SOME OF THE MUSINGS, observations & reflections of an Anglican parish priest in the North West of England. Please feel warmly invited to leave comments or questions - I’ll reply wherever possible
Entries from November 4, 2007 - November 10, 2007
MUCH LOVE: ALWAYS
ALONG WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS I’ve been engaged today in what is clinically called “house clearing”. Honoured to have been invited to give a new home to a small nursing chair I remember sitting on as a small child, a couple of mirrors, some small side tables, a painting and a little mantle-clock, I wasn’t expecting the “whispered presence” of my late and much beloved aunt when I visited to “clear” these household items today. I was so glad of the company of my Dad, her brother. Each of us knew of the catch in the throat of the other. Each of us know of the black & white contents of the old photo tin’s reminiscences. Each of us remembered more than we could talk about today. Each of us heard in the very (now really rather musty) air of the little house, the oh-so-familiar “Much love: always”. Rest well, dear Margie. We haven’t forgotten. xx
WSOH
“FAMOUS FOR BEING INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING, St Anne’s needs a priest with a compassionate heart and a wicked sense of humour …”
Hey! This is one of the most attractive Church Times adverts I’ve seen. What a cracking strap-line, modified just a tiny bit, for a vocations drive:
Famous for being inclusive and welcoming, the Church of England needs priests with a compassionate heart and a wicked sense of humour …
St Anne’s deserves a really top-notch new priest. May it be so for them. And us.
Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 10:03PM
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Fr Simon Marsh
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