Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

Something that I think many of us will have been interested in over the years, if not still now, is what the No 1 record in the pop charts would be at Christmas. I don’t know if other countries have the same kind of interest in the ‘Christmas No 1’ as we call it, butContinue reading “Sermon for the Nativity of the Lord 24th-25th December, 2021”

One of the things that’s often said nowadays is that Christmas begins earlier every year. I’m sure we’ve all heard people say that; we might have even said it, or at least thought it, ourselves at some time. And when people do say that it’s usually meant as a complaint, not so much about ChristmasContinue reading “Sermon for Advent 4 – Sunday 19th December, 2021”

During the week, when I read the Gospel for this morning and began to think about the theme of this morning’s sermon, I was at once reminded of a conversation I once had with some neighbours of mine. The conversation happened after they, a couple with 3 young children, had returned from a 2-week caravanContinue reading “Sermon for Advent 3 – Sunday 12th December, 2021”