Parish
Church of St Bridget,
with
The Church of the Resurrection and
All Saints,
Caldy
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Selected
Articles from our Parish Magazines
A new Rector by John Bleazard, April 2011
Our future
Parish Priest introduces himself
Where is God in this? by David Chester, April 2011
A
reflection on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami
Justice for Hedgehogs by Trevor Bench-Capon, April 2011
A new book
on Justice by Ronald Dworkin
How wide and long and high and deep by Tina Upton, April 2011
A
reflection on the love of Christ
Grace Abounding by Roger Clarke, December 2010
A tribute
Grace Sheppard
Roger by Trevor Bench-Capon, September
2010
Farewell to our Rector as he leaves the Parish
Beloved Physician by Roger Clarke, September 2010
A tribute
to a Dr John Aitken
Twenty-five years
of priestly ministry July 2009
As Roger
Clarke celebrates his Silver Jubilee, parishioners past and present contribute
memories
John
Richards 1920-2009 by Roger Clarke, July 2009
A tribute
to a much loved and respected priest
Doors
to the Sacred by Paula
Cobby, July 2009
Elspeth
McPherson’s Spiritual Conversation Group
Quinta weekend by Edward Saunders and David
Cashen, June 2009
Chester
Diocesan Youth Weekend 2009
Faithful
Thomas? by Roger
Clarke, May 2009
“Doubting” Thomas re-evaluated as a pattern of faith
APM
report 2009 edited by
Priscilla Bench-Capon, May 2009
The
Rector’s Report from the Annual Parochial Meeting
Valkyrie by Roger Clarke, April 2009
A response
to the recent film about the von Stauffenberg plot
Cross-shaped
faith by Tina
Upton, February 2009
A
reflection for Lent
Xtra-ordinary? by Roger Clarke, January 2009
On Leonard
Cohen’s “Hallelujah”
Emmanuel
– God is with us by Trevor Bench-Capon, January
2009
A
reflection for the Epiphany season
Lest we forget by David Chester, November 2008
How may
the notion of a loving God be reconciled with the reality of human suffering?
Christian works of art by unbelieving artists by Roger Clarke, October 2008
Ralph
Vaughan Williams, Clough Williams-Ellis and others
Chiara Lubich and the Focolare by Tina Upton, October 2008
One of the
great lights of the modern Church
Back
to Church Sunday by
Priscilla Bench-Capon, September 2008
Who am I
going to invite this year?
What
about those liberals? by Roger Clarke and Simon Marsh,
September 2008
Launch of
the Affirming
Liberalism network
Bearing
Christ to one another by Roger Clarke, August 2008
How we can
be enriched by different strands of Christian experience
A
profile of Tina Upton July 2008
Introducing
our new Curate
What
the Church is, and is not by Roger Clarke, July 2008
The
Rector’s Letter in the month of the Lambeth Conference
Why
are you a Christian? by Roger Clarke, June 2008
How do we
respond to this challenge?
A
profile of Mary Lynch June 2008
Introducing
our new reader
A
profile of John Smith May 2008
Introducing
our new reader
Youth Fellowship weekend trip by David
Cashen, May 2008
West Kirby
United Youth Fellowship in Rufford
Resurrection by Roger Clarke, March 2008
Sharing in
Christ’s risen life
Forgive
and you shall be Forgiven by Trevor Bench-Capon, March 2008
How do we
interpret “as we forgive those …”?
What the Archbishop Really Said by Roger Clarke, February 2008
Press
releases about Rowan Williams’ recent remarks on Sharia
law
Derek
Esmond Fathers 1927-2007 by Roger Clarke, February 2008
A tribute
to a much loved and respected priest
No-go
areas for Christians in Britain? by Roger Clarke, February 2008
A response
to Bishop Nazir-Ali’s recent article
Contemporary Creed by Robin McLean, February 2008
A review
of John Morris’s recent book
What
the Archbishop actually said by Roger Clarke, January 2008
Does Rowan
Williams believe in the Three Wise Men?
Riddley Walker
at Canterbury by Roger
Clarke, November 2007
A message
about the power of holy places, from a novel set in the future
Is
religion dangerous? by Roger Clarke, October 2007
The Rector
responds to some atheist writers
The
Gnostic gospels by Roger Clarke, September 2007
The truth
about these ancient writings, brought to prominence by The Da Vinci Code
Spin
in the Church by Roger Clarke, August 2007
The journey into God demands not spin, not unreality, but
honesty, self-knowledge, and an end to illusion.
