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"From the Vicar"
Regular reflections from the Great St Mary's clergy team. You can also read these reflections by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, the eMag:
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From The Revd Shirley Holder
On 2nd February the church marks the feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, commonly called Candlemas, which is a pivot in...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Feb 5, 20242 min read
From the Priest-in-Charge
(L to R: Juliet, Fiona, Margaret, Andrew) We are delighted to have a Churchwardens’ Team this year, with Margaret Johnston and Fiona...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Jun 2, 20232 min read
From the Priest-in-Charge
Eastertide greetings! Alleluia! Christ is risen! Every year I am struck by a different layer of meaning about Easter, though of course,...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
May 2, 20233 min read
From the Priest-in-Charge
We are approaching Holy Week and Easter, and I am delighted that Great St Mary’s is a church that observes Holy Week with the special...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Apr 6, 20232 min read
From the Priest-in-Charge
The Call by George Herbert Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: And such a...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Mar 3, 20233 min read
From the Priest-in-Charge
What Church are we called to be? This was the central question at the PCC away day in January, part of the preparation process for the...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Feb 3, 20233 min read
From the Priest in Charge
It’s been a joy to be part of Advent and Christmas at Great St. Mary’s this year. We have a very special ministry in the centre of...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Jan 7, 20233 min read
From the Interim Priest-in-Charge
This Sunday, December 4th at 4pm, we are holding the ‘Blue Christmas’ Service in Michaelhouse, a service with carols, reflections and...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Dec 9, 20222 min read
From the Interim Priest-in-Charge
This Sunday, with the Feast of Christ the King, the Church year is coming to an end. In the life of GSM, this Sunday also brings the...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Nov 17, 20222 min read
From the Associate Vicar
During the first lockdown, I went on a lot of journeys. All of them, however, were via Google Earth. I’d engage the ‘street view’...
Rev Devin
Apr 19, 20222 min read
From Rev'd Shirley
Every moment is an opportunity for encountering God, if we look with the eyes of the heart, for there is a spiritual seeing through and...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Apr 7, 20222 min read
From Rev'd Jon
In Hebrew folklore there is a story about a shepherd in the desert, who at the close of each day sets out a bowl of his ewe’s best milk...
Great St Mary's Ministry Team
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Two big projects
There’ve been two big projects on my plate this week that I’m quite excited about: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations the first...
Rev Devin
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Responding with Love
Many members of the Great St Mary’s community have been in touch, asking about how we can respond to the war in Ukraine. Let me begin by...
Rev Devin
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness
Yesterday was our first ‘Faith and the Fitz’ lunchtime talk at Michaelhouse Café, as David Bagnall introduced us to Stanley Spencer’s...
Rev Devin
Mar 10, 20221 min read
On a journey
I have never been good at sitting still. But I do love to travel; I've been a teacher in Hungary and Mauritius, driven through all 50...
Rev Devin
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Fat Thursday
This week's reflection is from the Associate Vicar This week I received a promotional email from a local donut company, advertising 'Fat...
Rev Devin
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Praying for Peace
This week's reflection is from the Associate Vicar The last few weeks have seen a bellicose buildup of troops along the borders of...
Rev Devin
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Abiding Love
I have a daughter who is evidently allergic to Valentine’s Day. Also to paper hearts (her desire to be a cardiologist notwithstanding),...
Rev Devin
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Flying the Flag
On Tuesday, Great St Mary’s flew a rainbow flag from the top of our iconic tower to mark the beginning of LGBT+ History Month. We will do...
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Feb 3, 20222 min read
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