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Winchester Cathedral has today released final details of their flower extravaganza, Symphony of Flowers, for which tickets are now on sale. SYMPHONY OF FLOWERS, the Cathedral’s first Flower Festival for 10 years, will take place between 12 and 16 June 2013. The Cathedral is no stranger to symphonies, but here’s one with a bit of [...]
Categories: Sermons
Preached by Canon Roland Riem, at the funeral of Deryck Wareing on 17th May 2013. There is a choice at the heart of the reading from John that we heard from the Bible, and it is a choice that Deryck made – to believe in the name of Jesus Christ, to receive his life and the [...]
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Preached by the Paul Valentin, Christian Aid International Director, using Acts 16.16-34 and John 17.20-end, at the Sung Eucharist on Sunday 12th, the Seventh Sunday of Easter, the Sunday after Ascension Day, Christian Aid Week. Several years ago, when my son and daughter left for university, which in both instances involved a drive from Oxford to Durham with a carload [...]
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The Southern Cathedrals Festival will take place this year at Chichester Cathedral from 18 – 21 July and tickets are now on sale. SCF is a celebration of services, concerts and fellowship, shared between Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals, and is hosted by them in turn in July each year. In 2014, SCF comes to [...]
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Preached by Canon Roger Job, using scripture Psalm 84, verse 3; at the funeral of Barbara Stancliffe, 4th May 2013. The sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young: even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. In the evening of Monday 15th April, [...]
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Preached by the Canon Michael St.John-Channell, using Deuteronomy 6. 6-24 and Mark 15.46 – 16.8, at Mattins on Sunday 28th April, the fifth Sunday of Easter. Easily within living memory, much of public reaction to dramatic events, whatever form they take, once required days or even months of waiting for news. During the same period, stories could become embellished and the effect [...]
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Preached by the Reverend Lionel Stock, using Acts 11.1-18, John 13.31-35, at Sung Eucharist on Sunday 28th April, the fifth Sunday of Easter. “The Jesuits are responsible for all these wars.” Not my words, I assure you, but those of a girl-friend in Northern Ireland. “Really?” I said, “What about the Second World War?” “Absolutely. The Jesuits planned it. Hitler’s [...]
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Christian Aid was founded in the aftermath of WW2, when a group of church leaders met together to help European refugees who had simply lost everything. It has steadily grown to become a global charity spanning nations, tirelessly striving to tackle both the effects and the root causes of poverty. Its work reaches out to [...]
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Preached by Canon Roland Riem, using Acts 9.36-end and John 10.22-30, at Sung Eucharist on Sunday 21st April 2013, the fourth Sunday of Easter. Perhaps you have not lain awake recently worrying about the difference between an outcome and an impact. At a conference on fundraising I attended last week, the difference was explained carefully: an outcome is the immediate effect of [...]
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Preached by Canon Roland Riem, using Isaiah 38.9-20 and John 11.27-44, at Mattins on Sunday 14th April 2013, the third Sunday of Easter. In Chad it’s 48.69; in Monaco 89.68, and between 220th and 1st place lies the UK at 30th at 80.17. I am talking about longevity. At an average of 80 years or so, we do pretty well. [...]