An astonishing, totally authentic, discovery from our Archives; a previously unknown eighth ‘O Antiphon’ has been unearthed. It is titled ‘O micron’. We believe it to be an absolutely, 100%, genuine mediaeval text, although the latin seems rather shaky, which may explain why it didn’t make the final cut. Nevertheless we have now recorded it […]
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Fr Thomas’s sermon, Advent 3
Luke 3:7-18 John the Baptist tends to get a good press from Christians; he is keen on social justice and puts his life on the line by challenging the morals of loud and shabby ruler and and in two of the gospels he baptises Jesus. as we hear today He announces that there will […]
The Revd Jo Kershaw’s sermon, 5 December 2021
What are you preparing for? That might, especially at this stage of December, or, for those of use who are ordinands or teachers, seem like a painfully intrusive question! But if it is, it’s nonetheless one that is positively forced on us by the liturgy and readings of the day. On Friday evening I went […]
Fr John’s Advent sermon
Fans of the novels of Robert Galbraith (alias JK Rowling) should recognise the cluster of stars known as Messier 54 as a major clue in one of the Cormoran Strike thrillers. It is a globular galaxy some 87,000 LY away (just down the road really. The clue is given to Strike by and Ian Brady […]
Notes of 2 meetings for “viewers” of our streaming, 24 and 25 November 2021
On November 24th and 25th we had two very good meetings of “viewers”, 26 people in all, and a variety of useful ideas and contacts came out of them. Here are some of the main ones: Our streaming can be accessed directly through our website, but not many people use that. We need to decide […]
Fr George’s sermon, Christ the King
Whatever you might think about living under a monarchy, the British monarchy is very odd. We live in an age which is passionate about equality, equal opportunities, controls and checks on people’s performance in their jobs, a dislike of class difference and deference, and so on. We attempt with great commitment to apply these things […]
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Fr Ben Gordon-Taylor’s sermon, 7 November
You might have seen the sketch in Morecambe and Wise in which they do their own version of ‘Singing in the Rain’. Ernie is enjoying himself playing the Gene Kelly role, singing and dancing (and we’re reminded how good those two were at both, having started in music hall), while Eric is a hapless police […]
Library Volunteers
Love books? Looking to get back to work? Need work experience? Love to find treasures? Whether you want to learn new skills, keep busy or meet new people, one of our volunteer roles could be the right role for you. The Community and College of the Resurrection are seeking volunteers to help in their Libraries. […]
Retreat Bursaries Available for NHS Staff
The Association for Promoting Retreats would like to thank NHS Staff and care-workers for their tireless care and support throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic. As a ‘thank you’ APR have made a number of bursaries available for NHS Staff and care-workers to make a retreat at any of the APR Retreat Houses across the UK. The Scheme is […]