Dear friends,
‘Joy to the world!
The Lord is come;
let earth receive her King;
let ev’ry heart prepare him room,
and heav’n and nature sing.’
 
It’s a lovely Christmas hymn (we sang it this year at the Carol Service).  To sing ‘the Lord is come’ is to remind ourselves that Jesus comes to us here and now, and not only [...]

Dear friends,
When the dust finally settles on the mismanagement by St. Paul’s Cathedral of the tented protest on its doorstep, one abiding image will remain.  Prominent in the T.V. coverage has been a placard with the question, ‘What would Jesus do?’
It’s a deceptively simple question, much more useful and easier to handle (though even then [...]

One of the integral parts of our worship is hymn singing and Roy (our organist and choirmaster) would like to give you all the opportunity to choose your own favourites. You will find a list at the back of church where you can place your choice(s).If you need any advice re hymn tunes please don’t hesitate to [...]

Lymm Pudding Club are holding their next event in the Village Hall on Friday 2nd December at 7.30pm.
All are very welcome!
Tickets £10 (5 puddings)    Free tea/coffee/water
Bring your own alcoholic drinks
Tickets available from Sue (756520) Jo (759919)
or from Rushgreen Service Station

Dear friends,
There are many reasons why I am an Anglican rather than a Roman Catholic.  They include the way authority in the Anglican Church is dispersed rather than focused on one powerful figure, and the way the Anglican Church makes room for the proper contribution of lay people and women in its ministry and mission.
But [...]

Dear friends,
Do you know what your next-door-neighbours think and believe about God, the Christian faith and the Church? Do your next-door-neighbours know what you think and believe about God, the Christian faith and the Church?  The chances are, unless you are particularly fortunate in your neighbours, or unless your own understanding of Christian faith has [...]

Dear friends,
How do religions begin in the first place?  Not by clever theologians producing lists of doctrines for the faithful to believe, nor by moralists producing codes of ethical behaviour.   Religions begin with experiences which are then reflected on, interpreted and shared with others.  That’s how, for example, a great piece of music, work of [...]

Dear friends,
Nobody much today reads Etienne de La Boetie’s work ‘On Voluntary Servitude’.  Yet there was a time when this treatise – little more than a student essay dashed off by a sixteen-year-old in the 1550s amidst the French Wars of Religion- was the hottest book in Europe.  Even in modern times, its influence has [...]

Dear friends,
Imagine an Anglican Church riven with conflicts, in which the Low Church party was making increasingly strident demands of the ruling body, determined to extend its power and influence.  No, it’s not the Anglican Church of 2011 in its upheavals over homosexuality.  The year is 1611, and the Puritans are trying to win over [...]

Dear friends,
I wish you a happy New Year.  Or, as we might soon be saying, I wish you a high rating in your felicific calculus.  For our level of happiness is, according to the government, something which the Office for National Statistics is soon to measure in its survey of households.  Strictly speaking, it is [...]