Previous Services & Sermons

Below are extracts from recent services and sermons given at Temple.
Please note recordings may not include all content as all permissions may not have been obtained, and we do not have copyright permissions to include music on our website (links may have additional permissions).

(see also This Week's Service and Home Worship pages for worship contributions)

There are recent services recorded at Rowbarton on their website Preaching Plan and Recent Service Recordings page. The circuit has been worshipping together using these services which are livestreamed  Sunday mornings at 9:30 am.

Sunday 8th June 2025

Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 8th June, Circuit (V)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 8th June, Temple (A)

Morning Worship led by Rev Peter Thomas - Pentecost

Hymns: StF 374: Come Holy Spirit, descend on us
StF 564: O thou who camest from above
StF 400: Wind of God
StF 385: Holy Spirit, we welcome you
StF 394: Spirit of God, unseen as the wind

Reading: Acts 2: 1-21

Lectionary for Pentecost                  

Acts 2: 1-21 or Genesis 11: 1-9, Psalm 104: 24-34, 35b,
Romans 8: 14-17 or Acts 2: 1-21, John 14: 8-17 (25-27)

Sunday 1st June 2025

David Clitheroe, Sunday 1st June, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 1st June, Temple (A)

Holy Communion led by Rev Deborah Kirk

Hymns: StF 300: Hail the day that sees him rise
StF 664: Lord, you call us to your service
StF 353: Jesus is Lord, creation’s voice proclaims it
StF 507: O for a heart to praise my God
StF 319: Christ triumphant, ever reigning

Readings: Acts 1: 15-17,  21-26
John 17: 6-19

Lectionary for 7th Sunday of Easter                  

Acts 16: 16-34, Psalm 97, Revelation 22: 12-14, 16-17, 20-21,
John 17: 20-26

Sunday 25th May 2025

David Clitheroe, Sunday 25th May, Circuit (V)
Local Arrangement, Sunday 25th May, Temple (A)

Morning worship by Local Arrangement

Hymns: StF 28: Jesus calls us here to meet him
StF 24: Come now is the time to worship
StF 564: O thou who camest from above
StF 774: the Peace of the earth be with you
StF 772: May the road rise up to meet you

Readings: Psalm 67
Acts 11: 5-18
John 14: 22-29

Lectionary for 6th Sunday of Easter                  

Acts 16: 9-15, Psalm 67, Revelation 21: 10, 22 – 22: 5,
John 14: 23-29 or John 5: 1-9

Other recent recordings

Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 15th June, Circuit (V)
Stephen Coles, Sunday 15th June, Temple (A)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 8th June, Circuit (V)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 8th June, Temple (A)
David Clitheroe, Sunday 1st June, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 1st June, Temple (A)
David Clitheroe, Sunday 25th May, Circuit (V)
Local Arrangement, Sunday 25th May, Temple (A)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 18th May, Circuit (V)

Edward Hosken, Sunday 18th May, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 11th May, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 4th May, Circuit (V)

Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 4th May, Temple (A)
Gillian Flick, Sunday 27th April, Circuit (V)

Rev Stuart Innalls, Sunday 27th April, Temple (A)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 20th April, Circuit (V)

Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 20th April, Temple (A)
David Clitheroe, Sunday 13th April, Circuit (V)

Merlyn Brown, Sunday 13th April, Temple (A)
Ildikó Haraszti, Sunday 6th April, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 6th April, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 30th March, Circuit (V)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 30th March, Temple (A)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 23rd March, Circuit (V)
Elaine Dew, Sunday 23rd March, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 16th March, Circuit (V)
David Clitheroe & Rev Clare Callanan, Sunday 16th March, Temple (A)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 9th March, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 2nd March (Cuttack), Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 2nd March (Cuttack), Temple (A)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 23rd February, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 23rd February, Temple (A)
Ildikó Haraszti, Sunday 16th February, Circuit (V)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 9th February, Circuit (V)

Rev Tony Cox, Sunday 9th February, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 2nd February, Circuit (V)

Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 2nd February, Temple (A)

See more in the archives 2025  2024  2023

V - Youtube/Vimeo video link, A - MP3/M4A audio, D - PDF document
StF - Singing The Faith, MP - Mission Praise, H&P - Hymns & Psalms
MWB - Methodist Worship Book, CH - Church Hymnary, MHB - The Methodist Hymn Book
R&S - Rejoice and Sing

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