
Fr Andrew
- Apr 17
Thought for the week and Fr Andrew's final sermon
There are some classic verses used as texts for a priest at the end of a ministry. There is from Ps 95: “I was wearied of these people;...

Fr Andrew
- Mar 27
Thought for the week - 27 March
In his introduction to ‘Lent, Holy Week & Easter, Services & Prayers’ (CBF 1986) Douglas Jones writes: The origin of the season of Lent...

Fr Andrew
- Mar 6
Thought for the week - 6 March
The 40 days of Lent, which precedes Easter is based on two Biblical accounts: the 40 years of wilderness wandering by the Israelites and...

Fr Andrew
- Feb 27
Thought for the week
Gospel Luke 9 28-43 Just for a change today, I have a couple of visual aids. Some of you have seen one of them before, during our Bible...

Fr Andrew
- Feb 20
Thought for the week - 20 February
Gospel Luke 8: 22-25 The Church of England lectionary, in its desire to prepare us for Lent, this week reminds us of the Creation, and...

Fr Andrew
- Feb 6
Thought for the week - 6 February
To many people in the world at large, what we are doing here this morning is a waste of time. Some of course may value the music, or the...

Fr Andrew
- Jan 30
Thought for the week - 30 January
Gospel Luke 2: 22-40. The compilers of our lectionary decided that we need two chances to look at today’s Gospel, today and the Feast of...

Fr Andrew
- Jan 23
Thought for the week - 23 January
Nehemiah 8:9b – 10 & 1Cor 12:12-31a “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as...

Fr Andrew
- Jan 16
A personal announcement from Fr Andrew
As with all of you, these past strange months have been a time of reflection and reassessment. Many of you will have realised that since...

Fr Andrew
- Jan 16
Thought for the week - 16 January 2022
It is quite a simple human scale story to begin with isn’t it. A family wedding; the wine runs short.Mary, a sensitive and kind woman...