22nd March 2015 – Rev. Vincent Gardner
22nd March 2015 Rev Vincent Gardner At the time of this scripture Jesus was well on His way to the cross. His public ministry was coming to a close and a variety of things were unfolding. A crowd of people from many different places had gathered for the Passover Feast. The people in the […]
Beginnings – Sunday 22nd February 2015
Genesis 9:8-17, Mark 1:9-15 Beginnings In the year 445, St Patrick baptized King Aengus of Munster in Ireland. St Patrick had in his hand a sharp-pointed staff and by mistake, without noticing, he stabbed the King in his foot while he was conducting the baptism. The King made no mention of this, and […]
Joy – John 21-11: The Wedding in Cana
An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman walked into a bar, and the barman said, “Is this a joke”.
There are not many jokes in the Bible. You may think that was not one either – one to think about. But there is humour.
Today we are going to be following our reading about the wedding at Cana. It is, in many ways, a rather strange story. We know it well, but there are some odd things here
Baptism of Christ
Genesis 1.1-5, Mark 1.4-11 Today is the Sunday when we remember Jesus’ baptism by John in the river Jordan. I want us to consider Jesus’ baptism, but also our own baptism. Baptism is a big topic. Both Jesus’ baptism and ours are rich in symbolic meaning. I can only touch on some aspects of baptism […]
