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Theme for the Week – 17 July 2016

Scripture for this Sunday: Amos 8:1-12 (Amos sees a basket of fruit); Psalm 52; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 (Martha and Mary of Bethany) A week that has focused attention on human pain, suffering and death has also seen the fruit of emancipation of women, with Theresa May becoming prime minister of the UK. There are […]

The Dangerous Pit Of Hymn Selection

At Santa Margarita the brunt of the task of exasperating and exhilarating the congregation through hymn selection falls upon your humble chaplain, who is constantly surprised at the passion incited by the choice of what we sing. What follows is reproduced from the journal of Adrian Marple, the parish organist of Saint Mary’s, Bury St Edmunds, who has […]

Theme for the Week – 10 July 2016

Scripture for Sunday: Amos 7.7–17 (the plumb line); Psalm 82; Colossians 1.1–14; Luke 10.25–37 (the parable of the Good Samaritan) Once upon a time, a newly ordained curate was sent to take communion to a wealthy, elderly lady, who apparently preferred not to go to church regularly.  Bursting with desire to change the world and bristling […]

Theme for the Week – 3 July 2016

Scripture for Sunday, 3 July: 2 Kings 5:1-14 (Elisha and Naaman the Syrian with skin disease); Psalm 30; Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 (Jesus sending out 70 disciples, “like lambs amongst wolves). Someone sent me an e-mail during the week asking – pleading! – for the sermon to avoid, “Brexit, Spanish politics, and the Somme.” […]

Readings for July 2016

Readings assigned for the major services (Sunday, Wednesday) for July 2016. 3 July 2 Kings 5.1–14; Psalm 30; Galatians 6. [1–6] 7–16; Luke 10.1–11, 16–20 10 July Amos 7.7–17; Psalm 82; Colossians 1.1–14; Luke 10.25–37 13 July Isaiah 10.5–7,13–16; Psalm 94.5–11; Matthew 11.25–27 17 July Amos 8.1-12; Psalm 52; Colossians 1.15-28; Luke 10.38-47 20 July […]

Pastoral Letter from Bishops Robert & David

The words of the pastoral letter from bishops Robert and David are as follows. The original letter may be downloaded as a PDF file: Pastoral letter July 2016 July 1st 2016  The Bishop in Europe: The Right Reverend Dr. Robert Innes Pastoral Letter Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The UK’s Referendum on EU membership is […]

Theme for the Week – 26 June 2016

Scripture for this Sunday: 1 Kings 19.15-16,19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5.1,13-25; Luke 9.51-62 Yogi Berra was a baseball coach in the USA who was famous for odd little sayings, such as, “It ain’t over until it’s over,” and, “It’s like déja vu all over again.”  He once said, “When you come to a fork in the […]

Theme for the Week – 19 June 2016

Scripture for this Sunday: 1 Kings 19.1-15a (Elijah and the still, small voice of God in sheer silence); Psalm 42; Galatians 3.23-29 (we are all one in Christ); Luke 8.26-39 (Jesus heals a demon-possessed man in Gentile territory, and the demons are sent into pigs who drown). It would take an awful lot of pigs to […]

Raffle Winners

In conjunction with the Santa Margarita Golf Tournament, there was a raffle with the primary prize being a round trip between Menorca and the UK, with three nights in a five star hotel, breakfast, a champagne dinner. The first prize was won by Margarita, from Bonnin Sanso, who generously donated the prize back to Santa […]

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