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This week Jesus tells us to lay down our lives for our friends. My offering on this lesson can be found by clicking HERE Blessed are you if you leave me some valuable feedback.

St. George's has a new sign!

The Season of Easter carries on in its way and we are given the opportunity to hear scripture that points us toward the life of Christ... today is no exception. You can access my sermon for today in both audio and text formats by clicking HERE Your feedback is valuable to me, please offer it.

This Sunday there is a definite theme running through the readings: that of the relationship between sheep and their shepherd. Thus, and so, my offering for this day can be found by clicking HERE The sermon can be found in both audio and text formats. Please feel free to send me your valuable feed back.

Today I had the opportunity to share some wisdom from my friend Judy Steers in my sermon which you can find by clicking HERE in both audio and text format. Your feedback is valuable to me, please share it.

Bishop Sue Moxley has seen fit to appoint me as Regional Dean for Northumbria effective May 1st 2009. I am humbled to be asked to take on this ministry and am honoured to accept it. What this will mean is that from time to time I will be required to do some work for the Region. I will help chair Regional Council, I will chair the Regional Clericus and I will take my place at the table of other Regional Deans to offer information, and when asked to offer advice to the Bishops. I will have to visit each parish in this Region every two years to ensure that proper records are being kept and the properties are being attended to. In all the work of a Regional Dean is to ensure that proper administration is being attended to in this Region of the Diocese. I look forward to offering this ministry to the Region and to the Diocese. In due course there will be a Regional Celebration to see that I am liturgically installed into this position - the date will be announced shortly. If you hav...

This week at St. George's we are focuing our attention on the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund as they celebrate 50 years of faithful ministry and witness to the Gospel. In point of fact St. George's will be focusing our global outreach project for the year on the PWRDF. I have been asked to draw our attention to this in my homily this week. Which you can find, in both text and audio formats, by clicking HERE I hope that you are continuing to celebrate Easter!

There are many opportunities for worship and for me to preach throughout this coming week. I shall endeavour to post the texts of my sermons here as soon as they are completed, and the audio of my sermons as soon after worship as I can. So check back here regularly for updates. As always I would enjoy your feedback and your comments. You can send them to me via email at me.siteman@gmail.com Palm Sunday Sermon - Written - Text - Audio Monday of Holy Week - Written - Text - Audio Tuesday of Holy Week - Audio Only Wednesday of Holy Week - Audio Only Maundy Thursday - Written - Text - Audio Good Friday - Written - Text - Audio The Easter Vigil - Written - Text - Audio Easter Day - Written - Text - Audio Our worship schedule for Holy Week will be found on the Parish Website

When it works AND when you remember to turn on the recorder. Unfortunately I did not capture the audio of my sermon for this Third Sunday in Lent. You will have to content yourself with the text format only. Which you can find by clicking HERE I'll try to do better next week.

I have published my sermon in both audio and text format. You can access it by clicking HERE Your feedback is gratefully received.