tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post6791398699976449634..comments2024-02-13T11:11:28.246+00:00Comments on Bishop Alan’s Blog: Six Days in LentBishop Alan Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-74649748570540231692010-03-01T18:50:55.068+00:002010-03-01T18:50:55.068+00:00Hi All,
When I give up something for Lent (Only r...Hi All,<br /><br />When I give up something for Lent (Only really applies to Edible and drinkable things) I always give it up until Palm Sunday rather then Easter Sunday as Palm Sunday represent the time when Jesus came out of the Wilderness, but then Do not have any the the Given up Stuff the 6 Sunday between Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday.<br /><br />AnthonyArchbeship Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094562492488579530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-90127694605931502712010-02-23T14:48:07.871+00:002010-02-23T14:48:07.871+00:00Our diocese has an official policy of two days off...Our diocese has an official policy of two days off per week, and for the last two years, I've tried to follow it (though I suspect I'm one of few who do). This Lent, as it happens, I've been asked to be a ski instructor, so one day per week I get to teach 5-7 year olds how to ski. It's immensely fun, and re-creative, as we all focus on making pizzas and french fries with our feet, and I reconnect my body and my soul.Raewynne J. Whiteleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13659694892644566420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-80759604951401058022010-02-22T18:16:37.064+00:002010-02-22T18:16:37.064+00:00I'm trying to inspire people in the Parish to ...I'm trying to inspire people in the Parish to try some of these Sustaining ideas. I think quite a few read my blog but I don't think they are up to commenting! I now need to work out what I should do this week. 'Just sit and be...' was good for last week.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623766673384924120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-33212120935453398622010-02-22T17:55:02.638+00:002010-02-22T17:55:02.638+00:00David, thanks for afntastic piece on the Caro cha...David, thanks for afntastic piece on the Caro chapel! http://dmh0.blogspot.com/2010/02/anthony-caro-chapel-of-light.html<br /><br />I'm glad "pulling rank" worked, and commend the trip to anyone else looking for something to do apart from boze cruise on a day out in Boulogne!Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-57100101819934051982010-02-22T17:43:01.670+00:002010-02-22T17:43:01.670+00:00Oh dear, David! Sorry about French opening hours.....Oh dear, David! Sorry about French opening hours... Karen & I will very miuch look forward to stories of what people got up to, and spiritual refreshment associated...Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-38064847772862510212010-02-22T17:20:15.993+00:002010-02-22T17:20:15.993+00:00Fantastic idea. Sounds like a fun and edifying le...Fantastic idea. Sounds like a fun and edifying lenten discipline. I will pass the idea on and try it myself.<br /><br />Fr. Dan Graves<br />www.danielgraves.caDaniel Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152198947419055272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-89382692387831748442010-02-22T14:13:38.239+00:002010-02-22T14:13:38.239+00:00What a lovely idea....I think I'll pinch it an...What a lovely idea....I think I'll pinch it and maybe suggest it to the parish as well. How refreshing to do something positive. God bless.Rev Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818750430767088596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-23078526508935239352010-02-22T11:18:08.588+00:002010-02-22T11:18:08.588+00:00I'm trying to follow some of these suggestions...I'm trying to follow some of these suggestions in my blog - dmh0.blogspot.com - I'm not confining myself to six days but trying to do 3 or 4 each week. Last week we happened to be near Bourbourg so visited the Caro Chapel. That took some negotiation because it was closed... more on the blog later today!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623766673384924120noreply@blogger.com