Sermons

Lord, Teach Us to Pray

HOMILY "Lord, Teach Us to Pray" – Luke 11:1 There seems to be a variety of cooking shows on our TV screens and with it a plethora of well-known celebrity chefs. We are fascinated with how these professionals can transform ordinary ingredients into extraordinary yummy meals. W… Read more

Sermon by Paul Thompson on Sunday 27th July 2025

Trinity 5 | 20 July 2025

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to truly see each other - not just glance at one another as we pass by, but really see the person standing before us. Our readings this evening invite us into that ki… Read more

Sermon by Bob Cooper on Sunday 20th July 2025

Good Samaritan

Extempore prayer It may be that, for many here – not all, but many - the greatest difficulty we have with this morning’s gospel is over-familiarity. Jeus is asked ‘who is my neighbour?’ and responds with a parable – a story with a point. A man is left battered a… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 13th July 2025

Luke 10 | Third after Trinity

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I have always worked on the maxim that if I am never in fashion, then I cannot be out of fashion and consequently have seldom succumbed to the zeitgeist of passing fads. And so, forty years after the its publication, and six… Read more

Sermon by Bob Cooper on Sunday 6th July 2025

End of Academic Year | Choir Valedictory

May I speak… Well now - this evening is an occasion to be grateful and to celebrate!  On this last day of the Choir year, we give thanks to God for the ministry of music in this place: for our Canon Liturgist, our Master of Choristers, and all who support them in bringing their gift… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 6th July 2025

Thomas the Apostle

The Thomas of today’s gospel reading has been, for centuries, held under a collective judgement and disapproval, poor man. Doubting Thomas, the one less believing than the others. Somehow a failed disciple. A man who misses the mark. That seems harsh when we know that a week had passed be… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Thursday 3rd July 2025

Trinity Sunday | 15 June 2025

When I was a parish priest, I would always invite a guest preacher on Trinity Sunday as frankly it is always a tricky one on which to preach and so the way around this was to invite someone else. I am glad to see that Fr Simon is carrying on this great tradition; however this time it is me that is… Read more

Sermon by Bob Cooper on Sunday 15th June 2025

Sermon for Easter 7

Easter 7, Year C [Ezekiel 36.24-28]  Acts 16.16-34; John 17.20-26 May I speak… As I was preparing to preach today, I came across these words: No land in sight. Kept on sailing.  It seems that these words formed a brief entry the ship’s log of Christopher Columbu… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 1st June 2025

Ascension Day | Lifted Up, Sent Out, and Empowered

I love Ascension Day; a vital yet often underappreciated celebration in the Christian calendar. Forty days after Easter Day, we remember and rejoice in the Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven—that profound and triumphant event marking the completion of His earthly ministry and the beginnin… Read more

Sermon by Bob Cooper on Thursday 29th May 2025

Installation Service | Honorary Canons

Matthew 28:1-10, 16-end Zephaniah 3:14-end  Installation of Neil Roberts and Daniel Natnael as Canons, Guildford Cathedral, 25.5.25 ‘You’re just a bunch of bleeding amateurs!’ It’s a phrase that has stayed with me since one of the earlier series of The A… Read more

Sermon by Andrew Watson on Sunday 25th May 2025

64th Anniversary of Consecration and Community

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Well, here we are, once again worshipping God on a spring day in the Easter season 😊 Today there are signs and metaphors of new life everywhere we look – and I, for one, am feeling thankful. This weekend we are al… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 18th May 2025

VE Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration Service

VE Day: 80th Anniversary County Service Micah 4:1-4, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Guildford Cathedral, 11.5.25 Mayor’s Parlour, Municipal Offices, Guildford   In consonance with the expressed wish of His Majesty the King that the Sunday following VE Day should be observed as… Read more

Sermon by Andrew Watson on Sunday 11th May 2025