Sermons

Choral Mattins - 6 March 2016

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Sermon by Nicholas Thistlethwaite on Sunday 6th March 2016

Choral Evensong - 6 March 2016

‘Those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength…they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.’ (Isaiah 40.31) + In nomine Patris… My Scottish father always had a habit, which slightly irked me, of referring to Sundays as ‘the Sabbath&rsqu… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 6th March 2016

Mothering Sunday Cathedral Eucharist

"Once upon a time..." So begins 'Mothering Sunday', Graham Swift's recently published novella. It imitates the dynamics of a fairytale - a story of poverty and transformation: an infant abandoned on the steps of an orphanage; a life of service; the possibility of romance and tragedy. Jane Fairch… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 6th March 2016

Choral Evensong - 28 February 2016

There was a buzz of lively chat and purposeful activity around the craft tables.  Glue sticks were passed to and fro; biscuits were being iced; beaded prayer bracelets were carefully threaded; younger siblings murmured 'I want one'.  Family, children and volunteers were enjoying  o… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 28th February 2016

Choral Mattins - 28 February 2016

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Sermon by Dianna Gwilliams on Sunday 28th February 2016

Cathedral Eucharist - 28 February 2016

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Sermon by Nicholas Thistlethwaite on Sunday 28th February 2016

Choral Mattins - 21 February 2016

"Do you have a family?" It's perhaps one of the most obvious and seemingly innocuous questions we ask in the midst of our ordinary social interactions. "Do you have family?" It's a question that can be made more or less generous - even more or less intrusive - with the omission or inclusion of… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 21st February 2016

Cathedral Eucharist - 21 February 2016

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Sermon by William Challis on Sunday 21st February 2016

Choral Evensong - 21 February 2016

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Sermon by Mavis Wilson on Sunday 21st February 2016

Cathedral Eucharist - 14 February 2016

The first Tweet I read today said: is it happy Valentine's Day or gloomy first Sunday of Lent? My reply read: Or subverting Valentine's Day and saying something joyful about love of God on first Sunday of Lent? Far from gloomy @GuildCath For our readings draw us into the reality of love, which i… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 14th February 2016

Choral Evensong - 14 February 2016

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Sermon by Neil Vigers on Sunday 14th February 2016

Ash Wednesday Eucharist

‘We are treated as imposters, and yet are true’ (2 Corinthians 6.8) + In nomine Patris… I have recently been reading a fascinating book about narcissism.[1] In it the psychologist authors describe the features of narcissism in individuals, including Narcissistic Personality Di… Read more

Sermon by on Wednesday 10th February 2016