Wychert Vale Benefice: Recent Episodes
Wychert Vale Benefice
The Wychert Vale Benefice Wychert Vale Benefice is a network of churches serving a group of vibrant and growing villages between Thame and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Our leadership is team-based with many lay and ordained people working together.
A meditative service of words and music led by the Venerable Dr Gordon Kuhrt. Instead of a sermon there is an extended narrative for contemplation, from the Gospel of St John, of the latter trials of Jesus and the crucifixion story. The intercessions are based on the last words of Jesus from the cross.
Revd Jonathan Hawkins leads us through this service of Holy Communion from The Book of Common Prayer within St Nicholas church, Kingsey. To close, Psalm 22 is read as the Eucharistic table is stripped.
Through the now very familiar technology of the internet video call the Haddenham school assemblies team get together to tell the wonderful Easter story. Alright, yes, there are lambs and a bunny but they're really not what this story is about...
Jesus enters Jerusalem amidst wild cheering, but he knows dark times are ahead before the true celebration can begin.
We consider the Cross of Christ, how it demonstrates God's love and the challenge it presents to us as we pray not to be brought to the time of trial.
Baptist minister Jonny tells us the bible story about Jesus arriving in Jerusalem...with an invitation to join in and make your own sound effects!
Continuing our look at the Lord's Prayer - Phil asks us to think about forgiveness from the story of the Lost Son in Luke 15.
Lazarus and his sisters, Martha and Mary, lived in the town of Bethany. But Lazarus gets very ill and their only hope is to call for Jesus to come and heal him. Sadly, Lazarus dies before Jesus arrives and all seems hopeless. Then, Jesus surprises everybody...
'DIY chocolate bars' thought Alf. I can do that. The Eat is ON! A story with Canon Phil
Canon Phil saves a butterfly and talks about what it is to say 'Hallowed be your name.'
Jochebed loved her new little baby boy. She prayed God would keep her baby safe, so he could grow up to be a man of God. She knew that God would hear her prayer.
Matthew was not a very nice man. He was a tax collector for the Romans and he cheated people when they paid their taxes. But Jesus chose HIM to been of his friends and followers!
Jesus found his first disciples (or followers) by the shore of Lake Galilee and they were fishermen. He showed them that they should trust and follow him in a way they would really appreciate!
In the final morning worship focusing on Rowan William's book - Being Christian,
Phil looks at prayer, exploring what it means to pray as Jesus did and encouraging us to pray regularly.
Rev Jonny from Haddenham Baptist Church tells us about the season of Lent in the church calendar, leading to Easter. Jonny helps us to discover why Lent is a season of hope.
Continuing our series on the basics of Christian life, Rev Nigel Featherston considers the Eucharist.
Continuing our series from Being Christian by Rowan Williams - Canon Phil invites us to think about the significance of the Bible - How all of Scripture is God Breathed and the significance of listening together to The Story of God in the world and in our lives.
Canon Phil Groves introduces a series of Morning Worship drawing on the book 'Being Christian' by Archbishop Rowan Williams.
This first service focuses on Baptism.