Thought for the Day - The Road to Everywhere

Emmaus by Janet Brooks Gerloff, 1992

A Thought for the Day given at a lunchtime service of Holy Communion at St-Giles-in-the-Fields on Wednesday 23rd April 2025 based on the text of Luke 24.13-35.

Baptism Homily - Standing at the crossroads of time and eternity

Crossroad Blues, Oli Kellett, 2016

A homily given at the baptism of Remy Cane at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 13th October 2024.

Thought for the Day - Everyone is searching for you, Jesus

Faeq Hassan, The Three Wise Men, 1964

A “Thought for the Day” given at Mattins at St Giles-in-the-Fields at 1pm on Wednesday 10th January 2024 based on the text of Mark 1.29-39 and 1 Samuel 3.1-10, 19-20

“All men seek for thee.”

 

Everyone is searching for you, Jesus - the disciples say. 

 

Everyone.

 

This season of Epiphany is bookended by the celebration of events in which a search for Jesus is fulfilled and a new journey begins.

Church of England National Online Service - The Road to Emmaus

Frances Watt - Road to Emmaus

It was a great pleasure to be invited to contribute to the Church of England’s online service which we recorded today for release on Sunday 23rd April 2023. I was asked to speak for two minutes about what I had learnt from my time at St Stephen Walbrook, framing the response around themes from the gospel reading – the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24.13-35). This is what I said:

Choral Classics - Our Journey

David Hockney, Pearlblossom Highway, 1986

It was a great joy to introduce Choral Classics at St Stephen Walbrook this week, five beautiful choral works and two readings on the theme 'Our Journey'. A recording of the service is on YouTube. My script is below:

Prayers of Intercession - Our Messy March of Progress

Adolf Hölzel, Journey, 1915

Prayers of Intercession written for the Sung Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 24th August 2022 (Year C, 10th after Trinity, Proper 16) based on the text of Hebrews 12.18-end and Luke 13.10-17.

Prayers of Intercession for the Season of Lent

Icon by Ukranian artist Ivanka Demchuk, "Quo Vadis"

As we continue our journey through Lent, let us give thanks for the continual blessing of God’s mercy and grace, which sustains us now and always. 

Sermon - Bank Holiday Beatitudes

Lost Destinations - Forton Services (wearedorothy.com)

A homily given at St Stephen's Rochester Row at Evensong on Sunday 29th August 2021 based on the gospel reading from Matthew 4.23 - 5.20.

Start:Stop-But can I just first....

Bridge of Glory, Nicholas Roerich (1923)

Good morning and thank you for joining us for Start Stop. Our prayers and reflection will last around ten minutes and you are welcome to come and go as your schedule dictates. Today the church remembers the life of Bernard of Clairvaux, whose writings include a step by step plan to help us on our journey of discipleship. We begin with a short reading from scripture.