This morning, Ken Ashton – the new curate who started at St.Mary’s a year ago – was ordained along with 5 others as priests by the Right Reverend David Hawkins, Bishop of Barking and… more →
An Arkadian Pathwrote 6 months ago: This morning, Ken Ashton – the new curate who started at St.Mary’s a year ago – wa … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Easter marked my return to the church, and – barring last week (when it just seemed everything … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Larger versions are available on my Flickr account; original full-resolution (2592 x 1944) images ar … more →
wrote 11 months ago: The Ancient House Looking up Church Lane, E17, with the churchyard railings to the right. St.Mary … more →
wrote 1 year ago: All the old flowers were cleared away from Melita’s bench a few weeks ago, and no more have be … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This morning’s service in church was all about Melita. It could hardly be about anything or an … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “This is what we are about. We plant seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already plan … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I could not have asked for a more perfect day upon which to be baptised. Pentecost dawned clear, war … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Just under an hour ago, I was walking back from St.Mary’s C of E Primary School which today is … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Back to church today; the flu has given way now mostly to just an annoying headcold, complete with s … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Back in September last year, I had been eagerly awaiting the publication of Mother Teresa: Come Be M … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The past three weeks, our usual routine has gone completely out the window, what with first my eldes … more →
wrote 1 year ago: There were three baptisms last Sunday; a baby, her older brother, and an Egyptian man – the sa … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This morning my alarm somehow failed to go off, so I didn’t wake up until 10:15am – and … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a while since I last updated this blog; a couple of weeks, in fact. Not much has rea … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Smoochy loves Poochy One of the most successful Lonely Hearts ads ever printed originally appeared i … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Simon, the vicar, came round this afternoon for a long chat to discuss baptism with me over tea and … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I keep pulling it out - the old map of my inner path. I squint closely at it, trying to see some hid … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Following my “moment of clarity” in last Wednesday’s group, I’ve been doing … more →