Life in the Rocking Rectory

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Candlemas

Took assembly at two of our local Church of England primary schools today. One after the other, so took the same assembly to each. It's Candelmas on February 2nd, so I reckoned that was near enough to choose as a topic for assembly. I took in a load of night lights and some bigger candles - a couple... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Lunch - and meetings

Had a great lunch today at the Half Moon. Took the Rural Dean who is nearly recovered from his illness. I know yesterday produced the first green shoots of Spring, but like the economy, today was back to dreary, wet Winter. But we sat by a roaring log fire, had a good old mardle and an excellent... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Spring is sprung?

Woke to a gorgeous, bright day today. Some low mist swirling over the fields making them look as though they belong in a Japanese landscape, but the sun burning through the mist leaving a blue sky and the birds singing. For the first time this year, it felt like Spring. The birds were going... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Talented

We had a special service today to recognise and admire local talent. No, not a Church karaoke competition or a 'Miss World' look alike, although either of those might be interesting. We had 'Open Churches Week' back in August, and had a weekend where the church was filled with all sorts of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Sat Navs

Mary had indeed been sent someone else's intimate financial details. Good job she's eighty seven and honest. If all that stuff had fallen into the wrong hands, there could be yet another case of identity theft. The Building Society were full of abject apologies and promised to send a stamped,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Mary

Went to visit Mary yesterday. She's eighty seven and until a couple of years ago was churchwarden at my second smallest parish - St Mary's - which is in a village of just one hundred and twenty people. Mary is now too frail to attend church every week as she has two new hips (obtained over the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Congratulations, USA!

Been glued to the TV since this morning (well, not all the time. I did have to go out for a couple of hours) watching the build up to today's historic inauguration and then the inauguration itself. There were folks who travelled over from the UK to Washington especially for the occasion, because... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

The Funeral Is Over

Had the big funeral this afternoon. Now it's over, feel somewhat more relaxed and back in the land of the living, if you see what I mean. Back to Blogit. With most funerals, I visit the family and have a long session with them, finding out exactly how they want the service to run and writing down a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 16, 2009

An Unsung Saint?

As Friday is my day off, Ed and I hopped on the bus for Norwich. The Old Couple were waiting at the bus stop, as they usually are. Both muffled up to the ears in anoraks with the hoods up, walking boots, scarves, gloves and weighted down with plastic carrier bags. At least, she is. He's completely... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Called in on Joan yesterday. She's the one whose daughter died on January 6th. She was home for a few days, but going back to Surrey today to be with the family. The undertakers are so busy down there that they can't get the funeral until January 30th, so the family are a bit in limbo until then.... Sign in to see full entry.

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A bird's eye view of day-to-day life an a rural Anglican rectory. Meet the villagers. Hear the gossip. Share in the complaints.Be the fly on the wall. Glossary................................................... Benefice - a group of churches, ususally in rural areas, working together. .... Churchwarden - person with main responsibility for running of church. .... ... ... PCC - Parochial Church Council - ruling body of elected members working with the Churchwarden to ensure the upkeep of the building and decide on the worship........... Mardle - a Norfolk word for chat or conversation.

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