13th jULY 2025 eVENSONG Genesis 32:9-30 and Mark 7:1-23. I love escaping into the pages of a good book, it is something I have enjoyed since I was a young child. Sometimes we can be tempted to skip ahead to find out what happens next. I remember being told by my mother how much it …
Author archives: Philip Rawlings
Sermon 20205-07-06
6th July 2025 2 Kings 5: 1-14, Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 Today we have had as our first reading one of my favourite stories from the Old Testament because in part it has so many insights into human behaviour and ultimately about trust in God. Naaman, undoubtedly an important man, commander of the king of …
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Music 2025-07-20
20th July 2025 5th Sunday after Trinity Parish Communion for the Patronal Festival Organ: Messe des Couvents (extract) – François Couperin [FC]Introit: Aeterna Christi munera (vv1-4) – Plainchant hymnHymns: Op: 214 Let the round world with songs rejoice; G: 396 Let saints on earth in concert sing[IA: Aeterna Christi munera (v5)] Of: 295 Let all …
Music 2025-07-13
13th July 2025 4th Sunday after Trinity Choral Evensong 6:30pm Organ: Messe des Couvents (extract) – François Couperin [FC]Introit: Before the ending of the day – Plainchant hymnHymns: Op: 378 Immortal love (omit vv 5&6); aP: 357 Father, hear the prayer we offer; F: 252 The day thou gavestPsalm: 29 (BCPp171)Canticles: Gibbons/Forbes L’Estrange Anthem: Let …
Music 2025-07-06
6th July 2025 3rd Sunday after Trinity Parish Communion 10:30am Organ Messe des Couvents (extract) – François Couperin [FC] Introit Hymn to the Trinity – Elaine Sproule/Anon./DH Words Rev’d J VenusHymns Op: 461 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy; G: 481 (t113) Jesus, Lord, we look to thee; [IA: O pater sancte] Of:420 O …
Sermon 2025-06-08
8th June 2025 – Evensong 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, The Wisdom of God Today the church celebrates Pentecost or Whitsunday; the birth of the church when the Holy Spirit was let loose among us mere mortals. As a point of interest the term Whitsunday is derived from the middle English Whitsonday, literally meaning White Sunday; probably from …
Sermon 2025-06-01
1st June 2025 – 7th Sunday of Easter Across our readings this morning and our focus on the Ascension we have a common theme; one of love and unity. Indeed a recurring theme and message through the whole of the biblical story! But nowhere is it put so poetically and repetitively than in John’s Gospel. …
Reflection 2025-06-01
Reflections from the Rectory – June 2025 It may seem strange to some to see an Anglian Priest quoting words from the Catholic Pope but we are all part of the same universal church (catholic with a small ‘c’) and are all disciples of Jesus. These words from Pope Leo are so special that I …
