Cathy Davies
Oct 1, 2023
Thought for the week - 1 October 2023
One of the hymns I particularly recall from school, both primary and secondary, and because of the catchy tune (Camberwell by Michael...
Fr Andrew Teather
Sep 24, 2023
Thought for the week - 24 September 2023
Today is Harvest Sunday, and the blunt instrument of the Gospel of the Workers in the Vineyard makes that quite clear! I have never...
Fr Andrew Teather
Sep 17, 2023
Thought for the week - 17 September 2023
We often read or listen to readings from the Bible and listen out for our favourite bits, or maybe dwell more on the things that we agree...
Fr Andrew Teather
Sep 10, 2023
Thought for the week - 10 September 2023
People, or at least the media, seem to like individuals – people who stick out. Maybe the media like them because, with a little...
Fr Andrew Teather
Sep 3, 2023
Thought for the week - 3 September 2023
Saint Peter is a difficult man to understand, and he can seem a bit of a letdown to us, who look to him for answers, or at least for a...
St Stephens
Aug 27, 2023
Thought for the week - 27 August 2023
Let us look at the beginning of the gospel for today because it seems as good a place as any to begin: Matthew shows Jesus journeying as...
Fr Andrew Teather
Aug 20, 2023
Thought for the week - 20 August
It’s a problem for us, I think, when we consider who is ‘like’ us. We worship here in St Stephen’s as millions do in their churches...
Fr Andrew Teather
Aug 13, 2023
Thought for the week - 13 August
Sometimes people like to say that the Assumption of Mary is ‘not in the Bible’ and we have to accept that scriptural references are...
Fr Andrew Teather
Aug 6, 2023
Thought for the week - 6 August
The Transfiguration is a mystery wrapped in light, and the light has sometimes made it hard to understand, hard to grasp, like chasing a...
Fr Andrew Teather
Jul 30, 2023
Thought for the week - 30 July
On the face of it, this morning we hear about the reception of ‘stuff’- Solomon is offered ‘stuff’ and chooses Wisdom above all else –...