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    Sunday, 1st May 2022

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2022: Love bade me welcome. Someone I knew was recovering from an operation. They were not an easy patient, being.

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    Saturday, 6th January 2024

    Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist of the Feast of the Epiphany 2024: The challenge for the Church is to acknowledge, to welcome, the insight of outsiders. In former generations this mystery.

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  • Sermon given at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Alleyn’s School

    Friday, 18th January 2019

    It is a pleasure to welcome the community of Alleyn’s School to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Edward Alleyn’s educational trust.

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  • Reflection: First Sunday of Christmas

    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Watch or read the full reflection from the First Sunday of Christmas, The dawn of a new year

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  • First Sunday of Lent

    Sunday, 9th March 2025

    Explore Jesus' journey through the wilderness, and how this inspires our Lenten journey of repentance. We welcome The Reverend Catherine Williams - an Anglican priest, spiritual director, and writer - as a guest contributor to our reflections throughout this season.

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  • Reflection: Second Sunday of Advent

    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Read or watch the reflection from the Second Sunday in Advent 2023, Making a good beginning

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    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Read or watch the reflection from the First Sunday in Advent 2023, Facing the mess

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    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Watch or read the reflection from the Third Sunday in Advent, Turning towards hope

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    Monday, 1st January 0001

    Watch or read the reflection from the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Mary - Let it be

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    Watch or read the reflection from Christmas Day, Peace on earth

  • Third Sunday of Lent

    Sunday, 23rd March 2025

    The Reverend Catherine Williams discovers the meaning of Jesus' parable of the fig tree, and how we grow in faith through our repentance. We welcome Catherine Williams - an Anglican priest, spiritual director, and writer - as a guest contributor to our reflections throughout this season.

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