Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

Not too long ago, reports emerged about some rather curious things that the archbishop of Canterbury had been saying. As it was told to me, and I’m sure to many others, the archbishop had said that doesn’t believe in God but does believe in Jesus. That’s a rather curious thing for any priest to say,Continue reading “Sermon for Advent 2 – Sunday 5th December, 2021”

I’m sure many of you will have heard the joke about what’s the best and worst thing about being a priest. If you haven’t, it goes like this: What’s the best thing about being a parish priest? The answer? Dealing with the people. What’s the worst thing about being a parish priest? The answer? DealingContinue reading “Sermon for Advent 1: Sunday 28th November, 2021”

In the news this week there was a brief story about the Queen granting a Royal Warrant to her favourite tipple, Dubonnet. In the aftermath of that, sales of the drink skyrocketed. The supermarket chain, Waitrose, for example, said that sales had almost doubled, and the drink quickly sold out. Even Amazon, it seems, areContinue reading “Sermon for Christ the King – 21st November 2021”