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Weekly Check-in (76)

December 26, 2020 revpoppyLeave a comment

So, for the first time in 76 weeks, I am a day late for my Weekly Check-in! But as it was Christmas Day yesterday, I figured it could wait 24 hours or so. This week is getting: 6.5/10. It's Christmas, which is lovely. The three services went far better than I expected, which was fab. [...]

Posted in Weekly Check-inTagged Christmas, church, vicar

Six months as a vicar

December 15, 2020November 1, 2023 revpoppy2 Comments

It feels absolutely insane that I have been here at The Good Shepherd for six months. In many ways, the time has flown by! But, six months is half a year, a good amount of time and, as Nathan said, 'what have we done in six months?' Well, by my reckoning I've done: 0 weddings, [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged church, Ministry, vicar

Thank you, Formby and Altcar

November 10, 2020November 1, 2023 revpoppy4 Comments

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 [...]

Posted in Family, MinistryTagged church, curate, Ministry, thank you

Weekly Check-in (69)

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 revpoppyLeave a comment

What a week! Lockdown 2, the US election and goodness knows what else! There's been a lot going on. Personally, I'm giving this week 5.5/10. We had a very chilled Saturday. Like most of the country, we spent a lot of the afternoon waiting for the lockdown press conference to happen. I was less than [...]

Posted in Weekly Check-inTagged church, foodbank, Ministry

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