tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.comments2023-05-26T09:43:04.904+01:00St Peter and St Paul, SealAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-37338130379883090432022-12-02T17:27:52.804+00:002022-12-02T17:27:52.804+00:00Thank you Anne participating from afarThank you Anne participating from afarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-4608852163586311212021-03-27T10:47:47.485+00:002021-03-27T10:47:47.485+00:00We have really valued Canon Anne's quiet and u...We have really valued Canon Anne's quiet and unassuming manner presiding over the traditional form of worship. Her succinct caring message has been much appreciated by us. especially in these strange times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605682743375780373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-12204477487661947352020-12-11T09:02:17.614+00:002020-12-11T09:02:17.614+00:00Hmm... Efface means to overwrite or erase, as in &...Hmm... Efface means to overwrite or erase, as in "self-effacing". Deface means to destroy or damage or mutilate. I can't help thinking that efface is the more likely word here. I can see why the author might want to say that Christmas had become the season which "effaced" other seasons, outshining them or overwhelming them, whether we think it should or not, but not why itAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-15047235767579515062020-12-11T08:07:43.070+00:002020-12-11T08:07:43.070+00:00One of my favourite carols. I am more famiar with ...One of my favourite carols. I am more famiar with the lyric "deface" rather than "efface." Donald Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742594653033105858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-62989499371827251192017-03-25T13:57:17.828+00:002017-03-25T13:57:17.828+00:00I'm glad you are enjoying them. I hope that pe...I'm glad you are enjoying them. I hope that perhaps when these posts come to the end, people will tell me which hymns I missed out that they think I ought to have included! There are lots of hymns on Youtube and I expect I could make up another set for another time.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-64271689529567890072017-03-25T13:13:25.790+00:002017-03-25T13:13:25.790+00:00I am going to miss these hymns when they stop! I p...I am going to miss these hymns when they stop! I particularly liked the phrase today " to me His rescue came" as that is so true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-46961099272723795422016-12-03T07:37:36.052+00:002016-12-03T07:37:36.052+00:00Frances Ward writes movingly about hope here in a ...Frances Ward writes movingly about hope here in a meditation for Advent in our "post-truth" world. http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/007402.html I love the connection she makes with the Eucharist - a moment when we affirm hope and step for a moment into God's reality in which walls are broken down. It's a fairly challenging read, but worth persevering with. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-37761036902019883382016-12-01T16:49:31.871+00:002016-12-01T16:49:31.871+00:00Currently still free - 13, 15,19,20 DecCurrently still free - 13, 15,19,20 DecAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-43321806786802935332016-08-25T11:12:25.601+01:002016-08-25T11:12:25.601+01:00AmenAmenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266307054089292642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-57572934543333647242016-06-19T13:37:54.067+01:002016-06-19T13:37:54.067+01:00Delighted to hear that it has been useful for you ...Delighted to hear that it has been useful for you and that the puppets have gone far and wide! Keep knitting!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-67754509603531359422016-06-19T13:01:29.871+01:002016-06-19T13:01:29.871+01:00The whole idea is great. I have knitted beggars, a...The whole idea is great. I have knitted beggars, angels, kings and now a Mary. I can't wait to have a go at the white toga. My puppets are off to Tanzania for SEEDS for Tanzania. Many, many thanks. Bless you. JaniceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-73648642261130633902014-12-18T16:09:11.034+00:002014-12-18T16:09:11.034+00:00This carol brings back happy memories of school na...This carol brings back happy memories of school nativity plays when it was always sung as an accompaniment to the final tableaux scene. Although I must have sung it many many times it is only today, having read the accompanying notes, that I have really thought about the words. I have 2 nativity sets - one knitted for me by a dear friend using the pattern on the church website and one which we Molehilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-79725294263896428482014-12-13T09:49:12.475+00:002014-12-13T09:49:12.475+00:00It is indeed the very same man. He was born in Exe...It is indeed the very same man. He was born in Exeter, like me, in the neighbouring parish to mine, so I think I should be