Fr Andrew Sage
Jan 24, 2021
Thought for the week - 24 January 2021
Gospel John 2: 1-11. The Wedding at Cana. The picture below is by Veronese, painted in 1563. It depicts the scene as if it were in...
Fr Andrew Sage
Dec 27, 2020
Fr Andrew's Christmas message
Christmas cancelled!? Well clearly some things are. At short notice family arrangements have had to be drastically altered or indeed...
Fr Andrew Sage
Dec 13, 2020
Thought for the week - Advent III
Readings: Isaiah 61.1-4, 8-end John 1.6-8, 19-28 Another reminiscence from Portsmouth days! During my time as a curate in Southsea I was...
Fr Anddrew
Dec 6, 2020
Thought for the Week - 6 December 2020
Old Testament reading. Isaiah 40: 1-11 This is a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the story of what later became known as the...
Fr Andrew Sage
Sep 27, 2020
Thought for the week - 27 September 2020
When I first moved to ‘The North’ a few things took me by surprise! One was how, in a short visit to a local shop the shopkeeper could,...
Fr Andrew Sage
Aug 16, 2020
Thought for the week - Feast of the Assumption
One of the things I am missing most in our liturgy as we have to have it at the moment, is singing. (I know many of you will be relieved...
Fr Andrew Sage
Aug 2, 2020
Thought for the week - 2 August 2020
Genesis 32:22-31 Jacob is a man who likes to get his own way, always likes to be ‘on the top.’ He has always gained the upper hand by...
Fr Andrew Sage
Jul 26, 2020
A pastoral letter from Fr Andrew
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Along with this letter you will find a copy of my homily for 26 July, which I do ask you to read carefully and...
Fr Andrew Sage
May 11, 2020
Pastoral letter from Fr Andrew - 11 May 2020
Dear Family of S. Stephen’s I waited until after the Prime Minister’s broadcast last evening before writing to you this week. I think in...
Fr Andrew Sage
Sep 11, 2019
Getting the balance right
Dear Friends, A little while ago I was having a discussion about spending money on church buildings. It is a common discussion because it...