Sermons

Epiphany 5 Jan 2014

+ ‘You have kept the best wine until last’ St. John’s Gospel, chapter 2, verse 10. In his Gospel St. John tells us that he is writing in sign language and he describes this story of the presence of Jesus at the marriage in Cana as the very first sign of the glory of the Lord. Th… Read more

Sermon by David Martin on Sunday 5th January 2014

Cathedral Eucharist 1st Sunday of Christmas

A voice in Ramah wails with loud lamentation. Rachel weeping for her children. Voices wail in Syria and South Sudan. Women weeping for their children. Fathers refusing to be consoled. They are no more. Today's Gospel is as far from the sparkle and happy ending of the John Lewis Christmas ad… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 29th December 2013

Choral Mattins 1st Sunday of Christmas

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Sermon by Nicholas Thistlethwaite on Sunday 29th December 2013

Christmas Day

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Sermon by Ian Brackley on Wednesday 25th December 2013

Christmas Eve

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Sermon by Dianna Gwilliams on Tuesday 24th December 2013

Cathedral Eucharist Advent 4

‘Who do you think you are?’ Family trees intrigue us, delight us and sometimes disappoint us. One side of our family was delighted to know that Admiral Nelson pops up in the family tree, and a little deflated to learn that they hail from ‘up North’.  The programme &lsq… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 22nd December 2013

Choral Mattins Advent 4

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Sermon by Nicholas Thistlethwaite on Sunday 22nd December 2013

Cathedral Eucharist Advent 3

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Sermon by Dianna Gwilliams on Sunday 15th December 2013

Choral Mattins Advent 3

‘Gaudete in Domino semper.’ Those are the Latin words that give the Third Sunday of Advent its traditional name, ‘Gaudete Sunday’, meaning ‘rejoice’. The Latin phrase is the text of our second reading this morning, ‘Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I w… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 15th December 2013

Choral Evensong Advent 1

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Sermon by Dianna Gwilliams on Sunday 8th December 2013

Cathedral Eucharist Advent 2

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Sermon by Nicholas Thistlethwaite on Sunday 8th December 2013

Advent Sunday Carol Service Parish of Pyrford and Wisley

+ In nomine Patris… I have become very interested in sleep over the last few months. Not just being asleep, but thinking about sleep spiritually and theologically. My interest in sleep was awakened (excuse the pun!) by participating in a multi-disciplinary seminar at the University of Sur… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 1st December 2013