9.40am Good morning! I'm on the train on the way to the Chrism service at the Cathedral. This is where oils are blessed and distributed to the parishes for the year to come. The photo above is of the oil stocks that Nathan brough back from Rome for me, and one is for Baptism, one [...]
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Holy Week as a Deacon: Palm Sunday
8.30am Always cue for a song! What's the buzz? Tell me what's a happening! What's the buzz? Tell me what's a happening! When do we ride into Jerusalem? When do we ride into Jerusalem? TODAY! With a late night last night, the clocks going forward and breakfast with the Bible starting at 7.30, my salted [...]
The first week of Lent
Ash Wednesday 2018 marked several things. It was 5 liturgical years since I gave my first sermon to a small group gathered in Christ Church, Chester. It was our first Valentine's Day married. It was the last day my boss would be at work for over three weeks. It was also the first day of [...]
6 months in
We were ordained in June and started work the next day, 6 months ago to be exact! I look back and think about how far I've come in that time, and I'm amazed! I've been doing some reflecting and here are some of the things I've learned so far. Loving people happens much faster than [...]
Rev Poppy 