able to claim a bit of reflected glory. There is a lot more about him here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Baring-Gould<br />I wondered whether anyone would contribute the "highly flavoured gravy" line - anyone who sings in a church choir will have sung it at Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-88410518271490116452014-12-13T09:16:05.921+00:002014-12-13T09:16:05.921+00:00A lot to think about with the questions with this ...A lot to think about with the questions with this Carol this morning . I really love this one - brings back memories of singing in the choir and the children singing "most highly flavoured gravy" ! Is this the same Baring-Gould who wrote Now the day is over and Onward Christian Soldiers? Molehilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-8068872757448421552014-12-12T09:24:31.976+00:002014-12-12T09:24:31.976+00:00The setting by Darke - wonderful!!! Thank you .The setting by Darke - wonderful!!! Thank you .Molehilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-37894020588320200292014-12-12T09:07:16.372+00:002014-12-12T09:07:16.372+00:00The setting by Darke - wonderful!!! Thank you .The setting by Darke - wonderful!!! Thank you .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-86739953610219345092014-12-10T07:27:12.654+00:002014-12-10T07:27:12.654+00:00I'm sure that tea towel manufacturers rely on ...I'm sure that tea towel manufacturers rely on Christmas to keep their businesses afloat...<br />I have seen more nativity plays than most; countless baby Jesuses picked up by one leg or abandoned in the manger, a greatvariety of animals (species probably depending on what costumes people happen to have), children with various degrees of keenness about being there. In the end, though, Away in Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-36469577968411309292014-12-10T07:05:51.147+00:002014-12-10T07:05:51.147+00:00Thank you Yet again Anne for this series. This has...Thank you Yet again Anne for this series. This has certainly evoked memories of childhood nativity plays , complete with the tea towel headdresses and angels with tinsel hair bands and cardboard wings! Every morning I look forward to seeing which Carol is being featured. Thank you. Molehilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-70887970286022316682014-12-05T14:02:14.032+00:002014-12-05T14:02:14.032+00:00You'd mentioned it was your favourite, so I ho...You'd mentioned it was your favourite, so I hoped it would brighten your day today!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-50857899428047631262014-12-05T10:09:08.114+00:002014-12-05T10:09:08.114+00:00Thank you Anne for including this, one of my favou...Thank you Anne for including this, one of my favourites - played at full volume, this has been the perfect start to a busy day! Molehilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-81005115738765966352014-11-27T15:28:23.423+00:002014-11-27T15:28:23.423+00:00My earliest memories of singing Christmas carols s...My earliest memories of singing Christmas carols stem back to my very early childhood - the Nine Lessons and Carols service at Seal Church where for many years my father always read the same lesson - 'the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light' from Isiaiah. We also went out Carol singing house to house with our friends. My favourite carol is 'It came upon the Molehilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-32848221807501589262014-10-08T09:00:24.873+01:002014-10-08T09:00:24.873+01:00Congratulations to all the winners and indeed all ...Congratulations to all the winners and indeed all that took part .jane woodjettsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-33752345520961748672014-03-26T08:36:42.101+00:002014-03-26T08:36:42.101+00:00This idea of praying by writing a letter to God is...This idea of praying by writing a letter to God is a real eye-opener to me - I had never thought of praying in this way. It is one I shall certainly try. Thank you. Molehilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-56637532028706905962014-03-18T08:35:01.333+00:002014-03-18T08:35:01.333+00:00Thank you Molehill, and good to hear from you agai...Thank you Molehill, and good to hear from you again. I have always found this particular technique very useful, but then I am an inveterate daydreamer... It has often helped me to hear things I really needed to and see my own situation, as well as the Bible stories concerned, from a new perspective. <br />It isn't for everyone, but the aim of these Lenten posts is to give people a range of Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37285093.post-87308859785259968822014-03-18T08:27:17.581+00:002014-03-18T08:27:17.581+00:00Thank you Anne - I had not heard of Ignatius Medit...Thank you Anne - I had not heard of Ignatius Meditation and as a person who finds it very difficult to imagine myself as anyone but myself I have found the hints and notes very helpful. Molehilnoreply@blogger.com