The fourth Sunday in Lent is sometimes referred to as Refreshment Sunday – a day when the strictures of Lent are relaxed a bit. (It is also Mothering Sunday for those who keep that festival).
At St Mary’s tomorrow, our refreshment is coming in the form of some of the most lovely choral must that we sing here. Fr Vice Provost will be preaching on the Prodigal Child. And we’re adding one or two guest choristers into the mix.
Expect something special.
Re: Intimations
‘Gentle application of holy water’? Get her to drink it and that should kill off any bacteria. If that fails let me know and I can send you one of St Rita’s rose petals and you could make a fragrant nosegay for her. That should do the trick.
Re: Intimations
I fear that a fragrant nosegay might be more difficult to apply for any period of time than the recent eyedrops which gave both she and I so much entertainment.
Of course, I am blogging elsewhere too at the moment:http://www.kelvin-holdsworth.co.uk
It occurs to me that perhaps an application of deer poo to the garden would keep the lions out.
Today is one of those long days. A meeting at 0930 to discuss the organ project kicks it off, and it won’t be over until after the Area Council tonight. The Area Council is the forum for local Episcopal churches and this month is discussing the pastoral issues arising from the welcome that the Episcopal…
I spent part of yesterday in the company of someone who believed that she is called to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic church. All eyes were on Rome yesterday. Today, most of my Catholic friends are lifting their eyes and looking into the future.
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