Poetry by Alice Denny. Sermon 30 Oct 2016


Poetry by Alice Denny. Sermon 30 Oct 2016

Sermons at The Village MCC

Sermons at MCC are in a variety of formats, from traditional teachings to interviews, poetry and song. Many sermons are given by Rev. Michael Hydes, but often there will be a guest preacher from the wider LGBT community, another church or religious organisation, and sometimes by other members of The Village.

All our sermons are recorded and uploaded to this website. The list on the right of this page shows the most recent sermons or you can visit here for a complete list.

A Minute’s Silence

Now we create a moment of quiet, a slither of peace in a cacophony of ignorance, negligence, and tacit approval. A world where a life benign and loving is met with a fear so great that the naivete’ of violence is born. We bow our heads to those who came…

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Recovering The Sacred – Retreat Day

Dear Village, I’m looking forward to hearing Alice Denny speak this Sunday, and I’m looking forward to our retreat in a couple of weeks! Both such special events! I’m a lover of poetry, it has the power to stir me in ways that can’t be explained – only experienced. I’ve…

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Even God likes a little poetry.

Dear Village, Do you like poetry? I do, but often have to prepare myself for it. Not to write it, but to read it. Often it’s a theme that I don’t want to face. Murder, war, rape, misfortune. those topics I would avoid for entertainment. I can’t watch violence in…

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