Being Ordinary

Having just emerged from threeย consecutive church seasons โ€“ย Advent, Christmas, and Epiphanyย โ€“ we are now in the period leading up toย Ash Wednesday and Lent, which the church designates as Ordinary Time. ย Forย those of us who were weaned on Theย Book of Common Prayer, the threeย Sundays immediately before Ashย Wednesday had much more exoticย names: ย Septuagesima, Sexagesima andย Quinquagesima. ย Compared with … Continue reading Being Ordinary

From the Editor โ€“ February 2024

February may have rolled in under leaden skies, but there are signs of Spring all around us.ย  The Snowdrops are in full flower, cheering us up no end and in sheltered places, early Daffodils are very close to blooming forth. The month began with our celebrations of Candlemas, and we are fortunate in that we … Continue reading From the Editor โ€“ February 2024