Fr Andrew Sage
May 29, 2018
Let us carry Christ's presence into the world
On Sunday 3 June we are keeping the lovely Feast of Corpus Christi, sometimes called Corpus et Sanguis Christi, Body and Blood of Christ,...
Fr Andrew Sage
Mar 28, 2018
Bouncing Bunnies, Cheeping Chicks, munching chocolate
It will be all over the place at the moment as we are celebrating both secular and Holy Easter. I used to ‘go on’ about such things, but...
Fr Andrew Sage
Mar 4, 2018
We give thanks for our church buildings
Dear friends in Christ, Not a letter as such this month. I hope you won’t mind. Rather I share a couple of prayers I have written and...
Fr Andrew Sage
Jan 23, 2018
May we find Christ in others and others find him in us
Today as I write this I am sitting amongst a very mixed group of people. They are young and old, fat, thin, some well educated and some...
St Stephens
Dec 2, 2017
Fr Andrew's December message
Dear Friends in Christ, We all know that the Season of Advent is not an easy one for Christians to observe. I’ve moaned about it often...
Fr Andrew Sage
Oct 27, 2017
Will you host Mary and Joseph for a night?
At the end of the November we begin the Season of Advent. The Posada is an old Mexican tradition where young people dressed as Mary and...
Fr Andrew Sage
Sep 28, 2017
Am I an enemy of free speech
Following my recent article on the proposed visit of Franklin Graham to Blackpool, a number of people have suggested that I am guilty of...
Fr Andrew Sage
Aug 29, 2017
The importance of a priest's stipend
I was recently asked a question by my accountant. “Can you put down what your salary is please?” I thought about explaining that priests...
Fr Andrew Sage
Jun 25, 2017
All are welcome at St Stephens
Dear Friends in Christ, In 1985, within a few days of being ordained Deacon, I was caught up in part of the Billy Graham Mission in...
Fr Andrew Sage
Apr 29, 2017
Easter's not over yet
Dear Friends in Christ Times tides and seasons wait for no man, so they say. Well, over the Easter period, there is certainly is an...