Fr Andrew Sage
Feb 6, 2022
Thought for the week - 6 February
To many people in the world at large, what we are doing here this morning is a waste of time. Some of course may value the music, or the...
Fr Andrew Sage
Jan 30, 2022
Thought for the week - 30 January
Gospel Luke 2: 22-40. The compilers of our lectionary decided that we need two chances to look at today’s Gospel, today and the Feast of...
Fr Andrew Sage
Jan 23, 2022
Thought for the week - 23 January
Nehemiah 8:9b – 10 & 1Cor 12:12-31a “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as...
Fr Andrew Sage
Jan 16, 2022
A personal announcement from Fr Andrew
As with all of you, these past strange months have been a time of reflection and reassessment. Many of you will have realised that since...
Fr Andrew Sage
Jan 16, 2022
Thought for the week - 16 January 2022
It is quite a simple human scale story to begin with isn’t it. A family wedding; the wine runs short.Mary, a sensitive and kind woman...
St Stephens
Dec 25, 2021
Thought for the day - Christmas
Gospel John 1: 1-14 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. ...
St Stephens
Dec 5, 2021
Thought for the week - 5 December
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord.’ Doesn’t it strike you as odd? What’s the point of crying out...
Fr Andrew Sage
Nov 28, 2021
Thought for the week - 28 November
Years ago, Helen and I used to foster children often for a short time in an emergency. One little girl came to us and stayed longer than...
St Stephens
Nov 21, 2021
Thought for the week - 21 November
To Infinity and beyonnnd! Thus shouts Buzz Lightyear, a toy, a comic superhero spaceman character much beloved of my grandson. Beyond...
St Stephens
Nov 8, 2021
Thought for the week - 7 November
Gospel Mark 1: 14-20. Why not me!? (or) Please, – not me! In our Gospel reading for today we see Mark’s account of the calling of the...