Sermons
Reconciliaton: a sermon at Ecclesall
On Wednesday this week, it was my privilege to institute the Revd. Gary Wilton as Vicar of All Saints, Ecclesall, to the south west of Sheffield. Like all institutions it was a big occasion for the parish and for Gary who comes to this new…
Generosity, humility, liminality: A new pattern of priesthood
I've been to London today for a Celebration and Consultation on self supporting ministry. The Celebration was in Southwark Cathedral and marked the 50th anniversary of the first ordinations from the Southwark Ordination Course in 1963. The…
The Risen Christ and the City of Steel
Happy Easter! The Lord is risen! We have major building works in Sheffield Cathedral at the moment. The Cathedral remains open for daily and normal Sunday worship but we don't have the space for larger services. So this morning we moved…
A tragic death
I was at St. Saviour's Church, High Green in Sheffield this morning. Alan Greaves, the organist and Reader at St. Saviour's was attacked on Christmas Eve just a few hundred yards from the church as he walked to church to play the organ at…
A Sermon for Christmas
Happy Christmas everyone. This is my Christmas sermon from 2012, from the Midnight Eucharist at Sheffield Cathedral. Christmas Sermon 2012 24th December, 2012 in Sheffield Cathedral Isaiah 9.2-7 and Luke 2.1-14 Some powerful words from…