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Schismatic
I don’t usually comment about the "crisis" in the Anglican Communion on this blog – I’ve other outlets for that kind of debate.However, I am astonished by the events of the last couple of weeks. Up until now I’ve assumed that most people really did want the Anglican churches to stick together, however hard that…
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Bertie
I’ve just received a copy of Bertie – how exciting.The correct name of the book is "Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689 – 2000" and it is the definitive work on SEC members of the clergy. The clergy biographies are interesting (my own is slightly inaccurate) but even more interesting is a brief history of each of…
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Sermon – 13 November 2005 (Remembrance Sunday)
Rather than preach as I usually do this morning, I am going to talk you on a journey that I made last week – a walk in London when I was on holiday down there last weekend. A little pilgrimage, if you like. We will start in on of the churches that I was visiting…
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Sing along now
We are a gentle angry people And we are singing for our lives We are a gentle angry people And we are singing, singing for our lives. (Holly Near)
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Feast Day
Martin of Tours today. I found myself cheek by jowl with some of his relics a couple of years ago. Bits of jawbone. At the time, it was kind of moving, but right now it seems kind of odd. After all that has been done to my jawbone, I rather hope mine is kept as…
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Organ delivery
A certain amount of excitement today as the new organ is installed in St Saviour’s. It is a 20 stop digital instrument from Wyvern. Things would have been simpler if the roof were not leaking above the organ chamber. However the organ is in church and will be used on Sunday. The temporary instrument is…
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Tilly and I are both back home, she from her stay in Cat Prison, me from my trip to London.Highlights included:…actually sleeping on the Sleeper….meeting and hearing Bishop Gene. He is a powerful evangelist and most impressive speaker….three nights at the theatre….the Wallace Collection on a wet Monday afternoon….sashaying through Covent Garden last night whilst…
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I’m having a week or so off blogging. See you soon.
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Police Visit
Just had the police here. My car was vandalised last night at about 9.30 pm. A flurry of teenagers ran into the drive and then set to banging on the car. A bin was overturned. Last night I rang the police to report it. This morning I had to call again to report it as…
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Pic
The entertaining picture of the bishops that is currently on the SEC home page seems to have made it onto Wikipedia. I didn’t put it there either. Three cheers for whoever managed to get them into red vestments for Bishop John’s consecration.