Religion Chat thread number 1

[nickelbabyjesus]

I wanted to put some random thoughts and stuff regarding church, without it having to be a debate or a specific topic (and not prayers, either)

It's basically, a "what happened at church (or in my musical/spiritual life) this week" thread.
Please join me!

I'll start:

We had Midnight Mass (on Christmas Eve, would you believe!), and it was half past 11, everyone was sitting and ready for the service to start - I waved the organist to give me my notes: he was just about to plat them when:
" TAXI FOR suchandsuch " came blaring out of our speaker system.
There's a Wetherspoon's over the road and looks like the DJ's mike was on the same frequency as our radio mikes.
So, all the congregation started giggling and we had to wait 5 minutes until everyone was calm and collected enough to carry on.

fingers crossed that your DD's problems get sorted, mhd. I was bullied as a child and it made my life hell :(

Will you all stop it with your flu!!

If i go down with illness, I'll know you passed it on to me!

Sorry to hear that nickel. I was too, and in a way then seeing what she is going through makes it so much worse having experienced it. Mary thanks, I remember that the school helped your dd, how is she doing now?

sorry, i think that might have been someone else who had that - I've only got twinkles in my eyes! :)

Sorry, you said Mary

Things are a lot better MHD, although there are still occasional fall-outs and there are a number of non-specific-child bullying type events going on at the school, like 'benching' (DD had this happen the other day) where a boy crouches down and his mate pushes the "victim" over the top of him, or 'pegging' for the younger ones, where younger kids are hung on pegs :(

We find out on 1 March whether she gets into the secondary (faith) school, which seems very good, please God that she does!

Oh Mary :( Can't schools be vile places. Aaaagh.

No probs nickel. When you say twinkles - are you ttc then? (sorry if too personal) :) Good luck if so :)

yes, we are!
It's hard work

well that was a thread-killing post nickel

good luck with ttc :)

As long as its not catching. Closed shop here after 6DC!!!

I'll have one of yours if you're giving them away, PA!

thanks Betsy :)

I've got very exciting news today!

My copy of Power Director 9 (deluxe) arrived this morning.

But I can't install it yet, because I have ordered, from the computer shop next door, a 1TB hard drvie! shock]

My work computer has 74GB hard drive, which basically means it's crap, and anything I put on it is taking up all the space and meaning it runs very s...l...o...w.
So, my new 1TB hard drive will arrive Tuesday (estimate) and they're coming to fit it for me.
My main HD will still be the current one, but anything new I put on will go onto the new HD.
and I can spend hours being a film editor and other exciting stuff.

that shock] should have been (obv)

Hello all. Just popped in to clarify that when I poked my tongue out and ran away, I wasn't really running away.

Lots of stuff going on at work atm, around the new role, but also alongside it, if that makes sense. Suffice to say, I am juggling a lot. In view of which, I am trying to staff off the internet a bit, as time-management is not my strong point.

I just didn't want you to think that I'd flounced over a point of grammar!

So sorry to hear about the bullying - what a sad thing. Mary - we're also on the countdown to 1st March, it's nailbiting isn't it? My dd has, thankfully, not been bullied, but is very much a square peg in a round hole in a lot of situations, so I do worry about her a bit (especially at secondary school, where conforming and being (seen to be) 'normal' is so important. I was bullied at school too (speccy, clumsy, clever, rubbish at sport, a bit socially inept...) and it was horrid.

Love to all. I'll be back...

oh - I lost you all.

I was much better yesterday thanks - sent the DS's back to school so I could rest more.

Am ok today, just horrific period pains (I'm actually wondering if that's what it was as I came on Wednesday night and yesterday and today has just been hell - but period style not ill style).

WOOHOO to PD arriving

staff off? Do what?

stay off. [sigh]

[TUO surveys slightly rusty/off-centre grammar halo, and disappears back to RL in a cloud of dust.]

don't worry, TUO, we know you wouldn't storm off over that (maybe storm to Pedants' Corner and rant about me being an imbecile )

It makes me both and that bullying still happens these days.
no, actually, what angers me is that it still isn't dealt with - obviously it will happen, that's just human nature, but it should be dealt with, because they say they don't accept it.

I have a musical request for you! I've got two girls who I sometimes give singing lessons to and they asked me yesterday to find them something to sing in church. I have SoF 1-4 at my disposal and am a reasonable pianist BUT it needs to be not too complicated English because it's not their first langauage (they learn at school but are only 13 so not very advanced yet). Two parts/potential for harmony good.

Do your best

I have to go and cook tea now so I'll check back in a bit!

Seek ye First, as suggested earlier would be a good one - it can be done in a round (one sings the verse and while they sing the chorus the other sings the verse and so on)

and I'll have a think.

i'm going to PM you.

I don't have SoF so will leave this one to nickel

I don't have SF!

i'm pretty sure SF 1 is the same as songs and hmyns of fellowship.

you only need to suggest what you think will work, and it'll probably be in SF!

mine isn't..........

there's some indexes \link{http://tws.uk.endis.com/Groups/93622/Kingsway_co_uk/Kingswaysongs/Songs_of_Fellowship/Songs_of_Fellowship.aspx\here} and certainly those numbers don't correspond to the numbers in my older SF..........

Thanks! I've PMed you nickel. Baroque if you can think of anything give me the first line and I can see if it's in there, or even just find the chords online with the words

okay, maybe not exactly the same.

But as thanks says, first lines or tune should give her enough to match it up!