Past Services

Please use the date filter below to browse our past services.

Within each service you'll have access to a video recording, an audio recording (podcast) and the transcript to read along.

You can also access our full catalogue of past service videos via Youtube; and our podcasts via Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Harming and Healing

Sunday Service, 16 November 2025 Led by Rev. Sarah Tinker Musical Prelude: Sentimental Melody (from Forest of the Amazon) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (performed by Holly Redshaw and Andrew Robinson) Opening Words: ‘In Need of Healing’ by Maureen Killoran ‘Welcome, you who come in need of healing, you who are confused, or have been betrayed. Welcome, with your problems and your pain. Welcome, too, your joys and your wonderings, welcome your need to hope, your longing for as

2 days ago

Remembrance: War and Peace

Sunday Service, 9 November 2025 Led by Rev. Dr. Jane Blackall (Apologies - there is no service recording this week due to a technical hitch). Welcome and Introduction to Two Minutes’ Silence Welcome to all who have gathered this morning for our Sunday service. Welcome to those who have gathered in-person at Essex Church, to all who are joining us via Zoom, and anyone tuning in at a later date via YouTube or listening to the podcast stream. As the clock moves towards 11am,

Nov 8

All Souls

Sunday Service, 2 November 2025 Led by Rev. Dr. Jane Blackall Musical Prelude: Ave Verum – W.A. Mozart (performed by Sophia Kannathasan and Abby Lorimier) Opening Words: ‘In the Company of All Souls’ by Lynn Thomas Strauss (adapted) Today, in our special All Souls service, we bring and share our memories of loved ones who have died. Today we share the joys and sorrows that come with the cycle of the seasons, for this is the time to remember, to honour, and to hold th

Nov 1

We Need Each Other

Sunday Service, 26 October 2025 Led by Rev. Dr. Jane Blackall Musical Prelude: Tabhair dom do lámh (Give Me Your Hand) (performed by Tara McCarthy, Phoebe Harty & Jess Collins) Opening Words: ‘It Is Good to Be Together’ by Alison Wohler (adapted) With thankful hearts we come together this morning to celebrate the bounty of the day, to bask in the warmth of this community, to share with friends the tides of our lives, to entertain, perennially, our hopes for a better

Oct 25

Making Home

Sunday Service, 19 October 2025 Led by Rev. Dr. Jane Blackall and Jasmine Cooray Musical Prelude: Ashokan Farewell - Jay Unger (performed by Georgia Dawson and Toby Morgan) Opening Words: ‘Sabbath Home’ by Kathleen McTigue (adapted) Here in the refuge of this Sabbath home we turn our busy minds towards silence, and turn our full hearts toward one another. Even in our sorrows, we feel our lives cradled in holiness we cannot comprehend, and though we each walk with

Oct 18

Landscapes of our Lives

Sunday Service, 12 October 2025 Led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Heidi Ferid Opening Music: ‘Ruddier than the Cherry’ by Handel (played by Abby Lorimier and Andrew Robinson) Opening Words: ‘ A Spacious Welcome’ by Shari Woodbury (adapted) 1: Welcome, who come in friendship who long for genuine community... 2: May you be graciously received here as your authentic self. 1: Welcome, who come in curiosity, full of questions or simply open... 2: May you embrace wonder and encounter ne

Oct 11