1 April 2019
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This weekend, St Clement’s had a church weekend at home. Special guest was +Steven, Bishop of Oxford, who spoke on Saturday morning and also joined us for a confirmation service on Sunday morning. His theme was the story of the … Continue reading
31 March 2019
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I often get my sketchbook out when I’m at church. Every now and then, it turns out my sketch links a little to the theme of the day. Last week, the sermon talk was entitled The Water of Welcome. As … Continue reading
11 March 2019
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Playing electric guitar at church yesterday morning, it was a delight to have an opportunity to do just that one thing. The worship leader (on keys) and bassist were both singing and there was an additional vocalist too, so we … Continue reading
3 March 2019
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Every year, St Clement’s takes part in OxClean. Across the city, a large number of volunteer groups go out litter picking and playing a small part in keeping this city cleaner. My favourite bit of the event is getting to … Continue reading
7 January 2019
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Epiphany is past, Christmas decorations should traditionally be down and I’m just going to squeeze in one more of the sketches I did over the holidays: During the Christingle service at St Clement’s, the children were led in an impromptu … Continue reading
3 January 2019
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It is just a few more days until the twelfth day of Christmas, when decorations are traditionally taken down. That means I’ve still got time to put this sketch up: This is one of the pillars at St Clement’s, decorated … Continue reading
24 December 2018
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I normally play Silent Night in G but, since I had the benefit of a flautist joining us for the Christmas Eve Communion tonight, I decided to stick to the key of B flat, which we had dots for. I … Continue reading
17 December 2018
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I obviously wasn’t singing as hard at this year’s carol service as I’ve done in recent previous years, as my voice wasn’t noticeably deeper and huskier today. …. or perhaps it was due to the expedient of dropping our traditional … Continue reading
13 December 2018
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One of my tasks this week has been cutting together the church nativity. For the past few years, we’ve taken to doing this using video rather than trying to stage a live production – less time required for rehearsal, no … Continue reading
9 December 2018
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Just one more rehearsal to go before the Carols by Candlelight service at St Clement’s (6:30pm, 16 December – all welcome). From this afternoon’s rehearsal, I think there are two main things for me to attend to: Creating deeper mental … Continue reading