Posted in Book, Events, Music, tagged Books, Holiday, Holy Island on March 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Well, did you miss me little flock and dear readers? Know that candles were lit for you all in the parish church on Holy Island. And no, that was not just as a heat source. For I arrived on Easter Monday to hail, ice and snowdrifts and spent the first few days huddled over a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Easter, Easter Triduum, Good Friday, Holy Saturday on March 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Where do I begin? Right now I feel like lying down in a dark cave and rolling the stone in front of it just for a while. But before I do, let me tell you briefly what we have been up to for the past three days…
On Good Friday the procession of the cross [...]
Posted in Church, Events, tagged Holy Week, Maundy Thursday on March 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
If you want a good explanation of the Maundy Thursday service check out Fr Kelvin’s Blog here.
So last night we gathered in slightly different fashion, although the intention was the same. We began by sitting round some tables draped in fair linen cloths and listened to the story of the footwashing. Then Bishop Alan and [...]
Posted in Church, Events, tagged Chrism Mass, Holy Week on March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Just back from the Chrism Mass and yes, it was that same Mass setting again - Britten’s Missa Brevis. But we did have new hymns although it did seem strange to be singing about Pentecost as we processed out. However, apart from that, it was a lovely service and Jolyon Mitchell preached a great sermon. [...]
Posted in Book, Church, tagged Compline, Dom Gregory Dix, Holy Week, Was ever a command on March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Have you noticed how blogging amongst clergy declines as Holy Week progresses?
For the last three nights about 20 of us have gathered at the Requiem Altar for candlelit Compline. Bishop Alan Smithson offered three meditations on the Cosmic Christ and they have been incredibly thought-provoking. On Tuesday he asked me to read a passage from [...]
Posted in Church, Events, tagged Palm Sunday, Passiontide, St Mark's Portobello on March 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Palm Sunday at St Mark’s Portobello left me giddy with emotional exhaustion and wanting just to blog ‘I believe’.
The children were taught how to sign ‘Jesus died for me’ and then gathered up their musical instruments to bang or toot or ring or shout as we processed to Ride on Ride on in Majesty and [...]
Posted in Church, tagged Joke on March 14, 2008 | 11 Comments »
During a service at an old synagogue in Eastern Europe, when the Shema prayer was said, half the congregants stood up and half remained sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at those standing to sit down, and the ones standing yelled at the ones sitting to stand up. The rabbi, learned as he [...]
Posted in Church, tagged Gay, anti-gay on March 14, 2008 | No Comments »
If you have been perturbed by some of the sayings of Bishop Joe Divine then you are not alone. Check out Kelvin’s Blog for a response and the funniest video I’ve seen in ages.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bank charges on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Barclays are financing my new car. Today I received a letter from them telling me when payments will start (on the 29th of the month). Which is all fine as I get paid on the 28th, but get this… If I want to change the date, and what if I was paid on the 30th [...]
Posted in Music, tagged Music on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
What am I listening to today? Well, thank you for asking. I started off with mellow classical to try and calm me down. There is nothing quite like Farewell to Stromness for soothing my troubled spirits. (The linked version is guitars and not piano, but you get the drift.) But I am afraid it was [...]
