On Palm Sunday we remember Jesus processing into Jerusalem on a donkey. At the same time, the imperial Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, was processing into the city with pomp and ceremony to supervise public security during the Passover celebrations. In their book, The Last Week, Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan wrote this: “Pilate’s procession […]
Readings for April 2017
Readings for the main services of Holy Communion on Sundays and Wednesdays and Holy Week during April. 2 April – Lent 5 Ezekiel 37.1–14; Psalm 130; Romans 8.6–11; John 11.1–45 5 April Daniel 3.14-20,24-25,28; Canticle, Bless the Lord; John 8.31-42 9 April – Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms: Matthew 21.1–11; Psalm 118.1–2,19–24 Liturgy […]
Theme for the Week – Fifth Sunday of Lent 2017
Scripture for this Sunday: Ezekiel 37:1-14 (the dry bones); Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 (the raising of Lazarus). My sister sent a birthday card to my wife. On the front, it said, “I remember when rock was young.” On the inside, it said, “But I can’t remember why I came upstairs.” Memory is precious: it […]
Newsletter – Lent/Easter 2017
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Theme for the Week – fourth Sunday of Lent 2017
Scripture appointed within Church of England for Mothering Sunday: Exodus 2.1–10; Psalm 34.11–20; Colossians 3.12–17; John 19.25b–27 Treading a considerate way through Mothering Sunday can be delicate and tricky. Some expect a celebration of motherhood; for others, it can be a difficult or even painful occasion. This does not just apply to mothers: there are many […]
The Five Marks of Mission: 5
Presentation by J Trevor Jones to the PCC of Santa Margarita at the meeting in January 2017. We have so far considered the first four Marks of Mission:- To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom To teach, baptise and nurture new believers To respond to human need by loving service To transform unjust structures of […]
Theme for the Week – third Sunday of Lent 2017
Scripture for the third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 (the Samaritan woman at the well) If there had been tabloid newspapers in Jesus’ time, they would have been all over his encounter with a single, Samaritan woman in the heat of a dry day. They would have, if you will […]
Theme for the Week – second Sunday of Lent 2017
Scripture for second Sunday of Lent: Genesis 12.1–4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4.1–5,13–17; John 3.1–17 In the midst of a lot of dark news in the past week, something caught my eye. Apparently darkness makes sheep’s horns grow. It’s why their horns grow longer in the winter, when there is more darkness. It’s all connected to melatonin, […]
Worship for Holy Week and Easter 2017
From Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday the church observes the passion, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ in a number of ways in worship. 9 April – Palm Sunday 09:00 & 11:00 – Blessing of Palms and Holy Communion 10 April – Monday 11:00 – Morning Prayer 17:30 – Stations of the Cross 20:00 – Procession, […]
Theme for the Week – first Sunday of Lent 2017
Scripture for the first Sunday of Lent: Genesis 2.15–17 3.1–7; Psalm 32; Romans 5.12–19; Matthew 4.1–11 Does our preference in taking pictures say something about our personalities? Some people like pure landscapes; others prefer photos populated with people. The landscape without people, one definition of wilderness, can at times seem appealing – a place of solitude […]