Yesterday marked 1000 days since I was ordained deacon, since I became a Rev and started to wear a dog collar. You might well ask 'Poppy, how on earth would you know that?!' Well, a couple of weeks ago, I was curious about how many days I had been ordained, and I noticed that 1000 [...]
Category: Ministry
Coronavirus thoughts
Well, what to say about all of this? Shelves empty, businesses struggling, schools closed, the vulnerable isolated, exams postponed. From a church point of view, services have been cancelled, a wedding has been postponed, funerals are being cut back, and a lot of our regulars aren't leaving their houses. However, we are learning how to [...]
There’s this table
A table that was born from words heard by open ears A table that was made from a tree that grew in a wood for years A table that was crafted using tools and heat and paint A table that meant the DAC really made us wait! A table that is a humble place to [...]
Sim the scouser & Anna the steward
If you can, I’d like you to picture in your minds eye Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. I would like to paint a picture for you today. Imagine, if you will, that vast space, full of people all dressed up. Imagine that space buzzing with excitement as sixteen deacons are about to become priests, released into their [...]