It’s Official!
Finally I can say that I will, all being well, be ordained on the 30th of June not May!! (thanks John!) at St. Asaph Cathedral and licensed to serve my title as curate in the Parish of Holywell.
August is the month for dusting off the jam pan. So far the apples have started landing regularly on the lawn. Rather than waste these early fruits they have been transformed into ‘Spiced Apple Jelly’ with just a hint of the old favourite – Chilli! Without a greenhouse at the moment the chillies are slow and few, but the next project, since there are apples a plenty on the tree, is an apple press, it seems the best way to construct one is with a bottle jack and some stout timber, both of which are lying around in the shed! Whether cider is attempted or not rather depends on the juice – it might get drunk too quickly!
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Finally I can say that I will, all being well, be ordained on the 30th of June not May!! (thanks John!) at St. Asaph Cathedral and licensed to serve my title as curate in the Parish of Holywell.
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I shared a meal last night. Two in fact. Firstly the Eucharist, then something more substantial (for the stomach at least!) But it wasn’t the food, although it was good, and it wasn’t the wine, although it was also very good. Spending time in the company of broken people searching to be whole is a privilege. It is a privilege because each person must give a little of themselves and receives a little of each other person in return. To get to such a position you would think should take forever, but this group has not met often, at least not often with me in it. How then is it possible to give and receive so openly? Spending time, actually spending time as if it were money seems to be the key. Not money as if it were endless to do with as we please, but money as if we had only a little and often not enough to buy what was needed let alone what was wanted! So to spend time, to give of our existence, not as with money to necessarily get what we want, rather to enable relationships perhaps. Or more simply to help another with less [...]
hooray!! and my selection conference is 23-15th April!!can’t remember if I told you!
Fantastic mr. Well done. x