THE HOLY SPIRIT OUTPOURED SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON JANUARY 11th, 2009 Mark 1:10 “He saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove.” At first the Baptism of Jesus seems to raise questions. In fact, it provides answers. Firstly, […]
Blog – December 2008
Monday Dec 1 Today I was up at 4.30 am for a flight to Virginia Beach. The purpose was to visit Fr Stephen Powers, my good friend there, & to catch up with Mike, Mary & Lacey Wilson. The Wilsons moved there from All Saints’ during the summer. The flight was […]
Epiphany 2009
JOURNEY’S END SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON JANUARY 4th, 2009 Isaiah 60:3 “Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” This and other prophecies in the Old Testament have always been understood as looking towards this day we celebrate – […]
December 28
PONDERING IN OUR HEARTS SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON DECEMBER 28, 2008 Isaiah 6:10 “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall exult in my God.” And so we come again to celebrate this wonderful festival of Christmas. I have a particular fondness for the Sunday […]
Christmas Day
GOD SPEAKS THE WORD SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE, CHRISTMAS DAY Hebrews 1:1 “In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son.” The opening to the letter to […]
Christmas Midnight
HAIL THE HEAVEN-BORN PRINCE OF PEACE SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE – CHRISTMAS MIDNIGHT MASS “Risen with healing in his wings! Hail the Sun of Righteousness!” These words from the well-known carol “Hark the Herald Angels sing” are actually from the book of the prophet Malachi 4: 2. The author, Charles […]
Advent 2
THE JOY OF ADVENT SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON DECEMBER 14th, 2008 1Thessalonians 5: 16 “Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances.” The third Sunday of Advent has this wonderful theme of joy. The words “Joy” and “Rejoice” permeate the readings and the hymns, and we […]
Advent 1
AND HE SHALL COME AGAIN WITH GLORY SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON NOVEMBER 30th, 2008 Mark 13: 33 “Take heed, watch; for you do not know when the time will come.”I’m sure that the name of the Reverend Ian Paisley maybe familiar to most of you. He was […]
Blog – November 2008
SATURDAY Nov 1st – All Saints’ Day 11.30 am Mass today, followed by lunch for the Societies of Mary. With Joan & Eric attending it is a reunion of our pilgrimage to Walsingham last year. SUNDAY Nov 2nd – Patronal Festival Good attendances at Mass, incl 129 communicants at 10 […]
Christ the King
KINGDOMS & EMPIRES SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON NOVEMBER 23rd, 2008 1 Corinthians 15: 26 “For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.” On June 6th, 1953, an event took place […]