Holy Trinity Church

Anglican worship in Geneva

Sermons from January 2023

Sermon on Sunday 29th January 2023

The Wedding at Cana January can be a grim month, particularly here in Northern Europe. All the joys and excitements of Christmas are over; the festive food and wine finished and in some cases, the penitential diets begun; we realise we’ve probably overspent in our desire to celebrate well and offer gifts to loved ones; and to cap it all, the sky…

Sermon for Sunday 15 January 2023, the Second Sunday of Epiphany at Holy Trinity Geneva

Responding to God’s Call I had a great aunt who used to say, “Many are called but few get up”.  It was a rather irreverent take on the words of St Matthew’s Gospel “Many are called but few are chosen” (Matthew 22. 14) but perceptive.   Despite the apparent irreverence, she was a profoundly strong woman of faith who lived out her faith…

Sermon on the Feast of the Epiphany 8th January 2023

Sermon for Holy Trinity on the Feast of the Epiphany   8 January 2023 at 9am and 10.30am (Transferred from 6 January) Texts: Isaiah 60.1-6, Psalm 72.1-5; Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew 2.1-2 I had a slightly frustrating experience just before Christmas when I had an afternoon visit planned to take holy communion to one of our congregation.  Having failed to take with me one…