The
god delusion or the Dawkins delusion? by Roger
Clarke, July 2007
Remember, I don't believe in the god you say you disbelieve in
Not
servants, but friends by Grace Sheppard, July 2007
A sermon preached
at an Ordination Service in Chester Cathedral
We did not have room for this item in the magazine, but we are
pleased to present it here instead
Bevis
Marks Synagogue by Roger
Clarke, June 2007
The Rector
visits a synagogue in the City of London
Rector’s Report by Priscilla Bench-Capon, June
2007
A summary
of the report given at our Annual Parochial Meeting
Holy
Week by Roger
Clarke, April 2007
The Rector
draws inspiration from the first Pilgrim, Egeria
Called
to Northwich by Malcolm Cowan, April 2007
The Curate
writes of his new appointment – he is leaving later this year
Daily
Prayer, an Anglican Jewel by Roger Clarke, March 2007
The Rector
commends the practice of morning and evening prayer
Ministry
in the Yellow Triangle by Roger Clarke, March 2007
A further report from
the Rector’s sabbatical, describing St Hippolyte, Paris.
Unity
and Inclusion by Roger Clarke, February 2007
Should we register as an inclusive Church?
Rev
Don Ferriday RIP by David
Chester, December 2006
An appreciation of the former Rector of West Kirby
La
Nuit Blanche by Roger Clarke, December 2006
The Rector writes about an initiative in the centre of Paris
La
Cathédrale by Roger Clarke, November 2006
The Rector writes about a sculpture by Auguste
Rodin
Eco-Congregation
by Roger
Clarke, November 2006
A Christian perspective on environmental issues
Honest
to Jesus by Roger
Clarke, September 2006
The Rector writes about Albert Schweitzer, medical missionary
.
Receiving
the Spirit
by Julian Cliff, August 2006
How do we receive this precious gift?
Who
needs Mustard Seed? by Roger
Clarke, July 2006
A new angle on one of Jesus’ parables of the Kingdom of God
A
Wideness in God’s mercy by Joan
Mates, July 2006
From our “Songs of Praise” service
Evolution,
Creationism and Intelligent Design by David Chester, June 2006
An educated Christian perspective on the debate
Life
or Death – the “Go-Between” God by Julian
Cliff, June 2006
A message for Pentecost
Some
Day I’ll Find You by Roger
Clarke, May 2006
The Rector writes about Harry Williams, Anglican monk and writer.
The
Cornhill Preaching and Teaching Course by Jude Padfield, March 2006
Jude Padfield writes about his course in London.
Bishop’s
Move? by Roger
Clarke, February 2006
. On the election of the
Bishop of Lake Malawi
Falling
from Grace?
by Roger Clarke, February 2006
The “Rector’s Page”
Only
the Gospel Matters by
Roger Clarke, January 2006
The “Rector’s Page”
The Birth of the
Messiah by John Aitken, December 2005
On the stories of the birth of Jesus
Beauty and
the Beholder by Roger Clarke, October 2005
On Marc Quinn’s sculpture of Alison Lapper
Brother Roger by Roger Clarke, September 2005
A tribute to Brother Roger Schutz of Taizé
The Gospel in a
Post-Modern Age by
Trevor Bench-Capon, August 2005
Post-modernism – a threat or an opportunity
to the Gospel?
All shall win … by Roger Clarke, August 2005
Reflections on the Transfiguration
Ordination Service by Priscilla Bench-Capon, July 2005
The service at which our Curate, Malcolm Cowan, was ordained priest
Eco-Congregation by Sally Cashen, June 2005
The Parish participates in an ecumenical
environmental project
Imitating
the Mystery by
Roger Clarke, June 2005
Reflections on Malcolm Cowan’s first
celebration of the Eucharist
Rector’s Report
from APM by Trevor Bench-Capon, May
2005
Encouragement and challenge for the year
ahead
Bishop David Sheppard by Roger Clarke, April 2005
A tribute to a great Christian and friend
Tributes to Bishop
David Sheppard by
Priscilla Bench-Capon, April 2005
On David Sheppard’s funeral at St Bridget’s
Church
Celebrating
St. Bridget by
Trevor Dennis, March 2005
Part of a sermon preached for our Patronal
Festival
Some thoughts on the
Tsunami disaster by
David Chester, February 2005
Where is God in the suffering?
Mary,
A Sister in the Faith by Roger Clarke, August 2004
Why is Mary important to Anglicans?
Holy Harlequin by Roger Clarke, March 2004
in
memoriam Sydney Carter, writer of Lord
of the Dance
Impressions of Robben Island by Robin McLean, February 2003
A visit to the island where Nelson Mandela
was imprisoned
Outstretched Arms by Trevor Bench-Capon, January 2003
“He opened wide his arms for us upon the
Cross”
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