Scripture for this Sunday: Jeremiah 4.11-12,22-28; Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1.12-17; Luke 15.1-10 (parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin) Exactly five years ago Kate and I were walking along a stretch of the Camino de Santiago which was originally a Roman road. And it was the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The road was […]
Anglican Diocese of Peru
The Archdeacon of Gibraltar, Rev. Geoff Johnston, has sent this message regarding the Archdeaconry’s relationship with the Anglican diocese of Peru. Update on the Anglican Diocese of Peru In July 2015, three Peruvian priests were consecrated as suffragan bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Peru. With the retirement of Bishop Bill Godfrey in April of […]
Sponsored Songs of Praise – So Far (Updated 10 Sept.)
Here is the list of the most popular hymns in our Sponsored Songs of Praise – as of Saturday, 10 September. Things are close, but there is still time to vote before Praise & Pizza on Monday! 1 One More Step Along the World I Go 2 Eternal Father, Strong to Save 3 Thine […]
Honorary Assistant Bishops in the Diocese in Europe
On Wednesday, 7 September 2016, we are asked to pray for the honorary assistant bishops and their pastoral ministry in the diocese. So that we may know for whom we pray, here is the current list of those bishops. More information is available from the diocesan web site: http://europe.anglican.org/who-we-are/bishops 1. Bishops of Dioceses or Churches in […]
Theme for the Week – 4 September 2016
Scripture for this Sunday: Jeremiah 18:1-11 (the potter reworking the clay); Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 (giving up and letting go to follow Jesus). According to this week’s news, the most popular song played at funerals is Frank Sinatra’s version of My Way. Written by Paul Anka, it embodies much of the world’s attachment to […]
Theme for the Week – 28 August 2016
Scripture for this Sunday: Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1-11; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 There’s been a fuss this week about whether Moslem women should be allowed to wear ‘burkinis’ on French beaches. What is the problem: explosives disguised as fat rolls? It seems rather nonsensical. No one thought of restricting nuns wearing habits during the […]
Remembering the Camino de Santiago
Five years ago Kate and I set out upon the Camino de Santiago. Having flown from Canada to the UK, our first stage was to travel by train from Derbyshire to Bayonne, in France, and thence to Saint Jean Pied de Port, the beginning of the “Camino Frances,” the most frequently followed route to Santiago […]
Travelling Onwards
Shawn the sheep knows from the sheep-to-sheep communication network that passes things on through the ages that Jesus often talked about sheep and shepherds. In particular, Jesus told his followers that he had other sheep in other places, but that they all still belonged to him, as their shepherd. Sheep understood this very clearly, because they are […]
Theme for the Week – 21 August 2016
Scripture for the week: Jeremiah 1.4–10; Psalm 71.1–6; Hebrews 12.18–29; Luke 13.10–17 (Jesus is criticised for healing a woman on the sabbath) In the three-way exchange between Jesus, the crippled woman and the synagogue leader, there is a notable shift in positions. The woman enters, bent double, looking down, but she becomes straightened, able to face the world […]
Theme for the Week – 14 August 2016
Scripture for this Sunday: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 Winston Churchill’s warning about “blood, toil, tears, and sweat,” delivered in 1940, might well have been drawn from Jesus’ words to his followers on the road to Jerusalem. He warned of division and difficulty, with the intent to disturb his listeners into paying […]