Welcome to the collection of sermons by Rt Rev Richard Randerson, St Peter's on Willis, for 2011.
Each sermon is available by clicking on the link below. Sermons are available both as full text documents and, at the bottom of the full text document, either a word or a pdf file.
All sermons remain copyright of their author.
- Palm Sunday - 17 April 2011 - Lesser visions undermine greater truths
- St Peter's Day 2011 - evening homily for the patronal festival
- Sunday 10 July 2011 - God, creation and mission (1 of 5)
- Sunday 17 July 2011 - News of the World Scandal
- Sunday 24 July 2011 - Mission and the Fall (2 of 5)
- Sunday 14 August 2011 - Mission and the Isaiah Agenda (3 of 5)
- Sunday 21 August 2011 - Jesus' Life and Mission (4 of 5)
- Sunday 28 August 2011 - The end of the world: fire and brimstone? or peace on earth? (5 of 5)
- Sunday 25 September - How do we share our faith with others (the two sons)
- Sunday 16 October - Rugby and religion
- Sunday 30 October - Who are Today's Saints? (8 and 10am services)
- Sunday 30 October - All manner of things will be well (choral evensong and All Soul's Day observance)
- Sunday 20 November - Occupy Wellington, the Election and the Final Judgment
- Sunday 27 November - No longer business as usual
- Sunday 11 December - For what are we waiting for
- Saturday 24 December - Crying at Christmas 2011
Articles
Ethical approach requires serving common good: Richard's article linking the response of St Paul's Cathedral in London to the Occupy Movement.
Richard says: "The protests at St Paul's Cathedral in London has raised critical questions of the Church's public stance, of economics and ethics, and of the impoverishment of millions by the few. These issues are addressed in this article, a slightly edited version of which appeared this morning (4 Nov) in the Dominion Post, Wellington's daily paper (Editorial page, B4, Dom Post)."