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  • Mercy not Sacrifice

    2nd Sunday after Pentecost – June 7th, 2026 Matthew 9: 9-13, 18-26 (Mercy not Sacrifice) In our gospel reading today we have not one, but three different stories. The call of Matthew; the healing of the synagogue leaders daughter, and… Continue reading

  • Wind, Fire, & the Holy Spirit

    The Day of Pentecost, Sunday May 24th, 2026 Readings: Act 2:1 -21, John 20:19-23 Wind, Fire, and the Holy Spirit.   How do you think of the spirit? Is it a force to be reckoned with as such, or empowering… Continue reading

  • The Lord is my Shepherd

    Sunday April 26th, 2026 John 10:1-10, Psalm 23 The Lord is my Shepherd The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want, psalm 23 is perhaps the most loved of the psalms because of the comforting imagery of the Shepherd… Continue reading

  • Road to Emmaus

    (Painting done by John Watton) Third Sunday of Easter, April 19th, The Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35 The story of the two on the road to Emmaus as told in Luke’s gospel is perhaps one of the most favoured of… Continue reading

  • Resurrection: Easter Day!

    Easter Sunday – April 5th, 2026 Matthew 28:1-10 Resurrection : Easter Day! What is Easter for you?  When I reflect on that question, I think about the Easter’s when I was a child receiving a New dress to wear to… Continue reading

  • Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday – March 29th, 2026 Sunday Lectionary Readings: Matthew 21:1-11, Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 26:14-27:66. “All Glory Laud and Honour, to thee redeemer king, to whom the lips of children, made sweet Hosannas ring…”(1)  is… Continue reading

  • The Raising of Lazarus

    Fifth Sunday of Lent – March 22, 2026 Lectionary Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8:6-11, John 11:1-45 The Raising of Lazarus There is perhaps a never more poignant image of death then what we have in the old testament… Continue reading

  • “Seeing Clearly”

    Sunday reflection – 4th Sunday of Lent, March 15th, 2026′, Lectionary readings: I Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41 ‘Seeing Clearly’ Have you ever found yourself looking at something, and thinking you weren’t seeing it clearly.  As when… Continue reading