Just after my thirtieth birthday, I wrote a blog called 40 before 40, where I listed 40 things I'd like to get done in the next decade... Well, it's time to report on the first one! Back in June, I was privileged to attend the ordination of one of my closest friends, Ashleigh. She was [...]
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Weekly Check-in 153
Hello and happy Sunday. We made it to the end of the week - phew! After harvest last weekend, I definitely struggled with my energy levels, but a double day off this week has made up for it. This week has involved; a funeral visit, prayer with a colleague, nursing home visits, the Start course, [...]
Weekly Check-in 151
Hi and welcome to another check-in! My week involved: time in our Community Hub, prayer with colleagues, a meeting with somebody training for reader ministry, going to an afternoon conference, leaving an afternoon conference to crack on with some work, trying a new style of communion service, a one year old birthday party with a [...]
Back to Whalley
Wind back nearly three years, and I was away with Clergy Chapter (group of local vicars) at Whalley Abbey just as the PM announced that lockdown was coming. It was useful to be together as we thought through the implications of this, but the next day, the retreat centre pretty much locked the doors behind [...]