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Advent and Christmas at St Michael’s

Posted on 13th November 2019 by resurgam

Advent Sunday Sunday, 1st December 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 6pm Evensong Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, 8th December 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Later Morning Worship 6pm Evensong Third Sunday of Advent Sunday, 15th December 8am … Continue reading →

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An Unceasing Chain of Worshippers

Posted on 8th November 2019 by resurgam

St. Michael’s Vicarage Alnwick Dear People of Alnwick, It is now well over thirty years since I qualified as an accountant. After several years of studying for exams, at the same time as going to work, I was solemnly elected … Continue reading →

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Worrying

Posted on 4th October 2019 by resurgam

St. Michael’s Vicarage Alnwick Dear People of Alnwick, I know that some of you, like me, enjoy watching the television programme ‘The Repair Shop’.  If you haven’t seen it, do watch out for an episode.  In the programme a team … Continue reading →

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Jesus is not Safe

Posted on 1st September 2019 by resurgam

St. Michael’s Vicarage Alnwick Dear People of Alnwick, If you were in church at either 8.00 am or 9.30 am on 18th August you would have heard Gerard preach a most inspiring sermon. In it he brought us face to … Continue reading →

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Alnwick Flower Festival 2019

Posted on 20th August 2019 by resurgam

From the 9th – 11th August, St Michael’s hosted Alnwick’s Flower Festival, with the theme this year of “A Good Read”.  There were 41 floral displays based on favourite books, from Treasure Island to The Wonky Donkey and The Boy … Continue reading →

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Wholeness and Peace

Posted on 29th July 2019 by resurgam

St Michael’s Vicarage Alnwick Dear People of Alnwick, Throughout my ministry one of my great interests has been the Church’s ministry of Wholeness and Healing. It is an area which, by prayer and sacrament, the Church has much to offer … Continue reading →

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A (Not So) Small World

Posted on 14th July 2019 by resurgam

St. Michael’s Vicarage Alnwick Dear People of Alnwick, “It’s a small world” so the saying goes – and so it has proved to be in recent weeks. You will be aware that we receive lots of visitors at St. Michael’s … Continue reading →

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Praying for Priests

Posted on 2nd June 2019 by resurgam

St. Michael’s Vicarage Alnwick Dear People of Alnwick, I always look forward to this time of the year: the weeks which lead up to Petertide, one of the traditional times, and probably the most popular, for ordinations. This year it … Continue reading →

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When the Daffodils are Gone

Posted on 28th April 2019 by resurgam

St. Michael’s Vicarage Alnwick Dear People of Alnwick, Easter was so late this year that our magnificent display of daffodils in the churchyard was well past its best even before Palm Sunday. So, rather than having a somewhat ‘wilted’ greeting … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Easter: Trust and Hope

Posted on 31st March 2019 by resurgam

St. Michael’s Vicarage Alnwick Dear People of Alnwick, This letter will be published on Mothering Sunday – the morning after the clocks go forward one hour. Hopefully the negative aspect of losing an hour’s sleep will be outweighed by the … Continue reading →

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