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rituals

Posted in prayer, worship on 30 July, 2009 | 21 Comments »

There I sat, thinking ‘blog post, blog post… there must be something to say that I can say… blog post…’  wondering if the blogging bit of my brain is still in a moving box somewhere.
Various distractions.  The knowledge that I didn’t want this to take to long as it’s a busy day… General feeling of [...]

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brief reassurance

Posted in blog on 27 July, 2009 | 1 Comment »

… that I am still alive.  ( I gather some have been wondering.)
The church web page, which is still a long way off ready, has taken up most of my computer time.
But it is Monday, so I am full of the resolve to do better.
No weddings for a few weeks, which means lots of time [...]

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bastille day

Posted in blog on 14 July, 2009 | 5 Comments »

To today’s  news from TEC:  Amen.

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delight

Posted in church on 11 July, 2009 | 3 Comments »

By 5 pm, the sermon was in peril.  The pew sheet was done, music problems sorted and I had no excuse not to turn to the sermon, but the desire to do so was missing.
So, I convinced myself that it would be a good idea to plan the sermon by the river.
And even as I [...]

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accepted occasionally

Posted in blog on 11 July, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Notes are coming forward from the debate that the General Convention of The Episcopal Church is having on marriage equity.
This seemed worth sharing:
Volunteer Hannah Anderson, 17, of Northern California drew applause when she described her friend Arthur, who she met in fourth grade at diocesan summer camp. “Arthur was gay, but to us he was [...]

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oh, joy

Posted in church, prayer, preaching on 11 July, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The liturgical toys have arrived, just in time for the sermon on ‘Offering’.
Too bad most of the kids are away.

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unexpected prayer

Posted in prayer on 7 July, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I continued working on the church’s web site well past 11pm last night.  By the time I stopped, I knew I should sleep, but my mind was too full of hex codes and trial-and-error tweaks to the CSS.  So, I began to read:  a Ruth Burrows book on prayer that’s been reprinted after many years [...]

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help wanted

Posted in church on 1 July, 2009 | 5 Comments »

So, I’m building a new church web site.
(pause while regular readers laugh knowingly)
But wonderfully funny, occasionally outrageous, and pastorally astute Peacebang has offered some very useful tips in what we should be aiming for.
So, while I shamelessly steal her ideas, I need help from the congregation in Dunblane.
I already have one of our talented photographers [...]

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