Hello second trimester! I'm officially in the second bit of this pregnancy, hooray! It's been an interesting few months, so I'm hoping that things will improve shortly. 7.05am Unusually, I'm awake first today. This morning I'll be taking Soph to nursery and then going to the Cathedral for the Chrism eucharist. This happens on the [...]
Category: Ministry
Holy Week 2024: Palm Sunday
Hello and happy Palm Sunday! It's that time of year again when I blog every day of Holy Week and invite you to read along. I'm going to try my best to keep the blogging up (I've been pretty poor of late). I'm been a bit tired and contine to be so because... I'm pregnant! [...]
30 years of women priests
Today we celebrate 30 years of female priests in the Church of England! I could talk about how 30 years should be far more. I could talk about my own difficult moments with people who don't agree with it, or the appalling opposition those ordained at the beginning experienced. But it's not the day for [...]
Talitha
Luke 8.40-42, 48-56 When I was a curate, that is, doing vicar apprenticeship, I learned lots from the vicar who was my mentor and boss. I learned an awful lot from Mark, I learned so much about what to do, and, as all curates do, a little bit how I would like to do things [...]