The Very Revd Colin Slee, Dean of Southwark Cathedral in London, died last week and his funeral service was today in the cathedral. The sermon was given by Dr Jeffrey John, Dean of St Albans, who was formerly the Theologian at Southwark, was nominated as Bishop, and in a scandalous turn, the nomination was rescinded because conservatives objected to John’s homosexuality. He noted that Slee said to him in the weeks before his death how “surprisingly un-scared” he was. I wish I’d known him; on my recent visit to London with David we actually walked past his house, where I…
-
-
UPDATE: Hey, there was CANDY in my shoes after church (thoughtfully packed in an odor-proof Ziplock ™ bag. Thank you, St Nicholas! Via: Flickr Title: Shoes Off For St Nicholas By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 5 Dec ’10, 10.56am CST PST
-
Something from the collect for St Nicholas, particularly apt at this time of year.
-
What is that… STUFF floating on the wind? Not rain? Not mist? Too floaty… Like snn… Like snnnnn…. Like ssNNNOOOOOOOOW FFFFUUUUUU… # RT @rpeete "RT @wendilynnmakeup: ON THIS DAY:1955 Rosa Parks refused 2 give up her seat 2 a white man & was arrested…" #rememberRosa # Well done you! # Be Like Nick: @StNickEpiscopal 's toy drive this Sunday for the Feast of St Nicholas on TribLocal http://is.gd/i3UKr # .@petersagal Mike Rowe?!? ZOMG awesome w00tness. Must see if tickets available. Caution: there will be poop, edit accordingly. # I just used #Shazam to discover Head Full Of Doubt Road Full…