- It is on Thursday 19 June 2014 this year.
- It is always on a Thursday.
- It is one of the most extravagent and lovely religious festivals that human beings have devised.
- Thomas Aquinas is said to have invented it to bring the focus back to Jesus Christ in churches which were rather keen on his mother.
- It is about gazing in wonder – and we don’t do that nearly enough.
- Our Lord himself comes and wanders amongst his people – just like in real life!
- Abraham (as Bishop Kevin was always wont to say) would have understood this feast
- We scatter flower petals hither and yon to make a suitable pathway for God to come amongst us
- It smells. Lovely.
- The service takes place at 7.30 pm in St Mary’s on Thursday evening – please bring flower petals to the sacristy by 7 pm if you can
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Humourous reading for Mothers’ Union- dunno, but the childbirth song is rather fun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM2CORdyv8k
Pretty sure Lucy Winkett isn’t married
Don’t know about the rest.
I once did a post called “women in bondage”- ie concerning verses saying women are not allowed to speak/ teach in church. Big mistake as now “dominatrix” is one of my top search terms.
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