by Jeremy Tayler | Oct 7, 2023 | News
This Sunday we hear as our Old Testament reading one of the most famous biblical texts, and yet one that we nowadays hear quite rarely. The Ten Commandments once had a very particular place in the liturgy of the Church of England, being recited at the start of every...
by Jeremy Tayler | Sep 30, 2023 | News
Sunday 1st October – Harvest Thanksgiving This Sunday we celebrate Harvest Thanksgiving. The cycle of prayer and thanksgiving related to the agricultural year is a very ancient aspect of the Christian calendar, and one that has roots in both the Jewish and...
by Jeremy Tayler | Sep 12, 2023 | News
The Benefice of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames, with St Nicholas, Remenham warmly invites you to a special service of Sung Holy Communion at the Parish Church of St Nicholas, Remenham on Sunday 24th September at 10.30am with the Choir of St Mary the Virgin,...
by Jeremy Tayler | Sep 12, 2023 | News
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames warmly invites you to a service of Choral Evensong Sunday 17th September at 4pm Music includes: Introit: Pray that Jerusalem – Stanford Responses: Radcliffe Canticles: Dyson in D Anthem: O come let us...
by Jeremy Tayler | Sep 2, 2023 | News
The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity This Sunday we continue to work our way through the narrative of the Genesis/Exodus narrative at a brisk pace: we now come to one of the most important stories of the Old Testament, the story of Moses’ encounter with God at...
by Jeremy Tayler | Aug 11, 2023 | News
Sunday 13th August – The Tenth Sunday after Trinity This Sunday we are introduced to the character of Joseph. Thanks to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, we are in familiar territory: this is one of the Old Testament stories that many people still know. The...