Thursday, 30 June 2022

Prayers of Intercession - Fruit of the Spirit

Pomegranates, Gustave Courbet, 1871

Prayers of Intercession written for the Sung Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 30th June 2022 (Year C, Second Sunday after Trinity) based on the text of Galatians 5.1,13-25

Saturday, 25 June 2022

Choral Classics - Farewell

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1970 (his final work)

It was a great pleasure to introduce Choral Classics at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 23rd June 2022. My script is below. You can watch the recording below (the video will not appear in ‘mobile view’ – please click “view web version” at the bottom of the home page if reading on a tablet or phone) or watch on YouTube at this link



Thursday, 23 June 2022

Sermon - Safety in numbers?

Christ and the Demoniac, Edward Knippers, 2004

A sermon preached during the Choral Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 23rd June 2022 (First after Trinity, Year C) based on readings from Luke 8.26-39 and Galatians 3.23-end.

Thursday, 9 June 2022

Prayers of Intercession - Unity in the Spirit


Prayers of Intercession written for a special Sung Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 9th July attended by members of the City Deanery and celebrated by the Bishop of London, marking the Feast of Pentecost.

Tuesday, 7 June 2022

Start:Stop - Turn the other cheek?

The Forgiving Father, Frank Wesley (India). Wesley designed the urn for Gandhi's ashes

Hello, good morning and welcome to the beautiful surroundings of St Stephen Walbrook as we start the day by stopping to reflect on a passage from scripture, inspired by an event on this day in history. This reflection will last less than ten minutes - but do feel free to stay for just as long as you are able. 


You can hear an audio version of this reflection at this link.

Sunday, 5 June 2022

Sermon : God save our gracious church!

Banksy, 2012, Upper Maudlin Street Bristol

God save our gracious church! A meditation
on 2 Corinthians 3.4-18 through the words of the first verse of the national anthem, written for Evensong on the Feast of Pentecost and the end of The Platinum Jubilee celebrations at St Stephen with St John, Westminster on Sunday 5th June 2022.

Thursday, 2 June 2022

Prayers of Intercession - Our Jubilee


Prayers of intercession written for the Choral Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 2nd June celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth; based on the text of Leviticus 25.1-12 And Luke 4.14-24

Sermon-The Most Reluctant Convert

C.S.Lewis on the cover of Time Magazine, 8th September 1947 A sermon given during the Sung Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 15t...