Category: Vicar’s Blog
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Third Sunday of Epiphany
Reflections on Bible readings for 3rd Sunday of Epiphany Revelation 19:6-10 & John 2:1-11 By Canon Janice Ward Officiating at a marriage ceremony is one of the great joys of priestly ministry. Our Gospel reading today is referred to in part of the Anglican Church marriage liturgy and the same verses are often chosen by…
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Plough Sunday
A short reflection on our readings for this Sunday from Genesis 1:1-5, Acts 19:1-7 & Mark 1:4-11. This Sunday, during our morning service at Marown, we should have been joined by our friends from the Crosby Methodist Chapel as we celebrated together the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ and marked Plough Sunday with horses…
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Ascension Day 21st May 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings as we prepare for Ascension Day tomorrow when we will commemorate our Lord Jesus Christ returning to heaven 40 days after his resurrection which we celebrated at Easter. Alongside the Bible readings set tomorrow for Morning and Evening Prayer (which are on the pew sheet for this week…
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Reflections on Luke 24:13-35
Travelling with companions and sharing meal-times are incredibly important occasions. Journeying short distances alone can seem tedious no matter what the comfort of your vehicle or the beauty of the scenery maybe. Solo meals can feel soulless regardless of their gourmet content. Under current guidelines ‘Best beloved’ and I haven’t been travelling very far but…
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Reflections on John 20:19-31
The Gospel readings for the past week have been about the discovery of the empty tomb on Easter Day morning. We have read how each of the four Gospel writers recorded this incredible event. We have, therefore, witnessed multiple times to the fact that Jesus was not dead, along with the women who were the…
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Easter Day 2020
Over the past week or so I have been able to look out from windows at the back of Marown Vicarage and watch new life unfolding. A particular joy has been to see two, sometimes three, young rabbits playing a game of tag round the vegetable beds at the top of the back garden. They…
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Maunday Thursday-Time to Wash Feet
Maunday Thursday is famous for two things. The first is one of the final acts that Jesus did before his death: the washing of his own disciples’ feet. (see John 13). Jesus washed his disciples’ feet for a purpose: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you…
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Parish Newsletter Feb 2016
Dear Friends, As I write this newsletter there is a lull in the wet and stormy weather that has dominated the past few months. My fence has blown down, my letterbox blew itself to bits, the wheelie bin has been lapping the back garden like John McGuiness on a good day and the roof tiles…
