Today Jane and I popped down to Oxford for the funeral of a dear friend of ours. In some ways a sad day but very much a celebration of a life well lived by a kind and gentle man. It … Continue reading
16 April 2024
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6 December 2020
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Christingle 2020
In the last few years, I’ve become more aware of Christingle celebrations, which use oranges, candles, red ribbons and sweets to reflect on Jesus Christ as light of the world. It seems to have stemmed from Moravian churches in the … Continue reading
18 November 2020
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Like a Discount Descant
I’m starting to gear up for the Christmas season although the biggest musical event in the church calendar – the carol service – is going to have to be online this year. My plan is to put out recordings of … Continue reading
8 January 2020
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Green and Black
No, not the chocolate company (Green and Black’s – lots of Fairtrade stuff so I’ve given them a link) but this drawing: That was from my last Sunday at St Clement’s in Oxford. There were some green felt tips in … Continue reading
9 November 2019
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Refactoring
One of the tasks I’ve been working on this week is adapting the website I developed to support the worship team at St Clement’s – refactoring it, to use the technical term – in order to bring the same things … Continue reading
28 October 2019
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Now that’s what I call a ceiling
When I visited Magnus at the start of October, I made an excursion to Penrhyn Castle, a nearby National Trust property. I often have mixed feelings about these big old country piles. The present edifice is not medieval but an … Continue reading
27 October 2019
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My Last Musical Mistakes
More lasts today such as the last time the St Clement’s congregation will hear me fumbling for a chord or not getting the melody of a song quite right. That, of course, is because this morning was the last time … Continue reading
26 October 2019
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This week, next week
This week is mainly about goodbyes. I’ve done various things for what is probably the last time, at least for now: last library book, last jazz gig with Gli Avanzi (last night, in Reading), etc. Tomorrow, I’ve got what is … Continue reading
20 October 2019
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Music, Music, Music
I’m having one of my musically active days – on bass at church in the morning, jamming rock music with a colleague of Jane’s and a couple of his friends in the afternoon and, still to come, heading out to … Continue reading
19 October 2019
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Social Media
This evening I was helping with Overflow, the St Clement’s youth group, and surprised myself by winning the balloon game (each person ties a balloon to each ankle and tries to burst other people’s balloons by stamping on them while … Continue reading