Sermons (Page 24)

Normally on Easter Eve we would have our Easter vigil service. At this service the Easter fire is lit from which the paschal candle – the Easter candle representing the resurrected Christ – is lit and carried into church. Then Rev Bryony sings the exsultet, an ancient chant which is the first hymn of Easter declaring the resurrection. After this we hear readings from the Bible that lead up to the declaration of the resurrection and renew our Baptismal vows.…

We were going to have two services of Stations of the Cross this Holy Week, one in Barlborough and one in Clowne. Of course, because of the pandemic we have had to move this to an online service, this service has contributions from 14 different members of our church family in both parishes – we battled a bit with technology but we got there in the end. So here is the service, enjoy!

For today’s poem for Good Friday I am reading the Dream of the Rood: a remarkable early poem in old English from the 7th century in which a man has a dream that he meets the cross on which Christ dies and hears the story of Christ’s crucifixion from the perspective of the cross. Rood is an old word for cross. Find out more at wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_of_the_Rood Press play to listen:

Join us for this short service of prayer and scripture for Maundy Thursday, you can follow the text below: The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. God is close to those who trust in him. – Nahum 1.7 Opening Sentences O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind. Pause for reflection as you offer…

On Maundy Thursday you will be able to watch a live streamed Eucharist here (you do not need to be on Facebook to watch it you can stay on this page on our website) at 7pm (the video will remain here after broadcast if you want to ‘catch up’ at a different time). The order of service we will use is on this page as a downloadable pdf, you may wish to print this off before attending so that you…

Join us for this short service for Holy Wednesday: The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. God is close to those who trust in him. – Nahum 1.7 Opening Sentences O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind. Pause for reflection as you offer the day to God. As we rejoice in the gift…

Join us for prayer and meditation on Holy Tuesday. Thank you to our placement student Malcolm for putting this service together for us. Simply press play and pray!

Press play and follow the words below: The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. God is close to those who trust in him. – Nahum 1.7 Opening Sentences O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind. Pause for reflection as you offer the day to God. As we rejoice in the gift of this…

Worship with us on Monday of Holy Week. This service is led by our placement student, Malcolm Pyatt. Press play to follow and make sure your sound is turned up. Join in with words in yellow. To make the video fill the screen click on the small white outward pointing arrows in the bottom right of the screen.

Click here to pray with us, follow the words below: Holy Week Daily Prayer – Holy Monday The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. God is close to those who trust in him. – Nahum 1.7 Opening Sentences O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind. Pause for reflection as you offer the day…