Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve in St Mary’s, Garsington. In St Mary’s church in Iffley there is a window designed by John Piper which depicts an ancient legend that on this very…
Advent Quiet Day Addresses
Ripon College Cuddesdon Quiet Day for the Eve of Advent – 27th November 2015 given by +Humphrey Southern, Principal of the College Three Themes for Advent: WAITING – FEARING – HOPING WAITING Advent, which starts on Sunday, is the season…
Make me an instrument
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Jonathan Arnold, Chaplain of Worcester College on October 4th 2015 at St Giles, Horspath Benefice Service. Readings: Feast of St. Francis. Hebrews 1: 1-14; 2: 5-12 and Mark 10: 2-16. When I was a young…
Time is an illusion
Readings: James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50. Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington at the service of Welcome to first year students of Ripon College Cuddesdon at All Saint’s Cuddesdon. ‘Time is an illusion’. We all know the truth of this famous…
Guarding the tongue
Sermon preached by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington on Sunday 13th September 2015 at St Mary’s Garsington and St Giles’ Horspath. Readings: James 3:1-12; Mark 8: 27-38. On Wednesday the bells of Oxford, including St Mary’s and St Giles’, rang out…
Who is my neighbour
Preached by Bishop Humphrey Southern, Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, on Sunday 6th September 2015 for the Benefice Celebration Service. Reading: Mark 7. 24-37 A clever clogs lawyer approached Jesus with the question “Who is my neighbour?” and Jesus…
Hand of God
Readings: Song of Solomon 2:8-13, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Preached by Dr Emma Pennington at St Mary’s, Garsington and St Giles’, Horspath 30th August 2013. It’s rare to hear the Song of Solomon read out in church on a Sunday…
Clothed in Christ
Preached on Sunday 23rd August 2015 at All Saints’, Cuddesdon and St Giles’ Horspath by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington. Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20 It is that time of year when those of us with children raid the cupboards once again to…
Walking in the footsteps of Cuthbert
Peached at All Saints’ Cuddesdon Benefice Service on 5th July by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington. Readings: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 6:1-13 One of the programmes I enjoy watching on television is called ‘Walking through history’. It stars Tony Robinson who…
Be Kind
Preached at All Saints’, Cuddesdon and St giles Horspath by Rev’d Dr Emma Pennington on Sunday 28th June 2015. Readings: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Mark 5:21-43 In 1937 Frank Capra produced his famous film version of James Hilton’s book Lost…