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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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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Here endeth my Reader Ministry
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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Tagged Diocese of Winchester, formation, ordinand, Pentecost, priesthood, reader
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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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How do you ‘find’ a spiritual director? A reflection on experience
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
Changes – Because God Calls
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
Eavesdropping and entrapment – Jeremiah 20:1-13
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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Tagged faith, forgiveness, Old Testament, priesthood, St. Peter's Yateley
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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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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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An authentic Lent – a reflection from discernment
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
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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