This post is going to look quite different to weekly check-ins 1 and 2. That is because this week has been devoted to one of the most wonderful women I ever met. She was a guide, mentor and Formby Mum to me, as well as the first friend I made when I left home and [...]
In curacy, we are allowed to spend some time each year out of our normal routines, experiencing ministry in a different context. After some thought, I decided that I would love to do a placement with the Spiritual Care Team at Alder Hey children's hospital. I've done a couple of hospital chaplaincy placements before and [...]
In September 2019, nearly 4 years after the finale was broadcast on Christmas day, nearly 10 years after it first came to our screens, Downton Abbey will be back. I love Downton. as a student, I saved up and collected all the DVDs. I am delighted that they are making a film! But I am [...]
4.58am Early in the morning, on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary went to the tomb. When she got there, she found that the tomb was open and empty, apart from neatly folded graveclothes. She ran back to tell the others. Peter and another went to see if it [...]
Rev Poppy 