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 [...]
I always find the stretch between Christmas and post-Christmas leave somewhat odd. We keep going for a bit because we like to have time after Christmas to clear our desks, but it's suddenly so still after a non-stop December. So it's been reasonably quiet since the last check-in. I took a funeral on the 30th, [...]
Happy Friday peeps! I had a slow morning, so I've done most of my work today this afternoon. That means I'm a bit later than normal, so I won't take too long! This week gets: 6/10. There's been so much going on and I think I'm still tired from Covid. But the highlight of my [...]
I've had this on the whiteboard in my study for over six months. I would pray it regularly in the run up to starting at The Good Shepherd and in the first few weeks as vicar. I wanted to put the prayer somewhere I would be able to find it in the future, so I [...]
