Sermon

The Gospel reading according to St Matthew, the fifth chapter, verses 1-12 (from the Common English Bible) Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up a mountain. He sat down and his disciples came to him. 2 He taught them, saying:  3 “Happy are people who are hopeless, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Read more

Genesis 8:1-5, 8, 11, 15-16 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. 2 Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the Read more

Psalm 47:1-7 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.2 For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.3 He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet.4 He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.5 God has ascended amid shouts of Read more

Joel 2:23-24 Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.Read more