At Your Service

The Museum of the Moon is in Cathedral Isle of Man from today until 2nd March. Artist Luke Jerram explains his creation, and Rev'd Alex Brown explains why he's so keen to be under the moon with the gospel according to Luke. Plus there's a Valentine's card waiting for you - and notice board news too.

Celebrating St Brigid's Feast Day in words and music, and theologian and social activist Dr Ruth Valerio explains WHY Christians should care about the environment.

When it re-opened after the time of Covid, and Island-wide church closures, the Promenade Methodist Church in Douglas formed a Working Party of church members, to forensically examine all aspects of church life - its purpose, its finances and most importantly its future - they asked some searching questions, and even considered whether the best stewardship would be to sell the site, re-invest the...

On the programme this week ..... RICHARD GAMBLE explains how his passionate belief in the power of prayer has resulted in a 20-year quest to fulfil his dream of creating the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer - a stunning piece of architectural art, made up of a million bricks, and designed to provoke a conversation about prayer.  Richard was a guest on the programme a couple of years ago, when...

Special guests this week are leaders at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity - Chief Executive Officer Paul Woolley, and Director of Church Relations, Ken Benjamin - they're asking - how might Jesus live your life? - or my life ? The LICC exists to 'join the dots' between church life and life outside the church - to show that in a healthy and caring society, there really should be no...

Guests today are Ruth Keggin-Gell and Gareth Moore talking about the peaceful Taize style of worship - with an invitation to join Ruth to learn some beautiful prayerful chants translated into the Manx language, then go to a service in Ballagarey led by Gareth - and sing what you have learned! A visit to newly re-opened St Catherine's Church in Port Erin gives Vicar of the parish of Rushen, Canon J...

Looking back over 2024 with some of the guests and the stories they shared - and there's music too! Guests featured in this review of 2024 are : A tribute to the late Marilyn Cannell Richard Littledale - author and broadcaster - on his book to help children discover the joys of gardening, growing things, and taking little steps towards saving the planet.... Bishop Mark Davies - Bishop of Middleton...

Rt Reverend Tricia Hillas has just completed two months as a newly-consecrated Bishop, now in ministry here on the Isle of Man, as Bishop of Sodor and Man. In this hour-long special programme, Tricia talks about her family and her life and work before (and after!) ordination, as well as sharing some thoughts about the deeper meaning of the Christmas season. The programme includes a great spread of...

Three local church leaders reflect on the importance and the challenge of Christmas - Rev Dr Janet Corlett, Chair of District of the Methodist Church; Monsignor John Devine, Senior Roman Catholic Priest from the Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Isle, Douglas, and the Rt Rev'd Patricia Hillas, Bishop of Sodor and Man. There's two contrasting pieces of Advent music, and a modern carol from Ballaco...

Anglican Priest and radio broadcaster Rev'd Sharon Grenham-Thompson talks about her work in Christian broadcasting on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra - and reveals how a radio programme forced her to re-visit a tragic death - and find her faith renewed in a way she didn't expect. Richard Littledale has a Mexican story for the Christmas season There's a Manx Carval telling how John the B...

At their recent annual Charity Event, Ramsey-based AFD Software distributed £1.2 million from Company profits, between 91 local and global charities. As the sophisticated use of postcodes is at the heart of their business, the company is also known as The Postcode People - and the annual charity event has become The Postcode Party - a chance to celebrate the generosity which isn't a one-off event...

Caroline Devlin is Chair of the Friends of Ballaugh Old Church - a community group committed to protecting and preserving the iconic little church with the famous 'leaning' gateposts - and to exploring and interpreting its fascinating history. Her love for the church has inspired her to write a Christmas song - listen to its first play during today's programme - featuring Caroline on vocals togeth...

"Ordinary Miracles: Meals, Mess and Meeting Jesus in Unexpected Places" is the title of a book written by my guest this morning - and it pretty accurately sums up the life of Pastor Chris Lane - as you’ll understand when you listen to him talking about planting a pioneering church in inner-city Salford, Greater Manchester, over 20 years ago, and where he is still the co-leader. Plus ther...

