Saturday, July 5, 2008

Of Vicars and Castles

So apparently there’s been lots and lots of stuff going on over at the Facebook group that I started and subsequently may or may not have neglected. Here’s the schedule for the Youth Conference happening right after Lambeth finishes. Check it out, how cool is that!? Castles!!! Any of you who have met me more than once will, I’m positive, be able to imagine just how excited I am at the prospect of a castle! (Told you Sarah :-p.) Now if only I can find more secret passageways in Birks... Ooh, and my first Compline service too! At Canterbury Cathedral none the less... As you can tell, I’m starting to get a little bit excited :).

Tuesday 5th August:
Morning: Your Reflections with the Archbishop of Canterbury
Afternoon: Option of Seminar Sessions

Wednesday 6th August:
East Kent Pilgrimage (by coach), taking in: Richborough (Roman town); St Augustine’s Cross, Pegwell Bay; Reculver (Roman/Saxon); St Augustine’s Abbey/St Martin’s Church ('oldest in England'), Canterbury.
Buffet Supper at the end of the day by kind invitation of Bishop Stephen Venner, the Bishop in
Canterbury.

Thursday 7th August
Trip to
Dover Castle (by coach)
Buffet Supper at Cathedral followed by special Candle-Lit Pilgrimage around Cathedral, ending with Compline.

Friday 8th August
Breakfast and depart

Alright, now that that’s out of my system, and since the past few days have been rather slow and dreary and school work filled (I know.. School work in July! It’s an atrocity I tell you...), I’d like to devote this blog entry to my new positively-absolutely-favourite show on television. No, no, no, no, no, yes! You guessed it... The Vicar of Dibley! Tonight’s replayed episode was Geraldine’s second Christmas in the parish for which she was invited to share three rather large dinners with three rather, preternatural sets of individuals. Of course, hilarity ensued. I can’t think of any other show nowadays that can in fact make me Laugh Out Loud. And yet this does it. I mean really though, what could be funnier than a Church of England parish council... or any Parish Council for that matter?

Anyways, I think that’s about all I’ve got for tonight. Tomorrow we’re having our mini-Generation 2008 event at the church, all on youth leadership. Hehe, they put me in charge of the menu :). And then, I leave Monday night at 21:00. And so, if you’ve yet to catch a glimpse of the fantasticalness of The Vicar of Dibley, go watch it! You’ll be delighted to no end. And on that note,

Bless you all for watching... reading. :). Amen

3 comments:

Nicole Smith said...

funny thing is that I will be in Scotland from Aug 6 to 11! be blessed

Anonymous said...

When I next see you, I have a funny story to tell you on the subject of "why you should not let your 6 year old with a good memory for dialogue watch the Vicar of Dibley". Suffice to say, my William quoted Owen Newitt at an inopportune time at a dinner party...with many guests. Eep!

Anonymous said...

Bishop Venner is the Bishop of Dover, not Canterbury.