Third Sunday of Lent Readings for this Sunday: Exodus 20.1–17; Psalm 19.7–end; 1 Corinthians 1.18–25; John 2.13–22 Friedrich Schleiermacher was an 18th century theologian/philosopher who described sin in terms of “distorted vision” – a weakness in our consciousness of God. On the face of it, sin seems an easy thing to define. After all, we have the Ten […]
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World Day of Prayer 2015
The Women’s World Day of Prayer was celebrated at Santa Margarita on Friday, 6 March, with an ecumenical gathering of women from Menorca (and three male observers!). The service for 2015 was arranged and organised by the women of the Bahamas. The words and themes drawn from the islands of the Bahamas were beautifully crafted […]
Theme for the Week – 1 March 2015
Second Sunday of Lent Readings for this day: Genesis 17.1–7, 15–16; Psalm 22.23–end; Romans 4.13–end; Mark 8.31–end Leonard Nimoy has died. As an actor, he defined the role of Mr Spock in Star Trek, creating both the hallmark Vulcan sign of greeting, and the phrase “Live long and prosper.” Peter, as a follower of […]
Readings for March 2015
Readings for the Sunday and Wednesday services during March 2015. 1 March – Lent 2 – also Saint David Genesis 17.1–7, 15–16; Psalm 22.23–31; Romans 4.13–25; Mark 8.31–38 4 March Jeremiah 18.18-20; Psalm 31.4-5,14-18; Matthew 20.17-28 8 March – Lent 3 Exodus 20.1–17; Psalm 19.7–14; 1 Corinthians 1.18–25; John 2.13–22 11 March Exodus 17.1-7; Psalm 95.1-2,6-11; John 4.5-42 15 March […]
Theme for the Week – 22 February 2015
First Sunday of Lent Scripture: Genesis 9.8–17 Psalm 25.1–9 1 Peter 3.18–22 Mark 1.9–15 The season of Lent invites us to join Jesus in the wilderness. To do so, we have to understand what this means. Wilderness, in modern parlance, can mean many things – in extreme cases, people face trials and are confronted with […]
Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent
Ash Wednesday is about new beginnings. It is about repentance (literally “changing direction”). It is about returning to God and away from the separation that leads to sin and death. It embraces both judgement and grace – grace that offers forgiveness. There is judgement in saying “we all fall short of the glory of God.” There is […]
JaFfA – February 2015
The JaFfA Club meets monthly at Santa Margarita, with a different theme each month. In February, anticipating Valentine’s Day, the theme was “Love,” with the Apostle Paul’s famous writing on love to the Corinthian church (1 Cor. 13) as a background.
Theme for the Week – 15 February 2015
Scripture for this week: 2 Kings 2.1–12; Psalm 50.1–6; 2 Corinthians 4.3–6; Mark 9.2–9 Fear and risk are prevalent in our world, and emphasised by the media. How do we deal with this? How do we transcend our primitive instincts that generate fear? All too often, we lump people into groups, label them, presume to […]
The Pilgrim’s Progress
The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan Study for Lent 2015 at Santa Margarita Wednesdays during Lent (or Thursdays, on request) Starting 25 February, 13:00 (or 19 February, if requested) Wednesdays: 25 February; 4, 11 & 18 March Thursdays: 19 & 26 February; 5, 12 & 19 March Simple soup lunch and discussion. (Please note that it is […]
The Season of Lent 2015
40 days to Easter … … plus Sundays! Lent Derived from the old English word for “lengthen” (as do the days in spring), Lent is the 40-day period of prayer, penitence and pondering before Easter. Starting on Ash Wednesday, the seventh Wednesday before Easter, it commemorates Christ’s period of deprivation and sacrifice in the desert […]