Did everyone come through OK?
5 responses to “A gap”
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You are indeed right.
Although it could be argued that a permanent artifical arrangement might be a canon 35 matter. -
Canon 35 for artificial flowers? Clever.
One might also argue that they fit under canon 22 — on Worship.
Or even Canon 28 — on pastoral breakdown??
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Oh dear – surely the Canon which says the Priest-in-Charge has absolute authority (to which I can not remember the number) in his church is the one that applies.
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No, church flower arrangers are a law unto themselves.
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– so opportunities for an opening salvo and subsequent broadsides, eh ? Hoist the mainsail and hard a-starboard….
……..(now where did I put that powder and shot……. no…. that’s just compost and pots……)
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