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

The Night of the Day of the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

I have to say, there’s nothing that’s quite as refreshing as a barefoot walk in a thunderstorm followed by a warm shower and a full dish of freshly picked strawberries with good rainy day music playing in the background. I absolutely adore thunderstorms, a trait I like to think Benji (the shi-tzu) picked up from me. Every time he hears rain start to fall he’ll race to the back door and whine away until someone lets him out to run around the yard.

In other news, I got an e-mail today from Dave, the Steward’s Program coordinator. There still isn’t very much information to be had, but apparently because some of us will be “guarding” the doors to some of the discussions, we may actually get to sit in on them! (Of course, as mute observers I would assume, but still!) I also found out that there’ll be another Canadian there! Well, I’m not sure if he’s officially Canadian, but I think he’s studying at U of T. Either way, I’m excited. It looks like we’ve got a really neat group working in the Steward’s program. Drop by our Facebook group!

Well, in the interest of keeping this short, that’s all for tonight! Maybe I’ll actually send the link out to some people now. Have a good night all :).