The week has been very windy and sadly there has yet to be a nice bright freeze. I do not wontedly remark on weather but one of our much loved trees has hit the dust, or rather the sponge of a back bit of grass. The fallen is a lovely rowan tree which has been […]
Sermons
Companions Letter January 2020
Dear Friends and Companions, My last letter to you was in October and I said that I was enjoying a calm period after a long and very busy albeit enjoyable year. Well Christmas changed all that I have been kept very busy because the Community has been busy. I conducted the pre-Advent Clergy Retreat called […]
My eyes have seen your salvation….
My eyes have seen your salvation…. to lighten the Gentiles and and for glory to your people Israel Simeon looks forward to the coming of the Messiah to restore Israel to favour with God (“the consolation of Israel”, v. 25). The Spirit has told him that he will see the Christ before he dies (v. […]
Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple: 2nd February 2020 SERMON: Cowcliffe, St. Hilda: Mal. 3: 1-5 Luke 2: 22-40; Heb. 2: 14-end May I speak in the name of the living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN May I be the last to wish you all a very happy Christmas, and take now […]
Sermon – Epiphany 2
YEAR A, LECTIONARY P:33. ISAIAH 49:1-7. PSALM 40: 1-12. I COR 1:1-9. JOHN 1:29-42 We’re hoping that someone is writing a booklet on THE LAMB OF GOD, because this image is so central to our Community of the Resurrection that it is CR’s, and the College’s, badge, on our belts and blazers, and worn by […]
The Logos that the Father has spoken
The Logos that the Father has spoken Jn. 1- [1-9] 10-18; Eph. 1-3-14; Ecclus. 24: 1-12 May it be given to me to speak in the name of God, Father Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN What we read is a fascinating aspect of CR’s diversity, and it comes into focus nowhere better than in suppers […]
Advent Sunday
Isa 2.1-5, Rom 13.11-end, Mt 24.36-44 Today is Advent Sunday. The word ‘Advent’ is derived from a Latin word, which is a translation of a Greek word ‘Parousia’. It can just mean ‘coming’ used to refer to any person’s coming but it can also have a special meaning to refer to the coming of a royal or official personage, especially the Roman […]
God of the Living
Sermon on Luke 20: 27-38 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts Be acceptable in your sight O Lord, our rock and our redeemer “He is God, not of the dead but of the living. For to him all of them are alive.” A long time ago, in a […]
Companion’s letter October 2019
Hello everyone, It seems a long time since I sent you a letter. It has been a full and eventful summer beginning with a most enjoyable Festival weekend at the beginning of July. Thanks to everyone who came, thanks to everyone who helped. Then for the rest of the month a good and eventful Chapter […]
Ephesians 2: 19-22; John 2: 13-22
St. John’s, Upper Hopton. Feast of Dedication: 27th October 2019 Ephesians 2: 19-22; John 2: 13-22 Until you become the dwelling-place of God ‘[Y]ou are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.’ May it […]