Maundy Thursday on April 1st
Thanks to a comment on the Facebook Liturgy Page From Church Times More on April Fool
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April 2010
incense (part 2)
I’m starting off that doctoral thesis on incense mentioned in the previous post. Please complete the following poll and encourage others to fill it in. My first degree is in Science, especially Mathematics – so trust me: I know what I’m doing 😉 What is your attitude to and experience of incense?customer surveys
Incense – you have been warned
It is always fascinating to pore over church service advertisements. Especially the way a community perceives itself, what it thinks it is important, and how it expresses itself to visitors and seekers: a devotional service Family service Festival Eucharist with Easter Hymns Traditional Holy Communion (BCP) with hymns Informal lively service with communion But the
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What Christ did not die for
Update April 15: I put up an image yesterday unaware that this was a prank. Observant regular to this site, Robert Greaves, discovered the source. Following the link he provides , it appears that this price tag was produced by Kyle Hepworth of Seatle, WA and then placed in a local Safeway store where he
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Resources for Easter 3
Reflection on the collect/opening prayer for the Third Sunday of Easter The forty days of Lent are to prepare for the fifty days of Easter. Is that your experience? Regularly people have a very intense Lent (study groups, extra services, disciplines, etc.) And then after Easter Day, the next Sunday (last Sunday) is “Low Sunday”
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a million visitors
The webcounter (at the bottom of each page) has just clicked over the 1,000,000th visitor to this site! (The millionth visitor was from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States). Four years ago I had the digital version of my book Celebrating Eucharist which I thought I could make more accessible by purchasing a domain and placing
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Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin has gone on display from April 10 to May 23. This is the the most examined artefact on the planet. The shroud is a fascinating example of a dialogue between Science and Religion/Faith. The shroud cannot be used to prove the resurrection or faith. On the other hand, I am of
Exsultet
The Exsultet (Exultet) can be a good source of reflection during the Easter Season. The Exsultet originates from some time between the fifth and seventh centuries and is the traditional Western Rite hymn of praise intoned by the deacon during the Easter Vigil after the procession with the Paschal Candle. Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of