Maundy Thursday
We met with the young people, walked, talked awhile, then shared some food.
Not too dissimilar to that last Passover of Jesus, so I wrote this in the style of John Bell and Graham Maule
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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Today (Sat) was the second round of ordinations, this time in St. Asaph. The marked difference from Llandaff was the lack of pretence in St. Asaph. The marks of the institutional church were still there, the pomp and regalia was all too obvious, but it was somewhat down to earth. Announcements before hymns and before the service began, rather than expecting people to realise what was going on and a sermon by Trevor Dennis really relegated the ceremony of the Llandaff ordination into the realm of profesional worship, where the St. Asaph one was just plain old heart-felt church trying its best on a big occasion. A family gathering almost, rather than a formal meal where one dares put a foot out of line!