• Peter Tatchell coming to St Mary’s

    I’m delighted to announce that Peter Tatchell is coming to St Mary’s next month to give a human rights lecture and also to be a forum speaker in conversation with me.
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    Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell will be visiting St Mary’s in July. He will give a lecture on Human Rights and the Commonwealth the week before the Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow. The lecture will be on Saturday 19 July 2014 at 6.30 pm – tickets £5 on the door. There will also be a forum conversation between Peter Tatchell and the Provost, the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth on Sunday 20 July 2014 after the 10.30 am Sung Eucharist.

    Photo credit – Matt Buck (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

8 responses to “Baptism!”

  1. annie t Avatar
    annie t

    Great photos Gordon/Kelvin. Thank you. I love the extravagance of the pouring water speaking of ‘God’s reckless generosity’, and the way ‘baby’s’ eyes are fixed on the Light.

  2. Hermano David | Brother Dah•veed Avatar
    Hermano David | Brother Dah•veed

    Such a cute little baby. Black socks, is it a little boy? Handsome parents he has.

    1. kelvin Avatar

      Yes, baby boy.

  3. kelvin Avatar

    Oh, and a handsome priest too. No?

  4. Zebadee Avatar
    Zebadee

    A handsome priest most certainly he takes after his father

  5. Steven Avatar
    Steven

    Hey Kelvin – I’m back blogging – please check out the link below and invite your friends!

    Things have changed. Things have stayed the same!

    http://compassionatechristianity.wordpress.com/

  6. Ritualist Robert Avatar
    Ritualist Robert

    Nice to see the world’s newest Christian … love how he seems transfixed by his baptismal candle.

  7. Kay Avatar
    Kay

    love feet in the font! but of course in a pisky way!!!

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