Sermon Archive: 2026

Ash Wednesday | Wedensday 18 Fenruary 2026

Here we are at another Ash Wednesday. I’m always struck by the fact that the sorts of churches I grew up in weren’t accustomed to making much of the day. The season of Lent was quietly acknowledged, but on Ash Wednesday, whilst there might be a quiet service of prayer, the imposition o… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Wednesday 18th February 2026

Choral Evensong | 15 February 2026

Choral Evensong 15th February 2026 (1 before Lent) This evening’s first reading is a wonderfully pictorial account from the life of one of the greatest figures in the Jewish Scriptures. Elijah knows that his moments are numbered, and so does Elisha. They play out a merry dance of ‘o… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 15th February 2026

Cathedral Eucharist | 15 February 2026

Sunday next before Lent – Cathedral 15 Feb 2026 There was certainly a time when being a paper boy or paper girl — especially on Sundays — was a relatively easy task. A few neatly folded newspapers tucked under the arm and off you went, complete with push bike naturally......… Read more

Sermon by Paul Thompson on Sunday 15th February 2026

Conversion of Paul | Sunday 25 January 2026

Church history is full of conversions, where an individual’s life takes a particular course before arriving at a place where the person course comes to believe and starts to live very differently. From the first apostles to Nicodemus, from Lydia to Cornelius, from Augustine to Ignatius Loyol… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 25th January 2026

Epiphany | 6 January 2026

I suspect that, like me, you have seen many Christmas cards depicting the magi, the wise men of this evening’s gospel reading. Some cards are more spiritual than others, of course… I once saw a card with a picture on the front of two wise men mounted on their camels, with the third… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Tuesday 6th January 2026

Ephesians 1:3–14, St John 1:1–18

Once upon a time when I was at school, now I know you’re looking at me and thinking that was clearly a very long time ago now! I well remember a boy in my year who lived in a local foster home. In truth I have always been in awe and admiration for adults who look after these youngsters at su… Read more

Sermon by Paul Thompson on Sunday 4th January 2026