3rd Sunday after Epiphany - 26 January 2025
The Gift of Love
And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three;
and the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13.13
The Baptism of Our Lord - 12 January 2025
John answered all of them by saying,
‘I baptize you with water; but one who is
more powerful than I is coming;
I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals…”
Luke 3.16
The Epiphany of Our Lord - 5 January 2025
“Like the Magi, let us lift up our eyes, listen to the desire lodged in our hearts,
and follow the star that God makes shine above us.
As restless seekers, let us remain open to God’s surprises.
Let us dream, let us seek and let us adore.”
Pope Francis
Advent 4 - Love- 22 December, to 29 December, 2024
For God so loved the world that he
gave his only Son, so that everyone
who believes in him may not perish
but may have eternal life. John 3:16
Advent 3 - Joy - 15 December, 2024
Also known as the Shepherd’s Candle
This third candle of Advent signifies the joy of our coming Saviour.
and Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour…”.
Luke 1:46-47
Advent 2 - Peace - 8 December, 2024
“Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” ’
Luke 3.4-6
Advent 1 - Hope - 1 December, 2024
You are the God who saves me,
I put my hope in you all day long
Psalm 25:5
25th Sunday after Pentecost - Defence Sunday - 10 November, 2024
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends - John 15:13
All Saints & All Souls - 3 November, 2024
Let us not forget to remember
and pray for our dearly departed loved ones
Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost - 27 October 2024
There is one Body and one Spirit;
There is one hope in God’s call to us.
One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism,
One God and Father of all.
Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost - 20 October 2024
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Mark 10.45
Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost - 13 October 2024
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Marianne Williamson
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost - 6 October 2024
Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it. Mark 10.15
Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost - 29 September 2024
Creator God,
You show us what love is
through the beauty of the earth
and the gift of your Son
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost - 22 September 2024
Thanksgiving
for the beauty of the Earth
Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost - 15 September 2024
Let us Arise Today
Through the strength of heaven
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost - 8th September, 2024
You are the smooth white strand of the shore, In you is no gloom. You are the breaking of the waves on the rock. Your praise is echoed in the swell. You are the Lord of my life, In you I live. Amen.
St Columba