holy Family (Christmas 1) Year C, Sunday 26 December, 2021”