Posted in congregation on 30 September, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve posted a few photos on the church blogs for St Paul’s and Holy Trinity, but I loved this photo so much, I had to include it here too.
Sea Sunday feels important to mark in these coastal parts. Next year, though, we must find a time that does not get in the way of [...]
Posted in worship on 29 September, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I had hoped to blog on Michaelmas today, but have run out of time. So I offer instead verses from a Michaelmas hymn I love. Yes, it is a Michaelmas hymn; it says so in the New English Hymnal. Though I seem to remember that my beloved training rector was [...]
Posted in Anglican Communion on 28 September, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I am coming somewhat belatedly to the stream of commentary on (the) TEC’s House of Bishop’s meeting at the start of the week.
The muddle of responses suggests they found a true compromise position: no one happy, no one sure whether to sulk or be glad it wasn’t worse.
I will admit a part of me [...]
Posted in blog on 28 September, 2007 | 5 Comments »
This is another public service announcement:
Choose where to buy your printer ink very carefully.
My two month old laser printer needs ink, which is a bit of a surprise given that my old printer only needed ink 4 times in its entire life. So off I went to PCWorld. I realised that the ink cartridge [...]
Posted in blog on 26 September, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Now why is it that any time I spend more on something than is strictly necessary, Molly assumes it must be for her?
Posted in blog on 25 September, 2007 | 3 Comments »
One of the things I am very bad at is preparing rotas. A member of the congregation noticed this (OK, most members of all of the congregations noticed this) and offered to prepare the rotas for me. I was wary. Part of the stress of doing it is in remembering the little [...]
Posted in books on 23 September, 2007 | No Comments »
Kelvin has written very movingly of the ways the eucharist reforms us. He alluded to Dom Gregory Dix’s wonderful words, and it seemed worth quoting them in full:
Was ever another command so obeyed? For century after century, spreading slowly to every continent and country and among every race on earth, this action has [...]
Posted in Anglican, Scottish Episcopal Church on 23 September, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Day dawns on a new era. I decided to let others do the blogging from Aberdeen and went to the beach instead.
You can read about +Bob’s consecration from Ali, Kelvin, or +David. It was all so very meet and right, and not a grey book in sight.
Posted in blog on 20 September, 2007 | 9 Comments »
‘Look, there she is. Look.’
and heads turned and eyes lit up; 4-year-olds and 84-year-olds beamed in delight.
The eucharist ended early tonight since we had to go greet the queen.
The QE2 spent her 40th birthday today at home on the Clyde, and amidst much fanfare, sailed off on her final voyage to the indignities [...]
Posted in Anglican, blog on 17 September, 2007 | No Comments »
I love the randomness of search strings people use to make their way here.
In the past 24 hours, we have been the tentative answer to the prayers of those seeking (among other things):
house exchange jewish
casual wedding barbecue
where does one kneel to pray in church
(one presumes Jeeves is involved here)
and (my favourite)
A furious devout church
And on [...]
