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Dear friends Today we step back to the end of the nativity narrative in Luke's gospel to the account of Jesus being brought to the temple to be dedicated to God. By Jewish custom this took place 40 days after the birth, hence the celebration is actually on 2nd February. But we keep the Epiphany theme of the revelation of the nature of Jesus. Here two devout people, Simeon and Anna, who had long awaited this moment, have their waiting rewarded with a glimpse of Jesus and the p

In our gospel reading from Matthew chapter 4, we read of the start of Jesus' ministry. Each gospel writer has a priority in their writing, and for the author of Matthew it is that Jesus' ministry was the fulfilment of prophecy. He quotes from the prophet Isaiah (a passage which we also read this weekend) to declare that Jesus would start his work in 'Capernaum by the sea'. But more than just fulfilling an ancient prophecy, this area was, in Isaiah's time, a place of distress

This email will look a little different as we have changed the mailer service that we are using... In our Epiphany readings we turn to John's gospel and the author's take on answering the question of who Jesus is. In just 13 verses we are given four titles: Lamb of God, Son of God, Rabbi and Messiah, each of which give us new insight into Jesus' ministry. But above all there is the message that Jesus is not aloof, but approachable, wanting to meet and share with others. Our s

Dear Parish Friends This week, in our lectionary readings, we leave the birth narratives behind and jump to the start of Jesus' ministry when he comes to meet John the Baptist at the Jordan River. This is significant, not only for Jesus, but for all who are baptised. Baptism marks a beginning. It is not an end in itself, but it is the start of a life of ministry, a life of faith, a life which, in the words of the prophet Isaiah whom we also read this Sunday, is spirit filled.

Dear Parish Friends Welcome to 2026! And on this first Sunday of the New Year we celebrate the Epiphany; the visit of the magi to Jesus, following the star. In Matthew's gospel these are the first people who recognise Jesus for who he is (no shepherds in this story). Whatever the star was, it took people who were open to interpret the signs to go seeking for 'the one born to be King of the Jews.' Others might have seen too, but did not know what it meant. We are reminded of t