Author Archives: Gerry Lynch

A Season of New Life

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

This article first appeared in the April 2021 edition of the parish magazine of St John with St Mary, Devizes. I went for a very long walk earlier this week, even by my standards. A whopping 43 km (27 miles … Continue reading →

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Clearing the Temple of our Souls: Sermon Preached Digitally for St John with St Mary, Devizes, on Sunday 7 March 2021

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2: 13-22 May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. I love Giotto’s painting of the scene in the Temple in Jerusalem that forms the centrepiece of … Continue reading →

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New Life After A Sojourn in the Wilderness

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

This article first appeared in the March 2021 edition of the parish magazine of St John with St Mary, Devizes. Although summer remains far away and we could yet be overtaken by a genuinely cold snap or even snow, the … Continue reading →

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“The Word was Made Flesh”: Sermon Preached at Midnight Mass in St George’s, Belfast, on Thursday 24 December 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Readings – Hebrews 1:1-4, John 1:1-14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. May I speak in the name of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Our epistle reading at this Midnight Mass, the … Continue reading →

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“Waiting”: Sermon Preached at St John’s Devizes on Sunday 6 December 2020 (the 2nd Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Hope and frustration and pain all mixed together: that is the mood of Advent. As we endure this hard winter of waiting, wait with Jesus Christ, your brother, friend, Lord, and saviour. Continue reading →

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Things Have Gone Wrong At The Tavistock. Central Government Must Step In.

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

I’ve long since passed the point when I thought posting anything political on the internet made any difference, and what I’m about to say is on an issue where questioning a particular orthodoxy often results in abuse. But I don’t … Continue reading →

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“Like A Thief in the Night”: Sermon Preached for St John’s Devizes Digital Worship on Sunday 15 November 2020 (the 2nd Sunday Before Advent) by Gerry Lynch

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Instead of preaching a cheerful and optimistic sermon for lockdown, I opted for a hopeful one. They aren’t the same thing. Continue reading →

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IN MEMORIAM GERARD BENEDICT NEWE 1907-1982

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Where Layde’s old tombstones tell the taleOf time before we felt the flailOf England’s “for your own good” yokeYou must have stood on many a mornAnd blessed the day when you were bornIn May’s bright sunshine and turf-smoke. As the dog … Continue reading →

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A Clergyman’s Diary: Over The Downs to Marlborough

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

First day of a week off so I yomped over the downs to Marlborough in very muddy conditions. The first 12½ mile leg to Avebury is all familiar now, but the canal towpath which usually gets me off to an … Continue reading →

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