Readings: Genesis 45:1–15, Romans 11:13–32 & Matthew 15:21–28 Thomas Coke left his ministry in the Church of England in 1777 to become chief assistant to John Wesley in the new and fast growing Methodist movement. In September 1785, Coke set sail from England with three companions, whom he hoped to establish as missionaries in Nova Scotia.  Following a journey that took three…

Readings: Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28, Romans 10:4–15 & Matthew 14:22–36 “Let us proclaim the mystery of faith!”  Those words are said by the priest during the Eucharistic Prayer every Sunday morning to introduce what is known as the ‘memorial acclamation’, when we respond together: ‘Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.’ The other place within the liturgy each Sunday where…

Sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Genesis 32:22–31, Romans 9:1–8 & Matthew 14:13–21  The photo above is a 5th century mosaic from the floor of the ‘Church of the Multiplication’, a Roman Catholic church that is located by the Sea of Galilee at a place called Tabgha, which is believed to be the site of the miracle we have come…