Sermon for the 15th Sunday after Trinity: The use of the tongue, and St Peter’s misdirected outburst: preached at the Eucharist, Sherborne Abbey, on Sunday, 12 September 2021 by Canon Charles Mitchell-Innes. (James 3: 1 -12; Mark 8: 27 – 38) What I like about St James’s Epistle is that…

Sermon for the 14th Sunday after Trinity: The Outsider: preached at the Eucharist, Sherborne Abbey, on Sunday, 5 September 2021 by The Reverend Robert Green.  (James 2: 1 – 10 and 14 – 17; Mark 7: 24 – end) Some years ago in some Christian circles, it became the fashion…

Sermon for the 12th Sunday after Trinity: Divine hide and seek: preached at the Eucharist, Sherborne Abbey, on Sunday, 22 August 2021 by The Reverend Christopher Huitson. (Ephesians 6: 10 – 20; St. John 6: 56 – 69) I wonder if you have noticed how children play hide and seek.…

Sermon for the 10th Sunday after Trinity: preached at the Eucharist, Sherborne Abbey, on Sunday 8 August 2021 by Canon Charles Mitchell-Innes. (Ephesians 4: 25 – 5: 2; St. John 6: 35, 41 – 51) If you look down the list of the seven Deadly Sins – which you may…

Sermon for The Blessed Virgin Mary: Reversal of Fortunes: preached at the Eucharist, Sherborne Abbey, on Sunday, 15 August 2021 by The Reverend Christopher Huitson. (Galatians 4: 4 – 7; St Luke 1: 46 – 55) Some of you will know the story of the wife of one of the…

Sermon for the 9th Sunday after Trinity: Lammas-tide –   ‘the bread of life’: preached at the Eucharist, Sherborne Abbey, on Sunday, 1 August 2021 by The Reverend Christopher Huitson. (Ephesians 4: 1 – 16; St. John 6: 24 – 35) A class of young children once had a task to…