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Pavane for the Resurrected Lord – on my ordination as Priest

Posted on July 14, 2015 by

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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Here endeth my Reader Ministry

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Today, Pentecost 2013 marks the end of my Reader Ministry. The different diocese of the Anglican church are not known for their consistency in approach to patterns of, or peoples development through, different ministries. But in the Diocese of Winchester … Continue reading →

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Living Hermeneutically about Homosexuality (thanks to Steve Chalke)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

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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How do you ‘find’ a spiritual director? A reflection on experience

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

I was asked recently (via Twitter) if I would be prepared to write about my experiences of seeking and finding a spiritual director. It would be for some work Revd Mark Godson, who is Director of the London Centre for … Continue reading →

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Changes – Because God Calls

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

Today formally marked the significant changes that are happening in my life. During a particularly God-filled Family Communion service this morning,  I was prayed for, (commissioned if you like), by trusted colleagues, friends and fellow members of St Peter’s, from … Continue reading →

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Eavesdropping and entrapment – Jeremiah 20:1-13

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Rather unusually for me, this was a rather more expository sermon than I normally deliver.  I wonder how often we listen in on other people’s conversations, either inadvertently because we happen to be nearby, or deliberately to discover something of … Continue reading →

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To BAP, BAPing, I BAPed – encountering the verb of selection for ordination!

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

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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Dare to Break Bread – a reflection from discernment

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

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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An authentic Lent – a reflection from discernment

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

With less than 5 weeks to go before my Bishop’s Advisory Panel (BAP), I came to Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. This year I had no real need to ask myself what I could do to make the next … Continue reading →

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The Faith and the Fear – a reflection from discernment

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

It is the first of at least two reflections that cover some of the thoughts and emotions I went through during the final stages of discernment of my calling to ordination (a process that my fellow parishioners at St Peter’s … Continue reading →

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