In Adamnan’s Life of St Columba c640, Adamnan records that there appeared to Columba the vision of an angel who held in his hand ‘a glass book of the Ordination of Kings’. On meeting Aidan, and ‘laying his hand upon his head, he ordained him and blessed him’. Aidan was made King of Dalriada, the modern … Continue reading A Reflection on the Coronation of King Charles III
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Not-the-Vicar’s Letter – June, 2023
Did you all watch the coronation of King Charles with all its pageantry? I thoroughly enjoyed it all as I am a bit of a Royalist. In fact, it was the second coronation I had seen as I was just 6 years old when Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. I remember sitting in our … Continue reading Not-the-Vicar’s Letter – June, 2023
From the Wardens, Ss Simon & Jude, Cockshutt – May 2023
We held our Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) for 2022-2023 at the end of April; the full reports can be read here. In early May, we celebrated the coronation of King Charles III; although a service wasn’t scheduled for us here, we decided, with the blessing of Rev. Anne, to hold a Coronation Songs of … Continue reading From the Wardens, Ss Simon & Jude, Cockshutt – May 2023