Julian of Norwich, the fourteenth century anchorite and mystic, is commemorated on 8 May. From her Showings: When the soul is tempest tossed, troubled and cut off by worries, then is the time to pray, so as to make the soul willing and responsive towards God. But there is no kind of prayer that […]
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Theme for the Week – 3 May 2015
Scripture for this Sunday (5th Sunday of Easter): Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 It might be a slight overstatement to suggest that Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian in Acts 8 was a rescue, but in a way there was a rescue from uncertainty and confusion. Much more recently, a story in […]
Death and Dissent
This week, I conducted a memorial service for a man who died in Menorca aged 89. At the age of 19, he served in the Arnhem campaign, during the closing stages of World War 2. He was wounded while trying to save the life of an officer, for which he was decorated. He would occasionally […]
Readings for May 2015
Readings for the major services (Sunday, Wednesday, Ascension) during May of 2015. May 3rd – 5th Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 May 6th Acts 15:1-6; Psalm 122:1-5; John 15:1-8 May 10th – 6th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 May 13th – Rogation Day Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; Psalm […]
Theme for the Week – 26 April 2015
Scripture for the week (“Good Shepherd” Sunday): Acts 4.5–12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3.16–24; John 10.11-18 At the beginning of the Camino de Santiago, we noticed that the sheep in the Pyrenees have bells around their neck – but not all of them. Supposedly, the ones with bells are the ones that the others follow, selected by the shepherds. […]
Music Unites
Music unites: an interdenominational choir concert in Ebern sings “crucifixion” Erika Stockbridge kindly sent her translation of the article in a local newspaper reporting the performance of Crucifixion; this is an edited version They all sat, side by side – Christians from the Roman Catholic and the Lutheran parishes, from the Anglican Church and people […]
Theme for the Week – 19 April 2015
Readings for this Sunday: Acts 3.12–19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3.1–7; Luke 24.36b–48 Does anyone remember the film, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid? This passage from Luke’s gospel shouts a similar title within my head. Dead men don’t eat fish. Nor do they eat bread. Bread and fish ought to sound familiar. They point to an event in Jesus’ […]
Theme for the Week – 12 April 2015
Scripture for this Sunday: Acts 4.32–35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1.1-2.2; John 20.19-31 Unity is a challenging thing. We see it in successful sports teams: a collection of very talented individuals generally does not succeed without that sense of unity that we call team spirit. Today’s scriptures deal with different forms of unity. The psalm describes in graphic […]
JaFfA – March 2015
Pictures from JaFfA for March 2015, thinking about mothers, mothering Sunday, and God as parent.
Parish Lunch at The Taj, Addaia
On Tuesday, 7 April, 38 of us – members of Santa Margarita and friends – gathered for a lunch at the Taj Indian Restaurant in Addaia. The mood was cheerful, the conversation lively, and the food generous and delicious. It seemed a good way to carry the Easter spirit of new life into our social […]