Sermon downloads before Advent 2011

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Mike Rayner, 13 Nov 2011 (Remembrance Sunday) (4 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 6 Nov 2011 (5 Mb)
Margot Edmonds, 30 Oct 2011 (3 Mb)
Sofa Sermon on mental health and wellbeing, 23 Oct 2011 (6 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 9 Oct 2011 (5 Mb)
John Perry, 2 Oct 2011 (4 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 25 Sep 2011 (Harvest, Festival Weekend) (5 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 18 Sep 2011 (4 Mb)
Jenny Hellyer, 11 Sep 2011 (3 Mb)
Gulshan Esther, 4 Sep 2011 (5 Mb)
Mike Rayner, 28 Aug 2011 (3 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 21 Aug 2011 (4 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 14 Aug 2011 (4 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 7 Aug 2011 (3 Mb)
Keith Beech-Gruneberg, 31 Jul 2011 (2 Mb)
Peter Teagle, 24 Jul 2011 (4 Mb)
Tim Bradshaw, 17 Jul 2011 (3 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 10 Jul 2011 (3 Mb)
Zone Service intro on Judas, John Perry, 26 Jun 2011 (1 Mb)
Zone Service intro on Peter, Philip King, 19 Jun 2011 (1 Mb)
Tom Carlisle, 12 Jun 2011 (1 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 5 Jun 2011 (2 Mb)
Mike Rayner, 29 May 2011 (3 Mb)
Sofa Sermon on the arts, 22 May 2011 (5 Mb)
Sally Amos, 15 May 2011 (4 Mb)
John Perry, 8 May 2011 (4 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 1 May 2011 (4 Mb)
Tenebrae service, 21 Apr 2011 (Maundy Thursday) (9 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 17 Apr 2011 (Palm Sunday) (4 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 10 Apr 2011 (5 Mb)
Jenni Williams, 3 Apr 2011 (3 Mb)
Keith Beech-Gruneberg, 13 Mar 2011 (2 Mb)
Sofa Sermon on later life, 27 Feb 2011 (5 Mb)
Jon Williams, 20 Feb 2011 (3 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 13 Feb 2011 (3 Mb)
Sofa Sermon on singleness, 6 Feb 2011 (5 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 30 Jan 2011 (3 Mb)
Jane Sherwood, 23 Jan 2011 (2 Mb)
Mike Rayner, 16 Jan 2011 (2 Mb)
Sofa Sermon on teenagers, 9 Jan 2011 (6 Mb)
Steve Hellyer, 2 Jan 2011 (3 Mb)

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What's a Sofa Sermon?!

Sofa sermons are a way of helping us think about current issues from a Christian point of view. Each sofa sermon consists of three or four people (on a sofa!) being interviewed about a particular topic. The people on the sofa are mainly St. Matthew's members who have particular expertise in the area being discussed. The sofa sermon happens in place of the normal sermon, in an otherwise largely unchanged service.

What's a Zone Service?!

Instead of a sermon, a variety of zones are set up around the church which allow the passages and themes to be explored in a variety of different ways - from discussion to quiet reflection, from visual arts to poetry, or through chatting over a cup of coffee. The aim is to enable us to explore the passages in ways they found to be most helpful. Each 'zone time' begins with a short introduction to get us thinking about the passage and its themes.