Advent 2022
Advent is a time of preparation. Our English word comes from the Latin adventus (meaning “coming”). We refer of course to the coming and...
top of page
Search
Nov 12, 2022
Remembrance Sunday 2022
Remembrance Sunday celebrates and explores - both personally and communally - issues of war and peace, loss and sacrifice, memory and...
Oct 1, 2022
…I believe in the Holy Spirit…
In the Old Testament the Holy Spirit is described as God’s creative power or energy. We are told that at the beginning, when God created...
Oct 1, 2022
…he ascended into heaven…
This Orthodox icon shows the moment described in the Acts of the Apostles 6.1-14. Having gathered his apostles for the last time, Jesus...
Sep 17, 2022
…the third day he rose again from the dead…
At the centre of the Apostles’ Creed stands the core affirmation of Christian faith and the heart of the Church’s proclamation: Jesus...
Sep 3, 2022
…died and was buried...
After the crucifixion of Jesus, the faith of the Church affirms that he truly died and was buried. That was the earliest experience of...
Aug 7, 2022
The Transfiguration of Jesus
At his transfiguration on Mount Tabor, Jesus led the apostles apart, to a high place, Mt. Tabor in Galilee, where they could be alone. If...
Jul 30, 2022
…was crucified…
With those two little words a scene of horror opens before us. Crucifixion was one of the most brutal methods of execution used in the...
Jul 23, 2022
Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate…
In this part of the Creed we meet three persons who played a vital role in the life of Jesus. One of them is divine – God’s Holy Spirit –...
Jul 9, 2022
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord
This part of the Creed (meaning ‘profession of faith’) contains a personal name, ‘Jesus’ and three titles that he carries: ‘Christ’,...
Jun 18, 2022
Who is God and What is Faith? A Church of England Perspective…
Over the coming weeks we will be posting short comments on what Christians believe, based on the words we use each Sunday in our worship....
bottom of page