Second Sunday in Lent                     Year B                                                             25th February 2024 Lectionary readings: Genesis 17 v1-7, 15,16.       Psalm 22 v23-31.          Romans 4 v13-25.                  Mark 8 v31-38.          Follow me. In Mark’s gospel,  Jesus said to his disciples and the gathered crowd, “If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself.…

First Sunday in Lent                         Year B                                    18th February 2024 Lectionary readings: Genesis 9 v8-17;  Psalm 25 v1-10;  1 Peter 3 v18-22;  Mark 1 v9-15. Being ‘saved’ really is ‘good news’. One way of linking together this week’s readings is to explore the theme of being ‘saved’. In the story of Noah and the ark, God…

Sunday before Lent                          Year B                                                            11th February 2024 Lectionary readings: 2 Kings 2 v1-12,         Psalm 50 v1-6,           2 Corinthians 4 v3-6,                        Mark 9 v2-9. Putting doubts to bed. In the gospel reading, Jesus appears to have arranged a tutorial for his closest disciples, Peter, James and John. Jesus takes them to…

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time                   Year B                                     4th February 2024. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 40 v21-31                    God rules the whole earth. Psalm 147 v1-11, 20c.            Sing and Praise the Lord. 1 Corinthians 9 v16-23.        The rights of an apostle. Mark 1 v29-39.                      Jesus heals many people. Healing and Healing. The passage of scripture from Mark’s…

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time               Year B                                                 28th  January 2024. Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 18 v15-20.                   A prophet like Moses. Psalm 111                                           Praise the Lord for all that he has done. 1 Corinthians 8 v1-13.                      Honouring God instead of Idols. Mark 1 v21-28                                   A man with an evil spirit. Wisdom and good sense. The Psalmist…

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time                 Year B                                     21st  January 2024 Lectionary Readings: Jonah 3 v1-5, 10.                   Jonah goes to Nineveh. Psalm 62 v5-12.                     God is powerful and kind. 1 Corinthians 7 v29-31.        The Lord will soon come. Mark 1 v14-20.                      Jesus begins his work. Are you heading in the right direction? Some people are…

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.              Year B                                                 14th January 2024 Lectionary Readings: 1 Samuel 3 v1-20.                  The Lord speaks to Samuel. Psalm 139 V1-6, 13-18.         The Lord is always near. 1 Corinthians 6 v12-20.        Honour God with your body. John 1 v 43-51.                      Jesus chooses Philip and Nathanael. ‘The Nearness of You’          A…

Sunday after Epiphany                    Year B                                                 7th January 2024 Lectionary readings: Genesis 1 v1-5,           Psalm 29,        Acts 19 v1-7,              Mark 1 v4-11. The missing years. Last week we read about the infant Jesus and this week we are presented with an adult Jesus. What happened to the bit in the middle? Luke…

First Sunday of Christmas               Year B                                                 31st  December 2023 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 61 v10 – 62 v3             Celebrate and shout! Psalm 148                               Come, praise the Lord. Galatians 4 v4-7                    God’s children. Luke 2 v22-40                        Simeon and Anna. Recognition, acceptance and celebration of promises kept. Luke tells of Joseph and Mary taking the…

Fourth Sunday of Advent                 Year B                                                     24th December 2023 Lectionary Readings:   2 Samuel 7 v1-11, 16.         Romans 16 v25-27.               Luke 1 v26-38.           Where does God live? The writer of today’s Old Testament passage tells us of a vision given to the prophet Nathan, to be relayed to King David, who had been…