SATURDAY 10th DECEMBER

                                            Stained glass: St John the Baptist, Piddington

Who isn't fascinated by
The exquisite moment of balance?
Who doesn't love
A tipping point?
We watch a gymnast
Poised on the wire or bar;
Encourage a coin onto its edge;
Ponder if the universe,
Hitherto rushing headlong away from itself
May not be about to
Slow
And stretch,
Arching its back like a pole vaulter
Before falling inwards
To shake cataclysmic hands
With the rest of matter.

Well, here we are.
After all those mythic patriarchs
And sighing prophets,
Welcome to the Common Era;
To History
And all that follows;
To the turn of the page.
These are our people now.
This is the story of our salvation.
No excuses.

                                            Vince Cross

Catch the Saturday habit...

After Advent Soup last week, and a little light Saturday music this week, next week 'Open House'!Ten to twelve in the church hall. Watch for more details, but put it in your diary. Beg, borrow or steal (well, maybe not steal...) some tickets. See Sue Kirby. LATE ADJUSTMENT. Just learned: YOU DON'T NEED TICKETS. JUST TURN UP!!!


And catch the Sunday one too...

You're spoilt for choice. Is it quietness and early morning contemplation at 8 a.m. this Sunday? Or a more traditional Eucharist with music and a sermon at 10? Or a more informal Family Service at 11.15? Or compare and contrast and go to all three...now there's a challenge! Has anyone outside the clergy or lay-readership ever done that? I think we should be told...

And tomorrow morning, watch out for a little surprise, somewhere between the 10.00 and 11.15 services...


A mistake...

Our fault. We got confused. The Blue Christmas service is at the time advertised in the Church Christmas Card and elsewhere. It's at 19.00. (Seven o'clock). And we've corrected our mistake earlier in the blog.

                                                      Detail from the St. Peter's font.


Communication Breakdown 140

A prophet speaks...

      Listenupdudesallthisstuffthat'sgoin'downwotyathinkin'?readmylipsit'sgonna
      turnoutbadtheBigGuyhedoan'digitwiseupit'slaterthanyouthink#OTbeard

Time passes...  the son of the first prophet speaks...

    Awguysnowlookatya!pickin'oakuminBabylonhangin'upharpsontreesan'stuff
    getwiddaprogrampraytoGodan'mebbey'alleatSederbackhomesomeday#doin'myhead

More time passes...the grandson of the first prophet sticks in his oar...

    LookmyolemantoleyahisolemantoleyaI'mtellin'yabutyadoan'getitofftoBabylon
    backfromBabylonofftoBabylonagainetc.spareme!hadituptohere#nohairleft

Aeons pass...someone in a crowd...

    SocheckthisoutpeoplesomeweirddudemonikerJohnoutindaboondocksthreadslikeahobo
    eatin'INSECTS!!likelyhandlessnakesneedshisheadexamined#hairshirt

A little earlier...God...

    Putindaboysan'whathappens?STUFFhappensrubbedoutdoin'twentyhardignored
    jobsworthdoin'doityasel'!mysonmydearsonthey'lllistentohomwon'tthey?#CEO

                                                                            (Luke 20: 9-15)                 Vince Cross