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May 20, 2014

Southwell – Stations of the Cross

Also in Southwell Minster we enjoyed (if that is the right word) Jonathan Clark’s “Stations of the Cross”. Back, I assume in 2000, several Suffolk churches had a Stations exhibition – we had a minibus and a group from the Cockfield Benefice explored different churches to go and see them. Clark’s set has been installed here in Southwell – “Please touch”. They are quite moving – the photos don’t do them justice. 1 – Jesus is condemned to death.             2 – Jesus carries his cross.             3 –...
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May 20, 2014

Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire

Saturday 10 May 2014. We are on our second Sabbatical jaunt. Having spent a night in Sheffield we went to Bolsover Castle and then on to Southwell, and had a lovely wander round the Minster. Southwell Minster – website – The Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a very special place. I did a placement here in 1992, while at Lincoln Theological College, with the Reverend John Wardle, who was Vicar Choral at the time. We got on extremely well, I loved being part of the Cathedral, was allowed to precent for the first time (“Well...
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May 6, 2014

Durham Cathedral – the Shrine of St Cuthbert

I have a three month Sabbatical – which begs the question “what to do on Sunday?” On Low Sunday Julie and I were in Fort William, and we had a Sunday off. We drove to Ardnamurchan – 60 miles of single track road with passing places. The lighthouse was designed by Alan Stevenson and built in 1849. It now has an excellent cafe and visitors centre – very nice coffee. I climbed the lighthouse, chatted to the retired keeper and admired the view. The sea is “azure”, which is not a word often used about the Scottish sea! We also had a...
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