Category Archives: Churches
St Bartholomew’s Brighton
This is quite an imposing edifice, built at the height of the Anglican Catholic revival following the Oxford Movement in the Church of England in the early part of the nineteenth century. One of six churches built in Brighton by
St Bartholomew’s Brighton
This is quite an imposing edifice, built at the height of the Anglican Catholic revival following the Oxford Movement in the Church of England in the early part of the nineteenth century. One of six churches built in Brighton by
Wesley and his chapel
Here I am at my best in a graveyard on a Sunday morning looking at tombstones. I had read about the non-conformists’ cemetery. Bun hill Field, but I was surprised to find it opposite my chosen church on Sunday morning.
Wesley and his chapel
Here I am at my best in a graveyard on a Sunday morning looking at tombstones. I had read about the non-conformists’ cemetery. Bun hill Field, but I was surprised to find it opposite my chosen church on Sunday morning.
Our Summer School is over (Part 2)
It’s really over this time. Our final day of study, a special service in the Cathedral and last dinner in Hall. It began with a service in the Latin Chapel of Christ Church Cathedral. We laid pieces of rosemary on
Our Summer School is over (Part 2)
It’s really over this time. Our final day of study, a special service in the Cathedral and last dinner in Hall. It began with a service in the Latin Chapel of Christ Church Cathedral. We laid pieces of rosemary on
Regents Park College, Oxford
A small group of us were blessed with a guided tour of this hall of residence through the connections of the Revd Dr Keith Riglin who is both an alumni and a member of the governing board. It has a
Regents Park College, Oxford
A small group of us were blessed with a guided tour of this hall of residence through the connections of the Revd Dr Keith Riglin who is both an alumni and a member of the governing board. It has a
Sunday Mass (with incense)
Having been disappointed with St Mary the Virgin, the University Church, and with Pusey House not open for services, I stumbled into a church which just had the door ajar so I could see people in the pews. And what
Sunday Mass (with incense)
Having been disappointed with St Mary the Virgin, the University Church, and with Pusey House not open for services, I stumbled into a church which just had the door ajar so I could see people in the pews. And what
Wanderings in Oxford
This is our weekend off but the weather has turned to intermittent rain. I did venture out but ended up very wet. My first stop was the University Church of St Mary the Virgin. This is especially famous because John
Wanderings in Oxford
This is our weekend off but the weather has turned to intermittent rain. I did venture out but ended up very wet. My first stop was the University Church of St Mary the Virgin. This is especially famous because John
A wing and a prayer
This is Day 4 of my course. Last night we attended echo Rao evensong in Christ Church Cathedral which is part of the college campus. It was, of course, a Book of Common Prayer (1662) liturgy, with an American choir,
A wing and a prayer
This is Day 4 of my course. Last night we attended echo Rao evensong in Christ Church Cathedral which is part of the college campus. It was, of course, a Book of Common Prayer (1662) liturgy, with an American choir,
Who’s Tom?
I feel that I have stepped either into an episode of Morse, of back in time several centuries, as Christ Church has its own time which is five minutes later than Greenwich Mean Time. The college decided not to take
Who’s Tom?
I feel that I have stepped either into an episode of Morse, of back in time several centuries, as Christ Church has its own time which is five minutes later than Greenwich Mean Time. The college decided not to take
A final Sunday
Last Sunday was my final one at Holy Trinity Surrey Hills and Mont Albert. It was a sad but joyous occasion, made muted on my part because I was unwell and feeling most poorly. Fortunately my colleague, the Reverend Jenny
A final Sunday
Last Sunday was my final one at Holy Trinity Surrey Hills and Mont Albert. It was a sad but joyous occasion, made muted on my part because I was unwell and feeling most poorly. Fortunately my colleague, the Reverend Jenny
Holy Play: Liturgy as Theatre
Of course, my presence in Chichester was to attend a seminar on ‘Holy Play: Liturgy as Theatre’. It was held in the Bishop’s Palace, adjacent to Chichester Cathedral. Bishop Martin Warner welcomed us to the seminar. I was not alone
Holy Play: Liturgy as Theatre
Of course, my presence in Chichester was to attend a seminar on ‘Holy Play: Liturgy as Theatre’. It was held in the Bishop’s Palace, adjacent to Chichester Cathedral. Bishop Martin Warner welcomed us to the seminar. I was not alone
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