New Year’s Eve Compline – 31st December 2020 Gathering Be present at our table, Lord;Be here and everywhere adored;Thy creatures bless, and grant that weMay feast in paradise with Thee. (John Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Rev Jane Richards
Sermon – Sunday 27th December 2020
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John 21 19b – end I don’t know about you but I always find these days between Christmas and the New Year a bit disconcerting. When Christmas Day falls on Continue Reading →
Sermon for 20th December – Holy Cross
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Luke 1 26-38 This morning we have lit the fourth of the candles on our Advent ring which signifies the annunciation and indeed in some Christian traditions this Sunday is Continue Reading →
Sermon for 20th December – Nine Lessons and Carols
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This morning we tell the Christmas story through the traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols. Yet I wonder if you know that actually this tradition is only a little Continue Reading →
Daily Reflection 11th December 2020
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And so as the week comes to a close we come to the end of our exploration of the stories of the four women in the genealogy of Jesus. Four Continue Reading →
Daily Reflection – 10th December 2020
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Interestingly, all the women that we have mentioned so far have been outsiders, Gentiles… and yet they are here, listed in Jesus family tree. Family trees usually highlighted the purity Continue Reading →
Daily Reflection 9th December 2020
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Some of you may recall that I included Ruth in the series of reflections I wrote a few months ago when we looked at biblical friendships and how we might Continue Reading →
Daily Reflection 8th December 2020
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Rahab is the second woman named in Jesus’ genealogy (Matthew 1:5). Her story is recounted in the second chapter of Joshua. Rahab was a prostitute who lived on the edge Continue Reading →
Daily Reflection 7th December 2020
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As we continue our Advent journey I thought it might be interesting if we took the opportunity this week to reflect on the lives of the four women who are Continue Reading →
Sermon from Advent Sunday 29th November
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Mark 13 24-end; 1 Cor 1 3-9 Today we celebrate Advent Sunday – the first of four as we enter intothat season of waiting, hope and expectation in anticipation of Continue Reading →