On this Advent Sunday, traditionally known as Gaudate Sunday for its theme of joyful anticipation. Mark Newitt explores how the readings beckon us to be the truly radical change of the God of small things

On this Advent Sunday, the worship focused on human rights, especially the work of Amnesty International. Beth Keith explores how John the Baptist's echo of Isaiah's call from the wilderness to prepare the way of the Lord is an invitation to each of us to be agents of that radical call to liberation from injustice.

This is the last Sunday after Pentecost and the Feast of Christ the king. Beith Keith links the festival with the issues of safeguarding and stewardship.

‘We want communion, a world renewed, we hope against hope. With the God of history we want to make all things new’. We are beginning to look forward to Advent: Maranatha, come Lord, come. The service began with this expression of yearning from Brazilian young people. That links, however, to the theme of we live out our faith, questioning and searching, and Janet Morley picks up on that, continuing our series on stewardship.

For an act of worship dedicated to all those whose life has been touched by conflict, Jonathan Williamson reflects on the relationship between remembrance, stewardship, and calling.

In this Children and Family Service, individuals reflect on their experiences of Church, and what being a member of the congregation at Saint Mark's means to them

Starting from the story of blind Bartimaeus, who throws off his cloak to approach Jesus, Boyd Morgan speaks about how a truly inclusive community provides an environment in which we acknowledge ourselves and our calling.

‘Stewardship Sunday’ is the moment when we are asked to consider our giving to maintain our church and its activities. Michael Bayley asks us to think about what we value in the church as the way to answer the question how much we should donate.

Anne Padget uses the festival of harvest to reflect on how we can let faith into our lives

A quotation from Raymond Williams has been the focus for our Sunday worship these past few weeks: 'To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing'. This is the feast of Creationtide (Harvest Festival) and it is the subject of Jonathan Williamson's reflections