In the many hours I spent unable to do very much when I had Covid, I got a lot of time to think and reflect. Lockdown meant that I went from curate to incumbent very quickly without being able to say goodbye properly. Thoughts about my time as a curate had been springing up for [...]
Category: As a curate
Holy Week in a pandemic: Easter Day
5.45am I am awake to make sure that the link to the sunrise service is posted on the Facebook pages. Usually there is a dawn service outside Holy Trinity, complete with a fire, songs, readings, prayers and bacon butties! Right now, I can hear the birds singing and it is beautiful. I'm not sure that [...]
Holy Week in a pandemic: Easter Saturday
9.30am As Saturday is usually our day off and there was nothing particular to get up for, we are having a slower morning. I have shared the reflection for the day on the Facebook pages (link here if you're interested). I'm trying to work out what to do today. In his between-awake-and-sleep state, Nathan occasionally [...]
Holy Week in a pandemic: Good Friday
9.30am I didn't wake up until ten to nine this morning so I jumped out of bed, got dressed, cleaned my teeth, threw on some mascara and turned on the computer for Morning Prayer. I had a chat and a pray with Mark, which was lovely. I'm now going downstairs to attempt to make hot [...]