Cool Choirs, Clappy Choruses, Cringy Coffee: Religion Chat Thread No 5

[madhairday]

I thought seeing as our other thread has gone somewhere into the oblivion that is old MN pages, I would start us up again anew for a new term. This is a place for those who are Christians (and anyone who's not, we're not an exclusive little club) to chat about life, theology, church, any other stuff and of course Graham Kendrick, as nickel would not forgive me if I forgot to mention him

So all welcome, old and new, it would be fun to chat and chew over anything that comes to mind. Lurkers say hello!

Anyone got a nice juicy topic to get the ball rolling then? Or if not come say hi anyway and tell us how you are doing. :)

Saw my vocations adviser this morning... I've been referred to the DDO! very happy

yeay!

:) :) :) Yay Blue!

How are you feeling?

Blue that's fabtastic news! Hope the DDO appointment comes through quickly.

not going so well here - just trying to update the parish website, and can't figure out how to make the table of events look pretty like i did before.
so I thought, no problems, I'll just upload a picture of the timetable instead.
i have ended up with a blank page.
no idea how to fix it

will wait until tomorrow when it's saved overnight and see what's happened.
why didn't they get someone to design a website that doesn't need html to update it?

I'm feeling exhausted, but I guess that's normal at 38 weeks pregnant! Sunday is last day of work, after that I will be lady of leisure and laziness... and possible meetups :)

I need to send my vocations adviser some paperwork which she will forward to DDO, she would like to do that this side of Christmas, not sure whether I will see DDO first time this side of Christmas but at least we're a step further ahead now :)

38 weeks already! doesn't seem like yesterday when you first announced it....

(you are a week ahead of my due dates last year )

no way nickel are you telling me that E will be 1 year soon! Time does fly!

Been away on holiday, so thanks for the welcomes. I trained at Ripon if that helps place me!

Really good news about the DDO referral Bluetinkerbell.

no, she'll never be a year

Ooh Blue - 38 weeks, it's gone so quickly - yes to meetup, definitely!

nickel, also can't believe she'll be one whole year - remember your labour thread like it was yesterday :)

Hello greenheart.

Just been to a confirmation service, was very moving and lovely. First time I've been to church in over a month.

So pleased you were able to go MHD.

OK quick poll:

Christmas carol events: One big one, say outside with mulled wine/mince pies in eg school hall if we can swing it,

Or 3 or 4 smaller ones, say at the pub, down the street, with small gatherings after?

What is better community wise?

Or both? - but resources v thin, people numbers to bulk it out etc...

One big one!

In your case: one big one. We have several, but that is to cater for known attenders eg community, our own elderly mums and tots etc.

I vote one big one too, well publicised

oooh thanks for thoughts. We're thinking of both! Being brave :) People on our street are really keen on doing a street one....we'll have to see what we can come up with. I'm loving doing this community stuff this christmas, last year I was ill and we were new and all much quieter. :)

one big one, couple of smaller ones.

the smaller ones can be a crib service or a pub after, and the big one, school hall, choir, music groups (preferably school ones!), mulled wine, mince pies, etc

In my last church we did beer and carols in a local pub on a Sunday evening before Christmas. The publican was happy for us to go along as it was a quiet night for him and every year I went it was standing room only.

The event was advertised through all the churches of the town and in the pub and there would be around 50% church people and 50% people who had just seen the notice.

It was tremendous fun with a keyboard player from one of the churches providing the accompaniment.

So what do we think of the new ABC?

oh, i haven't seen anything about it!

i'll quickly go and look.
the news today has been all about phillip schofield and dave the rave....

oooh, I know of him.
he's quite "modern" isn't he.
:)

greenheart - that sounds lovely.

in my villages, a group of singers go round all the pubs and sing for half an hour in each pub. it's lovely :)

If he can become archbishop after 1 year of being bishop, how long do you reckon it will take for me to become bishop?

I think it's a good choice (out of all the possibilities): I am a big fan of Rowan, and +Justin is quite different - were it not for his health and sanity, I would ideally want Rowan or someone of his ilk to continue.

But it's a bit rubbish for Durham - my diocese - it's been more than two years of "announcement of +Tom leaving, interregnum, appt of +Justin, arrival of same, then uncertainty over ABC possibility within a few months". He would have been a good long-term bishop here, but will do well at Lambeth, I have no doubt.