Take a look at what Beth has written about All Souls Day over on her blog. She’s a young medic who works in the local cancer hospital by day and by night and who works at the altar of the Lord as a server by night and by day.
2 responses to “Advent wreath – more”
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The hospice in Ardire has five white candles – none of which have yet been lit – decorated not with greenery but purple and pink cloth. While at St Mark’s we seem to be following the Swedish tradition – maybe it is the shape of the building, or maybe it is because my name is Scandinavian – we have the five candles in a straight line with just the metal stand during Advent the greenery being added at Christmas.
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Now that would be an idea for the Cathedral for next year……………
Previous Posts
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The Sound of the Photocopier
The sound of the photocopier was heard in the land. It is a little known fact that the week before Holy Week is now referred to in the Calendar as Photocopier Week.
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The Scottish Episcopal Church and the "Listening Process"
Seen this? http://www.aco.org/listening/reports/scotland.cfm It is the response of the Scottish Episcopal Church to the “Listening Process” in the Anglican Communion. We will leave aside the fact that although it is supposed to be a process of listening to lesbian and gay people there is nothing in the response about what any lesbian or gay person…
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Sermon – Passion Sunday
This week is the start of a mini-season in the church – we are travelling through Lent towards Holy Week – the Great Drama. This final part of the journey, we call Passiontide. The time of the Passion. There is, of course, a very particular view of what the Passion of Christ is about –…
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Topics to blog about
Andrew has commented on a previous post about topics to blog about. His suggestions are The environment Slavery ( any why it is still practiced ) Ecumenical concerns and relations with other religions Children, and how we can bring them into the Faith Someone else has commented that Andrew could set up his own blog.…
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