At last we have proof of Fr. Simon’s impending senility: we have seen him muttering to himself during the Mass! Even if you have not had the opportunity to join us for worship at one of the short, simple said masses during the week when we are gathered in the Sanctuary, you will probably only…
An exploration of how you are encouraged to address your clergy Many claim that when Anglocatholics in the Church of England address priests as "Father," (and since the ordination of women, “Mother”) they are engaging in an unbiblical practice that Jesus forbade: "Call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who…
Next weekend we shall be in Walsingham This is our Parish Manual, designed to sit alongside the annual Pilgrim Manual from the Shrine I'm posting this here in case it has any info on it which you might like to borrow for your own parish manual. In pdf format: Bickleigh and Shaugh Prior Pilgrimage guide 2015…
The problem with All Things Bright & Beautiful is that it is simultaneously loathed by anyone (lay and ordained) in the Church and loved fondly by those with only a peripheral connection; it speaks of a particular generation of Primary School and says nothing of either baptism or marriage (where they are frequently requested). This…
https://www.vimeo.com/140394512 Prezi can be viewed and downloaded from here We are all different. So unique, so special. Different educations and interests, tastes in music or clothes; different ways of thinking, different ways of doing things. And because everyone in the world was so different, so the way to reach out to the world had to…
O Mary, recall the solemn moment when Jesus, your divine Son, dying on the cross confided us to your maternal care. You are our Mother; we desire ever to remain your devout children. Let us therefore feel the effects of your powerful intercession with Jesus Christ. Make your name again glorious in this place, once…
Creation: Where it all comes from. John 1.1–18. See/Download Prezi from https://prezi.com/mvuj1cxlit9j/in-the-beginning-new-school-year/ [gigya src="http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="550" height="400" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="prezi_id=mvuj1cxlit9j&lock_to_path=1&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0" Introduction It’s impossible to gaze up at the sky and not wonder ‘where did all this come from?’ You can’t observe a starlit sky or a sunset without some sense of awe and wonder. Even…
I need your help. If you have taken part in any one of these before, then might I ask another contribution from you... fairly urgently (before the evening of Sat 5th Sept 2015 please!) The text I need recording is from Rachel Held Even's brilliant "Searching for Sunday". Please record: Church – a place where…
Hymn: We come together We come together to witness love These two people joined by Above We see in them a spring of care Spreading wide, both here and there Love then, however it may be Love will defeat the enemy Marriage shows when two people care The love of God is always there. We…
I am definitely getting old. Although last weekend marked the 13th anniversary of my Priesting, I have now spent so long in ministry that I am starting to reap the rewards of that length of ministry: I now find myself marrying off former members of my Youth Group I find myself being asked to baptise their…
