'Twas the week before Christmas and the vicar was collapsed on the settee with a bowl of chinese after working nearly 60 hours since Monday morning. So I've decided not to say much about those 60 hours (three services written, three reflections written, two funerals prepped, one funeral taken, three meetings attended, Foodbank done, online [...]
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Six months as a vicar
It feels absolutely insane that I have been here at The Good Shepherd for six months. In many ways, the time has flown by! But, six months is half a year, a good amount of time and, as Nathan said, 'what have we done in six months?' Well, by my reckoning I've done: 0 weddings, [...]
Weekly Check-in (74)
Friday night happy face! 😀 This week gets 7/10. It's been a good week with all sorts going on. Even though it's a much quieter Christmas than the last three, my To Do list seems to be as long as ever! On Sunday morning, I went live on Facebook with the church notices and then [...]
Weekly Check-in (68)
Happy Friday! I am rating this week 7/10. Things are much better in Chez Thorpe. Nathan hasn't had a temperature for days and his cough has almost gone. He got out of isolation yesterday and I will be allowed out on Sunday, just in time for church this week! We are still being careful with [...]