Congratulations Katrina!

Katrina says, “My faith life is shaped and enriched by different Christian denominations and communities. The challenge of seeing a fresh message in familiar Bible texts is something I enjoy, and I am currently training to be a lay preacher in the United Reformed Church. Last year I learnt about Godly Play storytelling and look forward to when I will be able to put both sets of training into practice.

It is an honour to be one of the finalists this year and I wish my fellow competitors every blessing.

I’m a member at Trinity URC in Wimbledon and also attend All Saints West Ewell (Church of England). I am currently training to be a Synod Recognised Lay Preacher in the URC and am attached to New Malden URC as part of that training.”

Why did you enter Sermon of the Year?

“I entered the Sermon of the Year Competition last year and was delighted to make the top 10. I really enjoyed the challenge of crafting the sermon and when the competition came around again I was intrigued to have another try. This sermon didn’t come to me as easily as the previous one, but as the closing date loomed it felt like it had to be written, even if I never used it again. I never expected to do as well as last year, never mind make the final! Having seen the finalists last year, I’m honoured to have been chosen and wish the other two finalists all the very best!”