Prayers of Intercession - The Word of the Lord

 

Lessons of Hearing, Laura Makabresku, 2021

Prayers of Intercession written for the Choral Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 27th October 2022 (Year C, Last after Trinity, Bible Sunday) based on readings from Romans 15.1-6 and Luke 4.16-24

Homily - Fulfilled in our ears

Walls have ears. Street art by El Jerrino, Chrisp Street Market, Poplar

A homily given at Choral Evensong at Holy Sepulchre London on Wednesday 26th October 2022 based on Romans 15.1-6 and Luke 4.16-24. The service marked the 400th anniversary of the death of the Spanish priest and composer Sebastian de Vivanco. A recording of the service can be found at this link. 

Sermon - The Nazareth Manifesto (Bible Sunday)

Red Alan's Manifesto, Grayson Perry (2014) - Royal Academy

A talk given during the Contemporary Worship service at Holy Sepulchre London on Sunday 23rd October 2022 (Bible Sunday) and Tuesday 25th October 2022 based on Luke 4.16-24. You can watch a recording of the Tuesday lunchtime service at this link. The sermon begins at 27:10 in between sung worship led by the talented Luke Hamlyn.

Start:Stop - Nation shall speak peace unto nation

You can listen to an audio recording of this reflection at this link. Hello and thank you for joining us for Start:Stop here at St Stephen Walbrook, when we start the day by stopping to reflect for ten minutes. Please come and go as your schedule dictates.

This month marks one hundred years since the foundation of the British Broadcasting Company (as it then was). Known for its mission to “inform, educate and entertain,” the official motto of the Corporation, found in its now rarely seen coat of arms, is actually “Nation shall speak peace unto Nation”. The text is thought to be based on a passage from the book of Micah:

Sermon - Christ is made the sure foundation

Sermon given at Choral Evensong at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row on Sunday 9th October based on readings from Nehemiah 6.1-16 and John 15.12-end.

Prayers of Intercession - God of the Margins

Ruth Gleaning. Study for the Painting 'The Gleaner', Sir Joseph Noel Paton, 1844 – Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Prayers written for the Business Harvest Festival at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 5th October 2022, based on the theme of ‘margins’ inspired by the message of Stephen’s excellent sermon, inspired by the Jewish practice of leaving the edge of the fields unharvested to make the grain available for the poor to glean (Deuteronomy 24.19).

 

God of the margins,

We pray for the church throughout the world; for all who use their gifts to glorify your name.

Strengthen those who practice their faith where the margin of safety is slim.

Guide your church to become a marginal habitat; a dynamic place of nurture, transition and change, 

  where we are each able to grow in your likeness;

offering space for reflection; a margin on the story of our lives. 

We welcome into your fellowship the recently baptised, including Leonora, and all those beginning a new chapter in their life of faith.

 

Lord in your mercy

Hear our prayer 

Sermon - The Lord doth magnify my soul

Piety Choi, A Mustard Seed, 2015

A talk given during the Contemporary Worship service at Holy Sepulchre London on Sunday 2nd October 2022 (Year C, Proper 22) and Tuesday 4th October 2022 based on 2 Timothy 1.1-14 and Luke 17.5-10. My script is below. An shorter version of this sermon was preached at Choral Evensong on Wednesday 5th October 2022.