Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (22nd December 2024) by Alan Roadley ALM

Luke 1:39-45(46-55) In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry,Continue reading “Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (22nd December 2024) by Alan Roadley ALM”

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Candlemas (28th January 2024) by Eric Massie

May the words that I speak be both spoken and received, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Today we celebrate Candlemas, which is very ancient. Certainly from at least as early as the sixth century, people held processions with lighted candles; and the day cameContinue reading “Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Candlemas (28th January 2024) by Eric Massie”