From the Rev

My Yoke is Easy (Busy without the Rush) – 2nd July 2023

No 21 My Yoke is easy Matthew 11

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Being a Man – Askrigg Friendly Society – 1 June 2023

Psalm 34 – of David 8Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. 9 Fear […]

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Pentecost – Being the Person God Created us to be – Stephanie Durrant

How to be the person God created us to be When Dave asked me to do the reflection today, I […]

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The Surprise of God – Easter Sunday

Acts 10, Jer.31, Jn.20 For the full magnitude of the events recorded by those who witnessed them, we would benefit […]

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Carrying Jesus – Lent 6

At the centre of the events that have become known as the ‘Triumphal Entry’ is a Donkey – to be […]

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‘Imagine’ Palm Sunday

You are looking down on a rocky, barren landscape – the sun is bright and the day is hot – […]

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‘The Lord is My Shepherd’ March 19th 2023

March 19th 2023 – Hardraw Lent 4 1 Samuel 1:20-end, Psalm 23, Luke :33-35 ‘The Lord is My Shepherd’ Mothering […]

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Encountering Jesus Lent 3 : Askrigg & Busk Jn.4 1-42

It’s interesting to note how ‘Fake News’ was causing challenges even in 1C Palestine. Pharisees were probably trying to create […]

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Shine! – Candlemas Jan 29 2023

Shine!-‘Candlemas’ January 29th 2023  Mal.3:1-5, Ps.24, Heb.2:14-end, Lk.2:22-40 God our creator, who in the beginning commanded the light to shine out […]

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‘Christ the King’ – Do you know Him?

‘Christ the King’ – Do you know Him? Jer.23:1-6,Ps.46,Col.1:11-20,Lk.23:33-43 In the Church’s calendar, today is a day given to remembering […]

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Remembering Forward – Remembrance Sunday 2022

‘Remembering Forward’  –  Remembrance Sunday 2022  -Ephesians 4:25-5:2, John 15: 9 -17 The character Grizabella in the musical ‘Cats’ reflects […]

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Platinum Jubilee and Pentecost: June 5th 2022 The Gathering – Hawes

What a wonderful and memorable time we have been having over the last few days as we celebrate as a […]

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Thy Kingdom Come

May 29th 2022 – Hawes     Acts16:16-34, Rev.22, John17:20-end Last Thursday was Ascension Day and a crowd of folks from […]

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Worship and Eurovision

Jn13:31-35, Acts 11:1-18, Rev21:1-6   I was recently taking a wedding when I felt a prompting in my heart to […]

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‘The Gathering’ – God as Caring Shepherd

‘The Gathering’ – May 1st 2022 Ez.34, Jn.21 ‘God the Caring Shepherd’ ‘I myself will search for my sheep … […]

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Seek the Lord

March 20th 2022 – Hardraw & Hawes –   Is.55:1-9, 1Cor.10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 ‘Seek the Lord’  The season of Lent is […]

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Freedom in Worship

April 3rd 2022 – Hardraw and Hawes – Is.43:16-21, Phil.3:4b-14, Jn.12:1-8 Freedom in Worship The contemporary Christian songwriter Matt Papa […]

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Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday 2022: Askrigg & Busk. Lk.19:28-40   Bishop Nick wrote to all clergy in the diocese this week with […]

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Easter Hope

Easter Sunday – April 17th 2022                                                 Acts10:34-43, Jn.20:1-18   Mary Magdalene; one of the women with Jesus at the very […]

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October 10th 2021-Surrender to Jesus

October 10th 2021 Amos 5:6-7,10-15, Heb.4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 Surrender to Jesus I surrender all, I surrender all All to Thee, […]

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Persevering for change: Mark 7 – 5th September

How badly do we want change? How serious are we about wanting things to be different in our lives and […]

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‘Taking Jesus in’ Aug 15

‘I am the living bread’ – Taking Jesus in                                                                                           John 6:51-58 I don’t think there can be anyone in the […]

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Sunday 11 July -Ephesians 1:3-14

The message to us in the letter to the church in Ephesus is exciting.   It’s radical and it’s revolutionary. […]

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National Thank you Day -4th July

Today is the very first National Thank You Day. It grew from an idea earlier in the year to create […]

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‘Knowing God makes a difference’ 16 May

‘Knowing God makes a difference’ Acts1:15-end, Psalm 1, 1 John5:9-13, John 17:6-19   The dominant call within all of our […]

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‘Abiding in God’ -May 2nd 2021

Acts 8:26-end, Ps.22:25-31, 1Jn.4:7-end, John 15:1-8 ‘Abiding in God’ May 2nd 2021 I wonder what you’re like at being still – […]

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Easter 2 – April 11th 2021

HRH Prince Philip – Duke of Edinburgh Acts 4:32-35, 1John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-end   Sarah and I are avid viewers […]

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Celebrate the Light

I’ve always found the dark nights a challenge. Not that I dislike the glories of autumn or the stark beauty […]

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Lent

‘What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?’ William Henry Davies ‘What […]

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Christmas Message

Preparation Time I can’t fail to get excited when the Christmas lights begin to appear in the shop windows and […]

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Facing Giants

Facing Giants David is very like us – he was always facing Giants in his life – we know of […]

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Choices

‘We are the choices we make’ says author Patrick Ness in his novel ‘The knife of letting go’. ‘Choose life’ is the appeal […]

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