The word in the pews is this – apparently, the bishops have come up with a new way around the funding problems that the Scottish Episcopal Church has from time to time. Forget your stewardship campaigns and giving days – no, my brothers and sisters, we are onto a whole new thing,
It seems that there is going to be a National Episcopal Lottery – a pound a ticket, which are to be shape liked communion wafers and will be drawn from a very large ciborium.
Winner is the next Primus.
Genius.
That’s just too, too bizarre. Or is it?