Leavers’ service 1st of June 2023 Upper Church, Mirfield The Rev’d Dr Dorothea H. Bertschmann Mark 10: 46-52 ‘Take heart, get up – he is calling you!’ I love the story of Bartimäus. And I love the way it is illustrated in my favourite children’s bible, by the Dutch artist Kees de Kort. Page after […]
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Fr George’s sermon, 28 May 2023
PENTECOST 2023 Imagine a quiz programme where the participants are asked, who was Jesus? People would have no difficulty in having something to say. However, if you ask them who the Holy Spirit is, they would no doubt be nonplussed. Jesus is easy to relate to, but in general we don’t talk much about the […]
Fr George’s sermon, 28 May 2023
PENTECOST 2023 Imagine a quiz programme where the participants are asked, who was Jesus? People would have no difficulty in having something to say. However, if you ask them who the Holy Spirit is, they would no doubt be nonplussed. Jesus is easy to relate to, but in general we don’t talk much about the […]
The Revd Dorothea Bertschmann’s sermon, 21 May
Easter 7 John 17:1-11, (Acts 1:6-14) May I speak in the name of the living God, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit Amen During my last holiday I took two of my nephews to a fun museum, which nearly bankrupted me. That’s how fancy it was! And one attraction was a labyrinth of mirrors, […]
Fr Oswin’s Sermon, 7 May 2023
Easter 5 Year A “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” *********************************************** You may be experiencing a strong sense of having heard the gospel words before.So, on your behalf, I looked up the hearing equivalent of déjà vu. It is … you guessed it: déjà entendu – literally “already heard”, and it’s defined as ‘the […]
Bless our House 1898 – 2023
125 Years at Mirfield Another milestone in the history of CR will occur on 4th May to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the formal blessing and opening of ‘HR’ aka House of the Resurrection, the Mother House of the Community of the Resurrection. CR moved from Radley to Mirfield in January 1898. The original proposal […]
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Fr Thomas’s sermon, 16 April 2023
John 20:19-31 19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his […]
New Ordination Training Pathway at Mirfield
The College of the Resurrection and St Hild College are pleased to announce a new Residential, and Contextual, Training Pathway to be offered in partnership between the two colleges from September 2023. We are collaborating to offer our distinctive strengths in a single training package. Mirfield will contribute its residential setting, formational community, patterns of […]
Mthr Jo’s sermon, Maundy Thursday
In a few moments, we will do something we only do once a year. We’ll watch, or participate, as Fr David imitates the actions of Christ, by washing feet. It is an intensely moving moment – and yet it’s one that can have a slightly uncomfortable edge. It’s one that is sometimes resisted or avoided, […]