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Selected Articles from our Parish Magazines

 

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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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