27th April 2025 – Benefice Service Acts 5: 27-32, John 20: 19-end Alleluia Christ is risen he is risen indeed alleluia. What tosh! What balderdash! What nonsense! Talk about being away with the fairies not to mention dragons, unicorns and all other fanciful things. Jesus Christ is risen, no way! Simply delusional. Such sentiments have …
Author archives: Philip Rawlings
Dedication Festival
ST JAMES DEDICATION FESTIVAL – MAY 10th & 11th 2025 Following the necessary post-war repairs, St James was re-dedicated and came back back into use on May 12th 1951. You can read the original 1951 re-dedication service here.. This year’s celebrations are as follows: May 10th Dedication Festival Concerts, 12 noon and 4.00 pm with refreshments …
St George’s Day – a poem
A poem for St George’s day By Virginia Smith Today, today’s St George’s DayAnd all we English shout “Hooray”A heroic saint who liked to rideA trusty weapon by his side.He always sought some maid to saveFrom some dragon’s dismal cave.The dragon might breathe smoke and fire.Which did no harm to G’s attireAlthough at times it …
Sermon 2025-04-20
20th April 2025 – Easter Day Luke 24:1-12 I am always a bit relieved when our gospel reading for Easter is from St. Luke. He is the only one of the gospel writers to say, in verse 11, that the women’s news of Jesus’ being raised sounded to the apostles like “an idle tale.” Sightly …
Graveyard plot
Graveyard plot All burials at St James from 1559 are recorded in various books over the years, with the originals mostly stored in Surrey archives. Entries have all bee transcribed into a database available and reported on at the parish-registers page here. Additionally a plot of the graveyard is underway, a draft can be seen …
Sermon 2025-04-06
6th April 2025 – 5th Sunday of Lent Philippians 3:4-14, John 12:1-8 The apostle Paul had every reason to be “confident in the flesh,” as he tells us in today’s second reading (Philippians 3:4-14). A proud member of the people of Israel, a Pharisee, a leader, respected by all, and a persecutor of the church. Until …
Music 2025-05-11
11th May 2025 – 4th Sunday of Easter & St James Dedication Festival Choral Evensong 18:00pm Organ: Messe des Couvents (extract) – François Couperin Introit: Locus iste – BrucknerHymns: NEH205 (omit v4) Christ is made the sure foundation; NEH210 Only-begotten, Word of God Eternal (omit vv 3,4,5); NEH373 How shall I sing that majesty …
Music 2025-05-04
4th May 2025 – 3rd Sunday of easter Parish Communion 10:30am Organ: Lied – Vierne Introit: Ps 114Hymns : NEH486 We have a gospel to proclaim; NEH113 Love’s redeeming work is done; NEH119 (t107) The strife is o’er ; [IA: 100 vv7&8]; NEH362 Glorious things of thee are spokenAnthem : Christ the Lord is risen …
Music 2025-04-27
27th April 2025 – 2nd Sunday of Easter Benefice Communion 10:30am Organ: Pastorale – Vierne [FV]Pretroit: The Easter AnthemsHymns: NEH443 Rejoice, the Lord is King; NEH114 Now is eternal life; [IA: 100 vv7&8]; NEH498 (t185, omit*) Son of God, eternal Saviour; NEH124 Ye choirs of new JerusalemAnthem: Sans Day Carol – Traditional Cornish arr. DHOrgan: …
Music 2025-04-29
20th April 2025 – Easter Day Parish Communion 11:30am Lighting and Procession of the Paschal Candle: O filii et filiae – ?French,?16th centuryHymns: NEH110 Jesus Christ is risen today; Gloria Beethoven; NEH105 Christ the Lord is risen again (omit 4&5); NEH117 The Day of Resurrection; NEH120 Thine be the gloryAnthem: Love is come again – …
