The Reverend Br David Kernick, AG

Curate of St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth
Diocese of Liverpool

The Parish Church of St Margaret of Antioch is part of the St Luke in the City team, comprising St Bride’s, St Michael’s and St Dunstan’s. As of spring 2025, we are also part of the wider Hope Parish Liverpool.

Visit St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth

Every Sunday at 10.30am (Sung Eucharist) and Thursday at 12.30pm (Said Eucharist).

We belong to the Church of England and worship in the liberal Catholic tradition. As members of Inclusive Church, we strive to give everyone a warm welcome. GOOGLE MAPS

Contact Brother Dave: Tel. 07396 614 008 | Email kernick@gmail.com

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17th Sunday after Trinity, 2025

17th Sunday after Trinity, 2025

Sermon preached at St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth, 12 October 2025 2 Kings 5.1-3,7-15c2 Timothy 2.8-15Luke 17.11-19 Do you ever wonder about those little characters that make passing cameos in films and in books and in stories that are never named? You’re watching or listening or reading, and you think, Hang on—go back a minute.…
8th Sunday after Trinity, 2025

8th Sunday after Trinity, 2025

Sermon preached at St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth, 10 August 2025 Luke 12.32-40 Last week, our preacher spoke to us about Jesus’ parable of the rich man who, content with the wealth he had stored up for himself, sat back to ‘relax, eat, drink and be merry,’ only to be caught off-guard by death itself.…
Coming Home: A Reflection for Pride (audio)

Coming Home: A Reflection for Pride (audio)

Sunday 27 July 2025Liverpool Cathedral Coming Home: A Service Marking Liverpool Pride Luke 15.11-32 I brought a little friend—hope you don’t mind. [The friend is a cuddly toy ET.] Now, when I preach to a new crowd, I like to give them a little test. So here’s a question for you: What’s ET short for?…
6th Sunday after Trinity, 2025

6th Sunday after Trinity, 2025

Sermon preached at St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth, 27 July 2025 Luke 11.1-13 If you don’t ask, you don’t get. When I was five, I had no real idea of the value of anything, and certainly not money. We’d just moved into my grandmother’s house in Prescot, all the way from across the ocean in…

My other sites

davidlrattigan.com – This is now an archive of some previous work in writing, editing and other creative and arts-related endeavours. Here you’ll find articles and excerpts on subjects from film and LGBTQ+ to religion and Hammer horror.

prayingwithjesus.co.uk – Resources for prayer and contemplation. This originated as a home for the Scriptural Rosary, but it has expanded to include other prayers, litanies and devotions – and hopefully will continue to grow.

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