Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

One of the most important parts of our worship in church is the Liturgy of the Word, in other words, if you’ll pardon the pun, the readings. I think the importance of our Scripture readings to our worship and in our worship really should go without saying because when we come to church to worshipContinue reading “Sermon for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 19) 10th October, 2021”

If we cast our minds back some 18 months or so, to the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ll probably remember that, when the scale of the pandemic began to dawn on us and we realised how much our lives were going to have to change, at least for the foreseeable future, people were wonderingContinue reading “Sermon for Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday 3rd October, 2021”

Anyone who’s ever taken up something as a hobby or pastime, or who’s taken up something for a more serious purpose such as a sport with the intention of entering into competition, will know that, in order to improve at what we’re doing requires at least some dedication to the activity in question. We mayContinue reading “Sermon for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 17) 26th September, 2021”