Having just emerged from three consecutive church seasons – Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany – we are now in the period leading up to Ash Wednesday and Lent, which the church designates as Ordinary Time.  For those of us who were weaned on The Book of Common Prayer, the three Sundays immediately before Ash Wednesday had much more exotic names:  Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima.  Compared with … Continue reading Being Ordinary

February may have rolled in under leaden skies, but there are signs of Spring all around us.  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 – February 2024