A steering group has been formed by church, community and civic leaders in Seaford to help coordinate the support and information needed...

To the town of Seaford and members of our community, As the Rector of Bishopstone and East Blatchington Churches I have been greatly...

O Jerusalem! (Lent 2 Yr C) St Peter's, 13th March 2022 I wonder – what is your favourite psalm………of lament? A fortnight...

Along with a number of other rural clergy from the Diocese of Chichester, I found myself having afternoon tea with the Archbishop of...

A fair few Christian eyebrows were raised this week when Pope Francis called upon the church and world to observe this coming Ash...

“Master we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets” ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ...

The Rector is delighted to be offering a re-run of last year's Confirmation course for people who'd like a refresher. Over the three...

May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Wine and Parties. I cannot be the only preacher in the land 
to...

May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. It was the 20th century theologian Karl Barth who famously...

May I speak in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen How churches mark this day is a bit of a fault line between...

Although the government restrictions have been eased, the Church of England has guided Parish Priests and their PCCs to use their own...

Sermon for Trinity 7 - Jeremiah and Jesus responding poor leadership If I were a literary critic I would write that there is no real...

A palace; a party; drunken revelry; a provocative dance; a rash promise; a scheming partner; a dungeon; a beheading. It is said that...

Mark 4. 35.-41 For sailers, swimmers, and even just watchers of the sea, this is one of the best loved Gospels. Evocative and highly...

With the increasing calls for an Inquiry, and Parliamentary Select Committees now examining why things were done when they were done, we...

We find ourselves here on this rather strange Sunday in the liturgical year - not quite halfway in what is known as novena of prayer...

Sermon Easter 4 2021 Annas stands and asks the apostles, by what power or by what name did you do this? Having watched and witnessed the...

Sermon for the third Sunday of Easter 2021. May I speak in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen A particular line stood out...

Offered at the 8am Palm Sunday Eucharist at St Andrew's, Bishopstone - the first Eucharist held in this Benefice since Christmas One of...

During this third lockdown, my sons have been leading me on a journey through the Marvel Universe which comprises of over twenty films,...