Easter Pastoral letter from Rev Lucy
Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! Happy Easter! Spring has now arrived, the days are getting lighter and the clocks have sprung forward and hopefully it is starting to feel a bit more spring-like most days. Although in Seaford there can still be that chilly sea breeze than catches us all unawares […]
How Can I Help?
Seaford Parish Church How can I help? This church is a fabulous family of helpers and volunteers. Here’s some of the ways in which you can play your part in helping the Church to show God’s love to the Community. Let me know what I left out. Let one of the Clergy know how you’d […]
A five minute summary of what we get up to
Welcome to Seaford Parish – we are two buildings – St Leonard’s in the centre of town, and St Luke’s on the outskirts of Seaford near Chyngton Primary School. I recorded this – the link – St Leonard’s, here, is open every day (except Thursday) 10-1 for people to pop in, light a candle, pray, […]
a Pastoral letter from Lucy
2nd February 2026 Pastoral Letter Dearly Beloved A Pastoral letter from Rev Lucy The days are slowly getting longer but these can still be dark cold days physically and mentally as Christmas is left behind and spring and warm days and Easter still seem a long way off. We celebrated Candlemas last Sunday, […]
Love Joy Peace
Love, Joy Peace! Today’s sermon is about Love, Joy, Peace. The Holy Family, Joseph, Mary, Jesus come to the temple in Jerusalem. Its just a five mile walk north from Bethlehem. Jesus is 40 days old. He’s had his naming and circumcision ceremony already. But this is an important ceremony to bring the baby Jesus […]
What sort of prophet could you be? (Advent 2)
Welcome to Advent 2. Today the Prophets! Last week Advent 1 – the Patriarchs, so up at St Lukes I preached about the Matriarchs. Sarah, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel – and pointed out how None of them had their own private epiphany moment of encountering the divine, they did what they did with a huge […]
Matriarchs: Advent 1
Today we light just one candle, one small candle. Our Christian Year starts not with sparkling fireworks and a bang, nor resolutions but with a small glimpse of hope. And our call is to walk with what little light we do have. Keep at it. Advent 1 celebrates the Patriarchs, the founding Fathers of […]
Christ the King
a sermon preached on Christ the King sunday 2025 In our Nicene Creed we will shortly be saying – that Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father, … and His Kingdom will have no end. Amen to that. So what does it mean for you to say Jesus Christ is King? […]
Nicene Creed: We look for … the life of the world to come
We come at last to our last sermon on the Nicene Creed. Please if you have not got a Nicene Creed book mark then please do take one. So We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. Amen indeed. The Resurrection of the Dead […]
A Trinity Sunday sermon probably about Love
with some help from Romans 5.1-5 Welcome to Trinity Sunday. It is traditional for clergy to do their best to avoid preaching on Trinity Sunday. But its also traditional for a priest presiding at their first eucharist to not have to preach as well. So I’ve made a note in my diary for next year. […]