Category Archives: Sunday Sermons

One of the most well-known and popular pieces of music ever written, is Handel’s Messiah. And perhaps one of the most beautiful pieces in Messiah is the aria, He shall feed his flock. The words of the alto part of the aria are taken from the prophet Isaiah and the words of the soprano part,Continue reading “Sermon for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 5) 9th July 2023”

One of the things that a priest has to deal with when they first come to a parish, is the influence of their predecessor. That might be good influence on the people of the parish, but it’s very rarely quite so good as the people in the parish think it is. A new priest canContinue reading “Sermon for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 4) 2nd July 2023”

When I was a teenager, one of the things myself and few of my mates used to do from time to time was walk the two miles into Hyde, which was the nearest town to where we lived, have a bit of a wander round there, and then walk back home. And as we wereContinue reading “Sermon for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 3) 25th June 2023”