SERMON for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
A sermon preached at St. Mary’s by Graham Low on 25th May 2025 One of the major themes of today is the deteriorating health of many people in our nation. Two matters are of particular concern. Firstly, we are becoming more obese while exercising less, which can often lead to major problems in later life. […]
SERMON: The Invisible Apostle
A sermon preached at St. Mary’s by Hilary Pearson on 14th May 2025 Today I am carrying on the practice, started by Judith Brown during the vacancy, of sermons on those Wednesdays on which a saint is commemorated being about that person. This sermon is entitled ‘The Invisible Apostle’. Who is that? St Matthias the […]
SERMON for Maundy Thursday
A sermon preached at St. Mary’s by Graham Low on 17th April 2025 I’d like to begin tonight by mentioning symbols, because they are particularly important in tonight’s worship. Symbols are sounds, or words, or objects in which we find a surplus of meaning. A surplus of meaning. They are about communicating something without being […]
SERMON: Bonds of Love
A sermon preached at St. Mary’s by Alice Lawhead on 30th March 2025 Today is Mothering Sunday, and my thoughts turn to my own mother – as I’m sure yours do as well. Margaret Erickson was the child of Swedish immigrants to America: desperately poor people who left behind homes and families to make a […]
SERMON for the second Sunday before Lent
A sermon preached at St. Mary’s by Graham Low on 16th February 2025 An important theme of today’s readings’ is blessing. We often use the word bless. People will often say “bless you” in ways unconnected with its religious meaning of God’s bestowal of happiness or good upon a person, object, or place. For example, […]
SERMON for Wednesday after Epiphany 5
A sermon preached at St. Mary’s by Graham Low on 12th February 2025 The point of the parable we have just heard is first developed at the beginning of chapter 7 of Mark’s gospel. Jesus is having conversations with the pharisees about some of the traditions of their elders. Their elders followed two bodies of […]