Who wants to go first?…
Preacher: Revd Samantha Ferguson, Assistant Chaplain Readings: Jeremiah 11: 18-20; Mark 9: 30-37 In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit AMEN Good morning everyone! It really is a joy to be…
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Wise up
Preacher: Revd Dr Donald MacEwan Readings: Proverbs 1:20-33; Mark 8:27-38 Have you ever been the only person in a cinema watching a film? It’s a slightly strange experience, and has happened to me only once, on a wet…
The ends of the earth
Preacher: Revd Dr Donald MacEwan Readings: Isaiah 35:4-7a; Mark 7:24-37 Why is St Andrews called St Andrews? The reason is found in relics. For hundreds of years, certain bones of St Andrew were kept in this corner…
Ascension: An Exploded View
Preacher: Dr Deborah Lewer, Senior Lecturer in History of Art, School of Culture & Creative Arts, Glasgow University Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 ‘as they were watching, he was lifted up,…
The Cost of Friendship
Preacher: Rev Dr Canon Michael Brierley, Precentor, Worcester Cathedral Readings: Acts 10:44-48; John 15:9-17 Invocation: May I be helped to speak in the name of the living God. Amen. There’s something I need to tell…
Renewal of Vows
Preacher: Revd Dr Donald MacEwan, University Chaplain Readings: Isaiah 25:6-9; Mark 16:1-6 I’ve given up making predictions. I’ve consistently got things wrong over the virus, and I doubt my predictive powers will get…
Queen, Country and Creation
Preacher: Revd Dr Donald MacEwan, University Chaplain Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8; Luke 24:36-48 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’…
Doubt it
Preacher: The Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Ripon Readings: Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31 “There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and desires, and the Muse…
Pouring out life
Preacher: Fiona Barnard, Honorary Global Chaplain Readings: Psalm 22:1-5, 14-19, 22-24; Mark 8:31-38 “Deny yourself. Take up your cross”. I am sure that is not the message you want to hear this morning. OK, it is…
Nourishing minds
Preacher: Revd Richard Littledale, Senior Minister, Newbury Baptist Church Readings: Philippians 2: 1-4; 3 John:1-8 Good morning, and thank you for your welcome. I have not trodden these hallowed flagstones, nor…