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Covid Beatitudes

November 2, 2020November 1, 2023 revpoppy1 Comment

Blessed are those who are isolated, for they will have community. Blessed are those who have not said 'goodbye' as they would have liked to, for they will be comforted. Blessed are those shop workers, bin lorry staff and delivery drivers who keep our country running, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged beatitudes, Bible, covid

A prayer for moving to a new church

October 20, 2020November 1, 2023 revpoppyLeave a comment

I've had this on the whiteboard in my study for over six months. I would pray it regularly in the run up to starting at The Good Shepherd and in the first few weeks as vicar. I wanted to put the prayer somewhere I would be able to find it in the future, so I [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged church, new start, Prayer

Easter Day at St Giles

July 12, 2020November 1, 2023 revpoppy2 Comments

Alleluia, Christ is risen! Today, I went to a church service in an actual church building for the first time since I preached at St Mary's, Thirsk at the end of the Archbishop's mission in York. That was at the beginning of March. Nathan has taken the brave decision to open St Giles this morning. [...]

Posted in Family, MinistryTagged church, Easter, lockdown, Ministry

A month as a Vicar

June 28, 2020November 1, 2023 revpoppyLeave a comment

So, my licensing on Zoom happened just over four weeks ago and I thought I'd check in to say how it's all going. The licensing service itself, although weird because it wasn't in church, was lovely. At Nathan's, there were just 9 screens, and I had wanted to keep mine quite small too. In the [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged coronavirus, Ministry, new home, new job, vicar

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