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 [...]
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New Wine: Un-collared
The clergy dog collar, which looked so very weird a couple of months ago, is starting to feel more comfortable. I like my dog collar, it's useful, I understand it and it clearly tells people who I am and what I'm about. Yes, sometimes I get funny looks and one person on a bus in [...]
New Wine: Preteens, Prayer & Praise
On Sunday I got back home after a week camping in Somerset at a Christian gathering called New Wine. Despite what felt like none stop rain (Nathan's reaction when I got back was: 'you smell damp'), we had a wonderful time. So, at this gathering there were 14000 people who worshipped, prayed, listened, reflected and [...]
Surprise!
So, I'm nearly a month in and I've been making a list of all surprising things/surprising moments! I find myself with 10 minutes to spare at New Wine and so I've written a list of my top 10 surprises of curacy so far. 1. When we left Durham on 10th June the first thing that [...]
Rev Poppy 