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
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Tag Archives: eucharist
Pavane for the Resurrected Lord – on my ordination as Priest
I was Priested at Winchester Cathedral on 4th July, and celebrated the Eucharist for the first time on Sunday 12th July. Momentous events in my life (so much has been working up to this point), and it transpires in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter, eucharist, Gospel-Mark, Holy Spirit, ordination, ordination of women, priesthood, St Mary's Old Basing & Lychpit
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#WWDP2015 Do you know what I have done for you? John 13:1-17
The Christian women of Old Basing decided some months ago that whilst the women of The Bahama’s had wanted an interactive reflection on John 13:1-17 (something of which I was unaware at the time), they would prefer to have the … Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, eucharist, Gethsemene, Gospel-John, radical, sacrifice, service, slavery, Women's World Day of Prayer
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View from the Curate’s stall – ministerial isolation?
I sat in the congregation at a friends ordination service recently, for the first time in three months. I was in a church I’d never been in before. I didn’t have to do anything, other than simply worship, and listen, … Continue reading
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Tagged eucharist, isolation, pastoral visiting, St Mary's Old Basing & Lychpit
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Ordination Retreat and it’s wildlife
For Winchester Diocese, like Portsmouth, ordination retreats are held at the beautiful Park Place and Wickham in the Meon Valley. Last week was my Diaconal retreat, shared with those being ordained to the priesthood in our diocese. There were periods … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, damselflies, eucharist, Hampshire, insects, ordination, ordination retreat, poetry, retreat
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Reconciliation and Celebration – Genesis 42v1-13 and Luke 11v1-4
This morning I preached at our first Summer Sunday combined service, to those of St. Peter’s Yateley who hadn’t yet left for New Wine, or otherwise gone on holiday. It forms the last of a sequence of sermons on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Confession, eucharist, forgiveness, Gospel-Luke, Old Testament, reconciliation, relationships, St. Peter's Yateley, Tutu, ubuntu
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Living Hermeneutically about Homosexuality (thanks to Steve Chalke)
About ten years ago my husband and I were delighted to become Godparents to the child of some old college friends, and co-Godparent with their close friend who happens to be a lesbian Christian. We had no problem with this, … Continue reading
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Tagged BAP, books, eucharist, faith, forgiveness, homosexuality, hospitality, Old Testament, priesthood, St. Paul's Letters
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Dare to Break Bread – a reflection from discernment
Following on from my previous reflections (here and here) written in the last few weeks before my BAP, re-reading the following written some months earlier I find that there have been several echoes of my reflections on what Bishop Jonathan Frost … Continue reading
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Tagged BAP, books, crucifixion, discernment, eucharist, offering for ordination, priesthood
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Blessed Eucharist and Molten Meditation – wonderful worship at #gb11
One of the things that meant that Greenbelt has for the last 25 years been the one Christian mega-gathering that I REALLY wanted to experience ‘one-day’, is the fact that it is a really inclusive event, which seems to have … Continue reading
Eucharistic ponderings
Following some previous thoughts about the Eucharist stemming from my placement, and now dwelling on some thoughts appropo of stuff being discussed around St. Peter’s, I read, as prompted by Rosalind, from Timothy Radcliffe’s “Why Go To Church – the … Continue reading
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Tagged All Saints Basingstoke, eucharist, St. Peter's Yateley
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Was ever another command so obeyed?
I’ve been sent this by one of my All Saints Basingstoke friends, in response to my enquiries about Eucharistic theology. It is a worthy reminder that no single view should be valued above any other, but each has a personal … Continue reading
