Posted in Book, tagged Books on October 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
We had a double book reading at Bookmark last night. The first one we discussed was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I read it first time round but it was a joy to read it again. And thankfully the group enjoyed it too.
Our second book was The Vanishing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged clocks, Winter on October 28, 2007 | 7 Comments »
The clocks have gone back but for some reason I feel uneasy and not quite trusting that I have got it right. I keep double-checking and I know I changed my alarm last night and the central heating clock but I’m still worried that I’ve got it wrong. What is that all about?
Posted in Church, tagged Church, Clergy on October 25, 2007 | 6 Comments »
It would appear that in the USA October is Clergy Appreciation Month. I suspect it may have been started by Hallmark but the Christian bookstores promote it also. People are encouraged to send a wee note of appreciation to their priest/minister. Some churches take their priest out for a meal, some buy them a car, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Borders, Nature, Photos on October 24, 2007 | No Comments »
Just back from a couple of days lolling around with friends in the Borders. The nice thing about staying there is that you can hardly get a mobile phone signal (even on Vodafone), no cable TV, no radio. Just birds and silence. Oh, and trees to die for and sheep on the hills and heather [...]
Posted in Church, tagged children, Church, Fair Trade, funeral, Healing, Ministry on October 22, 2007 | No Comments »
It got even busier last week and even more emotional.
Prayers for Lou’s family and friends after a glorious funeral and purvey. She would have loved it!
Prayers for Helen as she prepares to go into hospital. A wonderful warm woman, much loved by all who know her. Let us pray that all shall be well.
The Children’s [...]
Posted in Church, tagged , Church, Ministry on October 19, 2007 | 4 Comments »
It has been a weird week. One of these weeks when your emotions go from high to low within a matter of minutes. A week of sorrow and joy: preparing for a funeral of a much-loved friend and rejoicing when one of my little flock finally got home after a long stay in hospital. It [...]
Posted in Church, tagged Church, meetings, St Mark's, Vestry on October 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Not sure that I can hold my head up again in the hall of fame that is clergy who manage to hold vestry meetings in less than an hour. I am ashamed to say that last night’s was an hour and three quarters. And I suspect it was all my fault too. Mea culpa.
Posted in Church, tagged Community, wedding on October 14, 2007 | 15 Comments »
Congratulations this morning to Mr & Mrs McKenzie as they begin their married life together. It was a glorious wedding - everyone said so! I take no credit for this. K & K chose all the parts of the liturgy themselves with great care and attention. Hymns were chosen, not because they were old familiar [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Death on October 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Friday was a sad day. A friend’s aunt died suddenly at home just a week after undergoing major heart surgery. It was a shock to them all, coming as it did after spirits were raised in hope.
What an honour for me to be with the family at their time of grief. And what a joy [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged funeral, Music, wedding on October 11, 2007 | 18 Comments »
I made up a wee list of suitable hymns for weddings but realise it is woefully out of date. Does anyone out there have a recent decent list?
Similarly, for funerals…?
