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Inclusive Language – again
I’ve been meaning to come back to the inclusive language question for the last couple of weeks and say something about it, but what to say at this point? The story so far: after a great deal of shilly-shallying, one of the Scottish Episcopal Church’s liturgies has been given a few alternative texts which replace…
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Exciting Day for the Scottish Episcopal Church
It is an exciting day for the Scottish Episcopal Church and no mistake – a new bishop has been elected. Fr Kevin Pearson of St Michael and All Saints in Edinburgh has been elected as the new bishop of Argyll and The Isles, a huge diocese which goes from the Mull of Kintyre right up…
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But when is Harvest? Please, please, when is it?
The Church Mouse has a good post today on whether Harvest Festival is redundent. The most potent paragraph is this: So we have the comical scene of a pile of disposable razors, shower gel and nit treatment being brought to the front of church while a group of unenthusiastic adults and confused children sing about…
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Inspires Online – October
Just in case anyone was wondering, Inspires Online for October has been held back until tomorrow so that it can include the news of the Election of the new Bishop of Argyll and The Isles which will take place at an Episcopal Synod tomorrow at noon at the Cathedral of the Isles on Cumbrae. [Should…
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Tyler Clementi
There is a certain amount of discussion and debate going on over on American blogs at the moment, religious and non-religious about a several suicides of young gay people. Being gay is a factor in so many young suicides, something I’ve highlighted on this blog before. Rather than point to any of the debate, I…
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Out of Africa
Ah, there’s news of our friend Bishop Onesphore on Fr Madpriest’s blog. Odd though. I was always told that his views were quite the opposite of the quotes now being reported from him.
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Sermon – 26 September 2010
Here’s what I said yesterday in the pulpit… There’s no getting away from it. Sooner or later we do have to think about hell. That’s the message from this morning’s gospel reading and I don’t think that there is any choice but to deal with it head on and allow ourselves the chance to ask…
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Knowing Me, Knowing You (again!)
Hey, remember the Knowing Me, Knowing You sessions that I ran a while ago? Well I’m doing another one this week. If you don’t remember what this is about, check out this description from an earlier one. These sessions are limited to 20 people in order that we can keep the conversation flowing. If you…
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Consecration of new bishop in Kentucky
The Diocese of Kentucky consecrates a new bishop today. The Diocese of Kentucky is one of Glasgow and Galloway’s Companion Dioceses. At about 4 pm UK time, the service will begin in Kentucky…. and, provided they can resolve their internet issues in Kentucky, on this blog: Now, ain’t that neat?
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