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Blessing of the Animals
Could I just give quick notice that we will be having a Blessing of the Animals at St Mary’s Cathedral on 1 October 2011 at 1030. It is the Saturday nearest to St Francis’s Feast Day and a part of the committment we have to engage with thinking about creation. The service will last about…
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Ten Years Ago Tonight
I’ve waited before posting a “ten years ago” today kind of blog post to late evening because in my case I heard about the attacks in the US literally rather late in the day. On the morning of 11 September 2001 I woke up in Paris. I’d gone there to look for and look at…
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Back to School
People are sometimes surprised to discover that I went to school in Bearsden. I don’t know why. After all, my prominent Bearsden accent is clear for all to hear. Today I had a trip back down memory lane with a visit to Bearsden Primary School where I was a pupil in the 1970s. I’ve not…
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Tales of the City #6
The scene is the building I live in. Utter chaos. Extensive stoor. Very Dirty Workman: OK then, that’s us. We’ll be off then. hesitates Er, can I ask you something though? Me: Yes, what is it? VDW: Er, well, I just wondered. Are you a minister or something? Me: Er, well, yes, as it happens.…
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Opera Review – The Seven Deadly Sins
Here’s my review of last week’s show, now posted on Opera Britannia’s website. Rating: There cannot be many opera venues where it is possible to buy ear-plugs behind the bar. However, such was Scottish Opera‘s quest for novelty that we found ourselves in a venue more usually known as a rock venue in Glasgow than…
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He took what? A Chalice?
I’ve just been listening on the Radio to the new revision of the English translation of the Latin Mass of the Roman Catholic Church. It is being introduced this weekend across England and Wales and the service was obviously meant to showcase it. I wouldn’t normally be that interested in the liturgical goings on of…
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Scottish Government Consultation
Just to note with rejoicing that the Scottish Government has published its initial consultation on changes that are proposed to marriage law and civil partnership law in Scotland. I’m sorry that the consultation makes repeated use of the phrase “same-sex marriage”. What I’m hoping for is opening marriage to same-sex couples. We need there to…
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To Ardrossan
To Ardrossan on Tuesday evening for the Institution of the new Rector of the North Ayrshire Team ministry the Rev Martin Sofield. It is always exciting to be there when a new ministry starts and Tuesday evening was no exception. All good wishes to Martin as he takes on this new role. I sometimes wish…
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Who is welcome?
I want to pick up again on a comment that has been left by Helen on a previous post. She said: Is it necessary to explain who you welcome? Should a church not welcome all? If you list welcoming gay people then you would need to list disabled, addicts, people of other ethnic backgrounds……..etc all…
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