Hooray for Friday! This week: 6/10. I've often heard it said that August is a quiet time for those who work in churches. But that is yet to be the case for me! Normally, August involves New Wine and Greenbelt, but even though these things aren't happening in the same way, it still feels busy! [...]
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Weekly Check-in (41)
What a beautiful day! This would all be so much worse if it was a stormy November, don't you think? So, another week has gone by, and it's not been simple. Overall, it's getting a 6/10. This week I have made 44 phone calls, taken a funeral, recorded a daily reflection (link here) and recorded [...]
Weekly Check-in (6)
This week can be summarized by the following words: funeral, flu and fillings. When I got back from New Wine on Friday, my throat was a bit tickly and by Saturday it was a full blown, very heavy cold. I struggled to move at all! Apart from the funeral on Monday, communion and going to [...]
Holy Week as a Deacon: Wednesday
12.09pm I do love Wednesday mornings. We have two mid week communion services, one at St Michael's and one at Holy Trinity. At the first, the congregation sits in the choir stalls making it really intimate. I'm also still glowing from last night, it was absolutely amazing. I liked making people laugh as a particularly [...]