
Fr Harry
- 3 days ago
Thought for the week - 22 May
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be...

Fr Paul
- May 15
Thought for the week - 15 May
Every couple of months since Covid rules have allowed the retired clergy in the Deanery have been meeting at Salut in Bispham for...

Fr Harry
- May 8
Thought of the week - 8 May 2022
"The Jews gathered around him, saying, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered,...

Fr Harry
- May 1
Thought for the week - 1 May
Saul heard a voice from heaven. It was Jesus, whom he had been persecuting. It came suddenly, and a light from heaven flashed around him....

Fr Harry
- Apr 24
Thought for the week - 23 April
Today, the second Sunday of Easter in the Common Worship Lectionary the gospel reading is the same for all the three years. It is the...

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 Harry
- Apr 10
Thought for the week - 10 April
Throughout this liturgical year, in Luke’s gospel, we have been hearing Jesus say, "I must go up to Jerusalem." The opening words of...

Fr Harry
- Apr 3
Thought for the week - 3 April
But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred...

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...