Tag Archives: St Mary’s Old Basing & Lychpit

Leaving the family – Romans 6:1-11 and Matthew 10:24-39

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Last Sunday it was time to leave St. Mary’s Old Basing and Lychpit for pastures sort of new in Eversley. I’ve been so busy since picking up the threads and meeting new people that I’ve not stopped to say thank … Continue reading →

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Growing in new ground: deployed curacy

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

I wrote my last essay two weeks ago, handed in my training portfolio a week ago, and today it was announced that I am on the move, ministerially speaking. I see the Bishop to conclude the formal element of my … Continue reading →

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Financial battles – 1 Tim 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-end

Posted on September 27, 2016 by

I was back in Old Basing celebrating Eucharist and preaching this Sunday, before being back on the road again next week. The Epistle and Gospel spoke about money, at times using some quite militaristic language I thought, but also about … Continue reading →

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Being Brave and Honest – like Thomas (John 20 v19-end)

Posted on April 3, 2016 by

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed. Alleluia!   We say that so easily, don’t we? Like Pavlov’s dogs, I said four words, and to mix my metaphors you parroted the response back. It’s easy to do isn’t it, … Continue reading →

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Lenten Array (Sarum use) at St. Mary’s Old Basing

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

I was brought up with Lent being marked by church furnishings and vestments in a deep purple colour, the same as are used in Advent (and by some for funeral services). St. Mary’s Old Basing and Lychpit however is a … Continue reading →

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Lifting the Veil – the only ‘ordinary’ sermon this spring

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

My sermon last Sunday 7th Feb 2015 (using the lectionary readings Exodus 34:29-end, 2 Cor 3:12-4:2 and Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a]) was the only ‘ordinary time’ sermon of this spring, since the distance between Candlemas and Ash Wednesday was a matter of … Continue reading →

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One Holocaust, or many? #DontStandBy #HMD2016 #KS2

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

Today I have lead an ‘Act of Worship’ in the Church of England VA Junior School of the parish I serve.  It has to be based on the Christian faith, but today’s brief is to link Holocaust Memorial Day  with the … Continue reading →

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Luke 4:14-21 Fasten your eyes on Jesus

Posted on January 24, 2016 by

“The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on Jesus.” It was 1981. We were on holiday & my Dad was buying ice-cream at a rather nice village shop at the back gates to Balmoral. As we waited, a … Continue reading →

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Hilltop banquets – an Advent Sermon (Isaiah 25:6-10a and Matthew 15: 29-37)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by

Our OT reading this morning, sees all the peoples of the world gathered on a mountain top for a great celebratory feast, one at which only the very finest food is served. This abundance of the best is an image … Continue reading →

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Prayers for Harvest

Posted on September 30, 2015 by

I’ve just prepared some prayers that I hope might be used at our Harvest Festival this Sunday by young representatives of the local Uniformed Organisations that attend.  In the spirit of gratitude and with thanks that they were initially inspired … Continue reading →

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