The full Enthronement Service of the Right Reverend Patricia Hillas as Bishop of Sodor and Man - recorded in the Cathedral Church of St German, Peel on 16 November 2024 All those taking part in the service are named at appropriate points throughout the recording. With special thanks to Justin and his team at the ELS Group who kindly provided and sponsored all the sound for this service.

The Rt Reverend Patricia Hillas was Enthroned as the 88th Bishop of Sodor and Man in the Cathedral Church of St German in Peel on Saturday 16th November. This week's programme brings you edited highlights from that service. There's also a separate podcast of the complete unedited service - search for AT YOUR SERVICE Podcast Special - Bishop Tricia's Enthronement Service

True stories (including some Manx ones!) together with thoughts and music for this time of Remembrance, recalling the sacrifices and the suffering in the two World Wars.

Rev'd Simon Sutcliffe is a Methodist Minister, and the Free Church Chaplain at Keele University. He's also passionate about the environment, and today - through some remarkable facts about our world - he asks us to think again about what God might be saying to us with, and through, creation. Baffled by Buildings is a new event organised by Louise Whitelegg - the start of a process to support our I...

This week, we talk to Kristina Reeves, Chief Executive of Scripture Union Ministries Trust IOM to find out why their participation in the upcoming Global Week of Prayer is so important, and we visit Churches Book and Gift Shop inside St Thomas's Church in Finch Road, Douglas, to find out what's in store! Plus there's more hymns specially for the season of Harvest Thanksgiving, and another packed n...

The completion of Phase One of the reordering of the Cathedral Church of St German in Peel was marked last Thursday morning by a Service of Thanksgiving in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. On today's programme, Cathedral Director of Music Dr Peter LItman, Mrs Ravina Talbot and the Dean of the Cathedral, the Very Rev'd Nigel Godfrey, share some thoughts on the story of the Cat...

Island folk from different churches, denominations, and walks of Manx life, gathered with over 1,000 others in York Minster on 10th October, for the Ordination and Consecration of three new Bishops, one of whom was The Venerable Tricia Hillis - who is now the new Bishop of Sodor and Man. In this programme we bring you thoughts and reflections from some who were at the service (plus a couple of gre...

A newsletter, a news story, and a new Bishop are all linked by one worship song - find out which one - and hear the stories that join them all together - in this week's programme. Plus there's a Harvest thought from priest and poet Rev Dr Malcolm Guite - inspired by a recent walking holiday in Dorset and music from Katherine Jenkins And we finish with another packed notice board - Harvest services...

In this programme we return to Mountain View Innovation Centre, Ramsey - the home of The Postcode People - AFD Software - to take part in a live link with an aircraft factory in the United States, to take a first look at the new Cessna light aircraft that AFD Software have bought and donated to Mission Aviation Fellowship - the world's largest humanitarian air operator. AFD Software Director David...

Rt Rev'd Mark Davies is the Bishop of MIddleton in Manchester - he's also the Commissary Bishop appointed to take care of the Diocese of Sodor and Man until Bishop-Elect Tricia Hillas takes up her ministry on the Island in mid-November. In his capacity as Bishop of Sodor and Man, Bishop Mark was on the Island recently to ordain Rev'd Ian Quayle as Deacon, Rev'd Joanna Fisher as priest, and to conf...

Almost 40 years ago, former Vicar of Marown, Rev'd David Bush, made a series of programmes - Keystones - in which he explored the history of our Manx churches. Kerrowkeill Chapel is no longer a place of worship but its history will never be forgotten. In a vintage episode of Keystones, we meet again the characters and hear their stories - and there's music too!

Husband and wife Methodist Ministers Rev'd Sylvester and Rev'd Rachel Deigh are mission partners serving the Methodist Church in Sierra Leone. For the last 13 years the Methodist Church there has been twinned with the Methodist Church on the Isle of Man. On today's programme Rachel and Sylvester talk about life, faith and their 'great adventure' - plus music, and another notice board packed with n...