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
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
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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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