Something I pray:
Lord,
Take me where
you want me to go,
Let me meet
who you want me to meet,
Tell me what
you want me to say,
And keep me out of your way.(Revd Mychal Judge OFM
d 9/11/2001)Tags
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Wedding Admin – the wisdom of limited experience
Today I handed over the last of the administrative responsibilities I have accumulated over my recent years as a Reader at St Peter’s, Yateley: the administration of Banns of Marriage, reading of Banns, and writing of Banns Certificates, along with the … Continue reading
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Tagged CofE admin, lay ministry, marriage, St. Peter's Yateley, weddings
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Travellers in the community – Gospel opportunity?
Last week we had a small group of travellers take up residence in a field, which happens to be a public open space. As far as I can tell they caused no trouble, (unless you particularly dislike what I think … Continue reading
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Tagged BAP, baptism, funerals, St. Peter's Yateley, Yateley
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Service for the Celebration of Pentecost
On Pentecost Sunday I had the privilege of leading and preaching at the church of All Saints, Minstead (at the invitation of the incumbent Revd Dr James Bruce). This was the church in which I was baptised, confirmed and married. … Continue reading
To BAP, BAPing, I BAPed – encountering the verb of selection for ordination!
Since announcing on Easter morning that I have been recommended for training for ordination, I have been meaning to explain a little of what happens at a Bishop’s Advisory Panel… known by it’s acronym of “BAP”. Conversations suggest that this … Continue reading
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Tagged BAP, discernment, offering for ordination, priesthood
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Helping Children Deal with Grief
When my son was about six, one of those people with ‘grandmother’ status in our family died. My husband and I had discussed previously that we would explain clearly but simply to him what had happened. Our son was already … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, children, funerals
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I heard him in Yateley first – Beatbox Nativity reaches Radio 2
OK I’ve led a sheltered life: Until 16th June 2007 I had never heard of “beatboxing”. That was the day some entrepreneurial types in our parish put on some entertainment on the village green, which included the Psalm Drummers and two guys … Continue reading
Journeying into a place of shelter this #Advent (using Psalm 91)
Advent is a time of preparation. Preparation to understand afresh what it means to us now that Christ came into the world as a tiny helpless baby. Preparation as a minister, to make others welcome at Christ’s Nativity as they … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, family, Old Testament - Psalms, prayer, spiritual warfare
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Pray for our British Armed Forces, especially this Remembrance Sunday
It was a Royal Marine funeral last year that profoundly affected my ministry. Since then I have had the privilege of meeting members of the Armed Forces Christian Union (AFCU) through work on our Mothers’ Union pilot project funding relationship … Continue reading
Encounter – Baptism and Thanksgiving Preparation
OK, so this is the first blog post I’ve ever done ‘by request’! It comes out of a Sunday night conversation on Twitter about Baptisms and Baptism preparation. Baptism preparation was probably the area of ministry in vacancy that became … Continue reading
What have we been given? John 6:25-40
This weekend we have had our Flower Festival. This year the theme was the “I am” sayings of Jesus in John’s Gospel, and our new vicar (who didn’t arrive till after we set the theme) got us to start a … Continue reading
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