Annunciation Meditation The Orthodox sing in their hymns of the Feast of the Annunciation of strange tidings: “that God as man would be born a child of her without seed, fashioning again the whole human race! Proclaim, people, the good tidings of the re-creation of the world!” These are strange tidings indeed. God conceived of…
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/frank_skinner/article7050380.ece I have for some time been arguing that the biggest mistake the Church was made was to convert the Emperor Constantine, and the move from Spiritual Subversives to Establishment Figures. Increasingly I find myself thinking in favour of disestablishment, and losing the pretence of power. There is certainly a great deal less hypocrisy now compared…
Fr. Ed Martin shows me how to eat fire - he uses it at each baptism service. I did it twice! Pentecost Sermon here we come! https://www.vimeo.com/10333693
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http://www.agnusdei.org.uk/index.php?id=1&rootpage=ZmlsZWFkbWluL3ZpZGVvL0xlbnQgSG9seSBXZWVrIEVhc3Rlcg== has an archive of Lent, Holy Week and Easter resources for you to freely take and adapt. The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (22:14-23:56) The congregation are asked to read the crowd parts shown in bold The passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Evangelist: When the hour…
A new Last Visit song for the Children's Pilgrimage (to the tune of a song by Mr G Kendrick Esq) We have a wonderful time here, Prayed and praised, and known God is very near Walsingham, our holy destination, Walsingham, Mary's throne in our nation Where we meet Mary, And know her Son sets us…
https://www.vimeo.com/10163901 Every so often, I produce something which pleases me, genuinely pleases me. This simple introduction to the theme of the weekend "Stargazers" and a revisit of the Annunciation Story for 7-11 year olds has, this morning, hit that button. I will probably feel very different about it by the time we come to actually…
Eastward facing celebration, no less. On an altar designed to remind us of the Shrine OLW.
