Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

In this morning’s Gospel reading, we hear Jesus put a couple of questions to his disciples. First of all he asks them, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” We know from the Gospels that ‘Son of Man’ seemed to have been Jesus’ own title of choice so this was a question aboutContinue reading “Sermon: 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 11) Sunday 23rd August, 2020”

Today is one of those days in the Church’s calendar that highlights some of the differences that exist between the various denominations of the Church. In the Roman Catholic Church, today is kept as the feast day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: it’s the day when Roman Catholics celebrate Mary being takenContinue reading “Sermon: The Blessed Virgin Mary 16th August, 2020”

How many people suffer from travel sickness? Quite a few I would imagine because it is a common complaint. I’m quite fortunate in that respect because it’s something that’s never troubled me but I do know lots of people who do suffer from it and I’ve met some who it affects so badly that they’reContinue reading “Sermon: 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 9) 9th August, 2020”