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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Behold, the Lamb of God! 2nd Sunday of Epiphany, 2026

Behold, the Lamb of God! 2nd Sunday of Epiphany, 2026

Sermon preached at St Margaret of Antioch, 18 January 2026 John 1.29-42 I don’t know if you’ve ever made the journey up to the high altar—we don’t use it often, if at all, because the steps offer a bit of a challenge for some of us. In the centre, we have the tabernacle, named for…
Christmas Sermon 2025

Christmas Sermon 2025

Sermon preached at St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth, Christmas Eve, 2025 We have waited through bleak December weather. We have endured the icy winds and persevered through ever-darker nights. But these last few evenings the dusk has come just a little later, and there is a faint hope of something better on the horizon. ‘The…
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.…

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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