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  • Home
  • Finding Faith
  • Understanding FAITH
  • The SOUL GYM
  • The Last Supper- Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Garrowby Hill by David Hockney
  • Meditations on the Cross
  • Arnhem WW2- Sapper "Tot" Needham and the Battle at the Bridgehead
  • Prayer videos 1-26
  • Prayer videos 27-46
  • Prayer videos 47-100
  • Meditations on Sieger Koder paintings
  • Christian Art Series Summer 2019 sermons and slides
    • Cima da Conegliano and George Rickey The Baptism of Jesus
    • Icons
    • Evelyn Dunbar - Joseph's Dream
    • Roger Wagner - Menorah
    • Sieger Koder- The Last Supper
    • Millet - The Angelus
    • Carravagio- The Calling of St. Peter and St Andrew
    • Rembrandt Simeon and the Christ Child
  • Learning to Grow in Compassion
  • Older postings
    • The Invitation Series
    • The Beatitudes Series
    • A Church for 2030
    • 60 second Devotions- a Bible verse for the day
    • Worship from Christ Church 2020-2024
    • The Acts of the Apostles
    • The Healing Series
    • TAIZE WORSHIP

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 Rev. Michael Burley
is the Rector of
the Benefice  of Garrowby Hill
near York.


Website:-  http://garrowbychurches.com/
Link to Garrowby Churches website
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Previously he was the ​Vicar of Christ Church ​Staines-Upon-Thames between 2018 -2024.
This period included  lock down. He became interested (as did many people) in electronic communication.​ This site contains all the videos which were produced in that period on the themes of  Art, Prayer, Worship and some other theological issues. It also contains  a few things which he has been interested in recently.
Please do search, seek, and find what may be of interest to you. There are over 500 videos to explore.
All of  the videos were edited by Phil Knight who spent hours on them.   ​Thank you Phil.
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I am in the process of writing a series of simple guides to Understanding FAITH- "The Garrowby Tracts".
So far there are 7. The three on Holy Communion are works in progress- (they are being edited at the moment)  but I needed somewhere to try them out 

Finding FAITH

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Finding Faith
If you want to find out more about the Christian Faith and what we believe I have written the following tract for you.
Please do take time to prayerfully read it.
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    Understanding FAITH
    Why do we Celebrate Holy Communion?

Understanding Faith
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    Understanding FAITH
    What Happens at Holy Communion (and Why)?

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     Understanding FAITH
     How do we Prepare for Holy Communion?

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    Understanding FAITH
    Good Friday - the seven Last words of Jesus from the Cross

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    Understanding FAITH
    Why do we Celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus?

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    Understanding FAITH
    How can I read the Bible?

Understanding Faith
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Garrowby Hill a painting by David Hockney.
Click to find out all about the painting and the inspirational Garrowby area.
Garrowby Hill - David Hockney

The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci
In 2025 I visited Milan and saw the LAST SUPPER by Leonardo Da Vinci "live".   
This detailed document is all about the painting. 
There is a history of the painting, information about the composition, the sources, the food in the painting, the way hands are drawn, as well as something about the many conspiracy theories.​ Leonardo painted this as a reaction painting, with the disciples responding to the news that Jesus is to be betrayed by one of them. There is a lot, in the document, about each individual disciple and what we know about them.  Although some of the information strays outside of the Biblical accounts and narratives they are included as the stories would have been well known to Leonardo and his audience. At the center/heart of the painting is  Jesus.      There are also a few short videos reflecting on the Milan Visit.


Take a few Moments with the painting- watch this video from my visit

The Last Supper -Leonardo Di Vinci


Meditations on the Cross

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Meditations on the Cross

Sieger Koder

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Sieger Koder

Compassion

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Compassion Lent studies

Christian Art

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Christian art

Prayer 

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Help with Prayer videos 1-26
HELP WITH PRAYER VIDEOS 27-46
Help with Prayer Videos  47-100

A Soul Gym - A Spiritual Exercise Workout Book

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A Soul Gym

Archives and Older Material

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Various Older Posts
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The story of
George Henry Needham "Tot"
“A” Troop 1st Parachute Squadron
Royal Engineers

( He was my God-Father)

This is mainly about his service
​ in World War 2 at
​the Arnhem Bridgehead.
It is also about the Lincoln side of our family.
(it was amended on 10th March 2026 to include new photographs
​and new information

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Arnhem
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