Lammastide: Online Service for Sunday 3rd August 2025

  Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi   Opening Words by Mark Hutchinson Here’s a harvest hope That this thankful thing For food and Earth and life; Becomes a gratitude thing Not for now,  or for us But for everybody and everything. May Lammas Blessings be the wish May Lughnasadh be truly fresh In gratitude … Read more

Darkness and Light: Online Service for Sunday 20th July 2025

  Prelude Melodia Africana I  by Ludovico Einaudi   Opening Words by Mark Hutchinson, based on Theodore Parker   Here may we hold in prayer the world’s sternness and severity, the sorrows that stain our face in tears. May we hold hearts that run over with sadness and distress. Some sufferings may never bring a … Read more

The Dalai Lama is 90: Online Service for Sunday 13th July 2025

Prelude Melodia Africana I  by Ludovico Einaudi   Opening Words by David Usher (adapted) We come together today, seeking a reality beyond our narrow selves; that binds us in compassion, love, and understanding to other human beings, and to the interdependent web of all living things. May our hearts and minds be opened this hour, … Read more

Deeds, Not Creeds: Online Service for Sunday 6th July 2025

  Prelude Melodia Africana I  by Ludovico Einaudi   Opening Words by David Usher (adapted)   We come together today, seeking a reality beyond our narrow selves; that binds us in compassion, love, and understanding to other human beings, and to the interdependent web of all living things. May our hearts and minds be opened … Read more

Summer Solstice: Online Service for Sunday 22nd June 2025

Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words Summer Solstice by Cliff Reed Long, long days that fade imperceptibly into short nights; The hush descending on countryside and garden as springtime songbirds fall silent; Ripening fields of wheat and barley, whispering of harvest-time to come; It is midsummer, and our thoughts turn to holidays … Read more