Sermon - Word of the Father

Pranas Domšaitis – Nativity Scene

A sermon given during the Sung Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Saturday 25th December 2021 (Christmas Day) based on readings from Isaiah 52.7-10, Psalm 98, John 1.1-14 (Year 3, Set III).

Prayers of Intercession - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

The Visitation by James Janknegt

Prayers of Intercession written for the Fourth Sunday in Advent, 19th December 2021 (Year C) based on text from Luke 1.39-55 and the O Antiphons.

Sermon - Joy in the present moment

John the Baptist by William Wolff

A sermon preached at St Stephen Walbrook at the Sung Eucharist on Thursday 16th December 2021 (Advent 3, Year C) based on readings from Philippians 4.4-7 and Luke 3.7-18. A version of this sermon was also preached at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 12th December 2021. A recording of the sermon is available at this link.

Prayers of Intercession - Rejoice in the Lord Always

Nativity,Sawai Chinnawong, 2004

Prayers of Intercession written for the Sung Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 16th December 2021 (Year C, Advent 3) based on readings from Philippians 4.4-7 and Luke 3.7-18.

Let us rejoice that God came among us in the person of Christ, rejoice that he is here alongside us each day and rejoice in his promise that he will come again in glory.

Prayers of Intercession - Parish Carol Service and Blessing of the Crib

The Shepherds Went to See the Baby, Dinah Roe Kendall, 1998

Prayers written for the Parish Carol Service at St Stephen Walbrook on Tuesday 14th December 2021, spoken between verses of the carol Silent Night over an organ underlay.

Prayers of Intercession - Becoming Messengers

St John the Baptist by Georges Maurice Cloud

Prayers of Intercession written for the Sung Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 5th December 2021 (Year C, Advent 2) based on readings from Luke 1.68-79 (Benedictus), Philippians 1.3-11 and Luke 3.1-6.

Start:Stop - Come, Lord Jesus

Come, Lord Jesus by Salvador Dali, 1964-1967

Hello and welcome to this week’s Start:Stop reflection from St Stephen Walbrook when we stop for a few minutes and start to reflect on a passage from Scripture. Our reading today is the beautiful text from the prologue to the Gospel of John.

Prayers of Intercession - The Waiting Room (Advent Sunday)

The Waiting Room, Norman Rockwell, 1937

Prayers of Intercession adapted from Common Worship:Times and Seasons for the Choral Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 28th November 2021 (Advent Sunday, Year C) based on readings from Jeremiah 33.14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3.9-end and Luke 21.25-36.

Prayers of Intercession - Christ the King

Christ as Redeemer of Man, William Blake, 1808

Prayers of Intercession written for the Sung Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 25th November 2021 (Year B, Christ the King) based on readings from Daniel 7.9-10, 13,14 and John 18.33-37

Choral Classics - Christ the King

It was a great pleasure to introduce Choral Classics at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 25th November 2021 with music and readings celebrating ‘Christ the King’. In my script I tried to link the musical pieces with readings and commentary explaining the history and themes that emerge from the feast of Christ the King. You can watch a recording at this link.

Sermon - Listen to my voice

What is truth? Christ and Pilate by Nikolai Ge, 1890

A sermon preached at All Hallows' by the Tower on Sunday 21st November 2021 (Year B, Christ the King) based on readings from Daniel 7.9-10, 13,14; Psalm 93; Revelation 1.4b-8; John 18.33-37. A shorter version of this sermon was given at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 25th November 2021.

You can watch a video recording of the sermon (and the service) at this link.