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I'm back in the blogosphere...
Apologies for the lengthy hiatus since my last post. I had a post in edit from Easter week but never got much further than a few lines, since then things have been rather busy. However, here I am back on the blog.
Finally, we are back in Ordinary time. No more stressful liturgies, processions or ecclesiastical extravaganzas between now and my leaving the parish. Deo Gratias! It seems to have been relentless since Holy Week (our patronal fell within Eastertide this year). However, Thursday saw Corpus Christi and the end of the silly season. Don't get me wrong, I love a good feast but it is rather stressful when everyone expects you to plan, prepare and direct the liturgy everytime.
I've just five weeks left in the parish and I can feel myself beginning to wind down. In part, this is just because I can't initiate anything now as I won't be here to see it through and that many of the things the other staff are talking about won't effect/involve me. It does make everything seem rather routine and pedestrian. However, my valedictory "do" should be rather good on the final Sunday and then I have two whole months off before the next stage.
Which is...
Well, in May I visited Westcott House, Cambridge and St Stephen's House, Oxford. I was already 90% sure I wanted to go to Westcott (having acquired a familiarity with the place over the last year) and the trip to Staggers rather confirmed that. It was good to visit both places and I was well looked after, but Cambridge won by a long way.
NowI just can't wait to get on and start college. When one is secure in the next stage I think it is rather natural to want to get on with it (and to escape from the long-lingering previous stage).
Events of the last few months on which I may provide retrospective(s) include:
Corpus Christi
preaching for Trinity Sunday
Pet Service
Deanery Synod debate on Women Bishops
Homily on the Visitation of the BVM
the National Pilgrimage, Walsingham
Patronal Festival
Speaking to Exeter University Methodist & Anglican Society on "Towards a theology of sexuality"
preaching on Easter Day
Watch this space...
Apologies for the lengthy hiatus since my last post. I had a post in edit from Easter week but never got much further than a few lines, since then things have been rather busy. However, here I am back on the blog.
Finally, we are back in Ordinary time. No more stressful liturgies, processions or ecclesiastical extravaganzas between now and my leaving the parish. Deo Gratias! It seems to have been relentless since Holy Week (our patronal fell within Eastertide this year). However, Thursday saw Corpus Christi and the end of the silly season. Don't get me wrong, I love a good feast but it is rather stressful when everyone expects you to plan, prepare and direct the liturgy everytime.
I've just five weeks left in the parish and I can feel myself beginning to wind down. In part, this is just because I can't initiate anything now as I won't be here to see it through and that many of the things the other staff are talking about won't effect/involve me. It does make everything seem rather routine and pedestrian. However, my valedictory "do" should be rather good on the final Sunday and then I have two whole months off before the next stage.
Which is...
Well, in May I visited Westcott House, Cambridge and St Stephen's House, Oxford. I was already 90% sure I wanted to go to Westcott (having acquired a familiarity with the place over the last year) and the trip to Staggers rather confirmed that. It was good to visit both places and I was well looked after, but Cambridge won by a long way.
NowI just can't wait to get on and start college. When one is secure in the next stage I think it is rather natural to want to get on with it (and to escape from the long-lingering previous stage).
Events of the last few months on which I may provide retrospective(s) include:
Corpus Christi
preaching for Trinity Sunday
Pet Service
Deanery Synod debate on Women Bishops
Homily on the Visitation of the BVM
the National Pilgrimage, Walsingham
Patronal Festival
Speaking to Exeter University Methodist & Anglican Society on "Towards a theology of sexuality"
preaching on Easter Day
Watch this space...
posted by Credo at 6/17/2006 06:05:00 pm
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