Not a lot going on in my little world, but just catching the internet headlines it seems that the north Korean leader - who has been spoiling for a fight for as long as I can remember - is now ratcheting up the rhetoric, so it is with a little nervousness that I turn on the tv news nowadays.
I didn't go to the 8 o'clock service yesterday, I had a lie-in as Tin was away, and went instead to a Taize* service in the evening. I have been to Taize services in Seaford, but I think this is the first time I have been aware of one in St Andrews.
It was a good service but a shame that only nine of us were there, we were gathered in a circle in the nave, and someone had set out nightlights on the floor in the shape of a large cross, which was effective. One of the hymns/chants we had was in Latin - "golly me" I thought "I am way out of my depth in this Oxford educated congregation". No one else seemed to have a problem with it.
On Friday, in the "holiday at home" series of events St Andrews is having, there was a talk in the afternoon given by an 'acclaimed' children's author (who is a member of the congregation, and it says something about the HUGE membership of St Andrews that I didn't know or recognise her). The subject of the talk was "How Big is Your Creative Footprint" which I thought sounded promising; in actual fact though it was very boring (don't worry, I know from the statistics of my blog that only a small handful of friends read it, which is my intention, I am not a professional blog writer) and at least half of her talk was promoting the other books she has written.
The talk was followed by tea and nice home made cakes.
There is another talk this afternoon called "the surgeon as God?" so I will be going to that. Hopefully the weather will be a bit drier than it is at the minute, generally it hasn't been too good for the time of year, very mixed with rain and showers, and a few bright spells.
*Taize - is an ecumenical monastic order, founded in 1940, in Burgundy France, composed of more than 100 brothers from Catholic and Protestant traditions.
It is an important site of pilgrimage with a focus on youth - over 100,000 young people make a pilgrimage there for prayer, Bible study, and communal work. They are encouraged to live in the spirit of kindness, simplicity and reconciliation.
Hmmm. Taize sounds like my cup of tea. Except for the fact that I am mostly involved with contemplating the Universe out here at Chigger Lake.
ReplyDeleteI am one of those crazy proponents of detente who think we should end mutual provocations and actually start talking to the North Koreans instead of mutual macho posturing....I agree Taize services are quite nice. We now do one annually and draw a number of local protestants who would never come to Mass.
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