Vicar’s View – July 2011

 

Last month I lost it! Not something Vicar’s are supposed to do!

Do you remember “Hmmmm … the answer to which came first is top secret, so I’ve hidden the answer under this tear off strip …. for your eyes only… if anyone else finds out, you might need to eat the evidence!”

Well

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Vicar’s View June 2011

BURNING ISSUES

I received this communication early this month; I liked the style and the question. So someone reads The Vicar’s View! …….

 

“It has come to pass….it has descended upon us….it is staring us in the face….

THE BURNING QUESTION OF THE MONTH!

“WHICH ARRIVED FIRST?….

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Easter’s message

Another bit from Alex . . . silently redemptive

“If any man has a mind to come my way, let him renounce self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.  He who tries to save his life will lose it; it is the man who loses his life for my sake

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Vicars View – May 2011

Heading beyond Easter

 

Half a phone call…….

Have you seen Ben?….

I’ve been hearing people talk about Ben, but I haven’t met him. Have you?….

You haven’t seen or met him either! ….

I wonder what he looks like …. Seems to get all around the place. ….

Ben who? Oh, his other

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Heading for Holy Week and Easter

Our priest in Charge

How I look forward to Lent and its promise of Easter each year. The tradition and the ritual starting with Ashing on Ash Wednesday …. But it’s  a nonsense unless we know why we do what we do. It’s even more of a nonsense to those who are unfamiliar with our customs and practises, who

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VICAR’S VIEW: Do you see this, God?

I’m settling down to write this, Coffee and Jaffa Cakes (3 … you can’t just have one) at the ready. I’ve just come back from

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VICAR’S VIEW: The Many Ways to Come and See

I like little stories and things that make me

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Vicar’s View: Memories!

The aftermath – the repercussions – the stories – “Did I say that!”… ooops! – and I thought

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HAPPY ADVENT, JOURNEYING THROUGH TO CHRISTMAS JOY.

I do love this time of year – with memories of childhood -

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Vicar’s view: Food for thought…a calling:

Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them, ‘I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.’

They got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out my wine.

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Find Your Rhythm; Set The Pace!

My analogy in last months BN (Benefice News) about eating an elephant has caused several humorous discussions

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Vicars view: (Sep 2010)

I’ve been welcomed to all sorts of events over the summer and enjoyed every one of them

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