July 8, 2018 liturgy mission sacraments scripture teaching Sermon for the First Mass of Mthr Vickie Morgan, 8th July 2018, S. Faith Havant First Mass of Mthr Vickie Morgan, 8th July 2018, S. Faith, Havant https://vimeo.com/278951367 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. It is a privilege for us to be here: a genuine privilege. Not just because I have driven hours up from Plymouth to be with you… Read more By spr
April 5, 2018 funeral sacraments scripture teaching Dying We should not be afraid of dying, but modern society sees this as a failure. This is a subject I have been banging on about for 25+ years. The article on the right was written in 1990 by a Staff Nurse in a Coronary Care Unit (with hair, note!) who felt that we applied the… Read more By spr
January 14, 2018 parish sacraments scripture teaching Homily: Ordinary 2 Year B “This is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen “This is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” John the Baptist uses the metaphor of the Lamb of God. It is an odd metaphor when one considers the traditional view of the Messiah of… Read more By spr
November 14, 2017 alt.worship scripture teaching youth A Godly-Play Type Story about the Flight to Egypt Scripture: Matthew 2: 13-23 Equipment: Sand bag, Two boxes, Holy Family from a Nativity Set, Angel from Nativity Set Welcome. Are you ready for a story? (open bag) Long ago, in a far off land, (spread sand) God reached down from heaven and became one of us. Mighty, All-Powerful God could have come in any… Read more By spr
October 9, 2017 poetry scripture teaching UA Fanthorpe – Getting it across ‘His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things.’ St. John 16:29-30 This is the hard thing. Not being God, the Son of Man, —I was born for that part— But patiently incising on these yokel faces, Mystified, bored and mortal,… Read more By spr
April 8, 2017 scripture teaching 30 Pieces of Chocolate With a h/t to Mthr Gemma It was one Saturday night After Eight, and me and my mate Freddo, were being paid a Bounty to guard this tomb. ‘Guard a tomb? You say. Yeah that’s a Whole Nut of an idea, I know. There was this guy, see. We’d executed him on the Friday, but… Read more By spr
March 23, 2017 parish scripture teaching Lent 4: Prayer & Senses Well, we are nearly four weeks into Lent and I am wondering how it has been for you? [iframe id="iframe_container" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen="" width="550" height="400" src="https://prezi.com/embed/q-rvg3topdim/?bgcolor=ffffff&lock_to_path=0&autoplay=0&autohide_ctrls=0&landing_data=bHVZZmNaNDBIWnNjdEVENDRhZDFNZGNIUE43MHdLNWpsdFJLb2ZHanI5dVduSXJPLzhucmtrQjBQMU1CMDExUVlnPT0&landing_sign=QbUiKV3BJ1vLpF7NJaLm0GI8UZylEdaaybX2WgcvM8k" I hope that you have been able to find some time for reflection amidst the busy-ness of daily living. That is always a challenge for me – but… Read more By spr
January 16, 2017 inclusive parish sacraments scripture teaching Quiet Day Lent 2017 We are holding a quiet day on Saturday 8th April (the day before Palm Sunday) from 10am to 4pm at the Violet Evelyn Hall Buckfast Abbey TQ11 0EE This quiet day is open to all and costs just £5. There is a separate dining area for us, so bring your own lunch. As numbers become clear,… Read more By spr
December 14, 2016 parish scripture teaching O Antiphons It is especially in the final week of Advent that our attention is fixed on the messianic promises proclaimed by the ancient prophets of Israel. A distinctive feature of the Liturgy of the Hours in this week preceding the Christmas vigil is the antiphon sung at Vespers (evening prayer) before and after the recitation of… Read more By spr
October 28, 2016 mission scripture Dwelling in the Word – Reflection & Meditation before a PCC or any other meeting at which we should hear God’s Voice… I found this exercise very useful, and the two times I have done it, I have been drawn by different things. Here is the key difference between this and Lectio Divina: you do the same passage each time. This means that new meanings arise in each context. Also, it is not about a personal reflection, as Lectio… Read more By spr