I was in tow-un the other day when I spotted this sign. How long do your eyebrows last? Can’t honestly say that I’m all that tempted by this ‘experience’.
Seriously. My eyebrows have already lasted more than several months. Without any expense.
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Eyebrow Surprise
Posted in Fun, tagged advertising, eyebrows, Fun, humour on 13 October, 2014| 1 Comment »
Classic Church Marketing: A Caption Competition
Posted in Church, tagged caption competition, Church, church marketing, Church of England, CofE, competition, deanery synod, Fun, humour, people, photograph, The Ministry of a Messy House on 16 January, 2014| 10 Comments »
Last night The Church Mouse posted this scintillating church marketing leaflet on Twitter. I imagine that it’s actually pretty tricky to come up with a good picture to illustrate a deanery synod recruitment brochure, so I do understand that this may have been the best of the options available. However, it does lend itself to some alternative captions. So for this weekend only I offer you a caption competition. And as I seem to have a spare e-book code for The Ministry of a Messy House, there will even be a prize. So join the fun – how would you caption this picture and recruit for deanery synod?
Coping with Halloween – Fry and Laurie Style
Posted in Fun, tagged Children, Fry & Laurie, Fun, Halloween, humour, Kids, trick or treat on 31 October, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Of course, this IS NOT what we do in the Vicarage. But, let’s be honest, Fry and Laurie sum up what many of us secretly think…
The CofE ABC Acronym Guide
Posted in Fun, tagged ABC, acronyms, Archbishop of Canterbury, Church of England, CofE, Fun, humour, Twitter on 28 June, 2013| 6 Comments »
Yesterday the Vicar asked me to proofread a document for him. The usual lot of the wife of a dyslexic vicar. So I read through his Ministry Development Review (MDR) form. He has an MDR every two years – talking through where he’s at with another member of clergy from the diocese and drawing up some goals for the next few years. It’s a useful process for reflection and planning. The form was mostly fine, but right at the beginning of the form it asked him to give:
Date of last ABC
To this question my husband had responded:
Don’t know what this is
Since I didn’t either and my google fu let me down, I shared the problem with Twitter. The Church of England is like any other large organisation – it loves its acronyms. And likes to change them on a regular basis to keep you on your toes. Suggestions from far and wide included the following:
- Approved By Committee (if this was a long time ago it may indicate ructions in the PCC)
- Attack By Churchwarden (recent date indicative of alarming breakdown in parish relationships)
- Another Blooming Chore
- Absolute Belief Crisis
- ArchBishop’s Council
- ArchBishop of Canterbury (and one clever clogs said that the answer to that was Lady Williams of Oystermouth)
- Appalled By Congregation
- Attended Baptist Church
- Apple Boring Contest
- Appeared Boyishly Charming (alas, this would be quite some time ago for the Vicar, unless you can be boyishly charming without hair)
- Annual Bishop’s Consultation
Eventually a very helpful person linked me to a diocesan document that explained that ABC stands for The Archdeacons and Bishops Pastoral Conversations. Of course. Obvious. And these ABCs happen after 5 years in post. Which is why the Vicar didn’t have a scooby, as we’ve only been here for 4 years. We’ll know for next time. But I thought that some of the other suggestions were much more fun.
Are there any other options, I wonder?
The Ministry of a Messy House
Posted in Church, Faith, Fun, tagged bossy, Church of England, dusting, faith, Fun, house, housework, humour, mess, Ministry, theological college, vicar, Vicarage on 13 November, 2012| 33 Comments »
The Vicarage often seems to be heading for this state
Before the Vicar started at theological college, we spent time with some wise friends, Muso and Holy, who were already living on campus there. Theological college can be a funny old place where relationships are often very intense – with people studying, worshipping and living with one another, you get to see each other in very sharp focus. Our friends explained how college was a community of saints – and also a community of sinners.
Holy knew me pretty well and she warned me that I should be careful how I came across because (she said)
Some people might find you a bit intimidating…
Can’t think what gave her that idea. Apart from me being very loud, self confident and bossy, that is. And quite tall. So I arrived at college fully determined to restrain myself as much as possible. The Lord clearly thought I’d be unable to do this unaided, so actually what happened when we started was that I contracted a horrible virus and was laid up in bed for about a month. No chance of being too scary then. Or so I hoped.
Later, when we’d settled in, I thought I’d check up on how I’d done with the not-being-frightening thing, so I asked a new friend about it. Did she think I was intimidating when she first met me? I’d not done as well as I thought because she replied:
I did at first…. But then I saw your house…
I give you this story as an example of why housework may not be that important. And why it’s good to share our failings. And why sitting on the computer writing a blogpost is *far* more important than doing that washing up. Or any dusting. Ever. Just think of it as ministry.
Clothing Bravery
Posted in Fun, tagged Brave, Fun, humour, Kids, kilts, men, movies, Pixar, Scots, trailer on 17 May, 2012| 5 Comments »
This trailer for the new Pixar movie Brave caught my eye. I think you’ll guess why…
Advice on Hands in Church
Posted in Church, Fun, tagged charismatic, Christian, comedy, contemporary, Fun, hands, humour, raising hands, Tim Hawkins, worship, YouTube on 30 March, 2012| 1 Comment »
The brilliant Tim Hawkins has some advice for those who are unused to the more exuberant type of contemporary worship. I confess that I don’t get much further than ‘Carrying the TV’ myself. I am Anglican, after all…
Whether you’re German or French or Dutch…
Posted in Faith, Family, tagged Fun, humour, Pentateuch, Phil Vischer, silly, song, Veggie Tales, What's in the Bible on 26 March, 2012| Leave a Comment »
It’s a lovely sunny morning in the parish today. Just the sort of day to learn to pronounce Pentateuch properly ie not to rhyme with Dutch. The complete pronounciation guide is in this smile-inducing song that my kids have been humming from What’s in the Bible 3. The What’s in the Bible series is produced by Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer and has been great for my kids, aged 10, 9 and 7. The 10yo Queen protests that she doesn’t want to watch but is then found wrapped in her snuggle blanket singing along and enjoying the fun format which walks them through the books of the bible. Number 7 in the series is due to be released tomorrow and covers Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther.
Bishops Got Talent: Selecting the Next Archbishop?
Posted in Church, Faith, Fun, tagged Adrian Plass, Anglican, Archbishop of Canterbury, Archdeacon Robert, Bishops Got Talent, Church, Church of England, competition, Crown Nominations Committee, Ellie, Fun, game show, humour, Rev, Rowan Williams, St John on 16 March, 2012| 4 Comments »
Since Rowan Williams stepped down this afternoon from the hardest job in the Church of England (or maybe not, parish life is just a microcosm of the Anglican Communion tbh), Twitter has been awash with suggestions of who will succeed him.
It was suggested that rather than the Crown Nominations Commission we could have a Bishops Got Talent show, with possible candidates competing for the post. This leads to the fun possibility of theme weeks:
- Sermon week
- Sitting through tedious civic occasions looking interested week
- Dealing with the media week (including a round of ‘explaining the basics of the Christian faith to most reporters and especially sub-editors’)
- Eyebrow styling week
- Mitre modelling week
It also led to speculation about who could be on the panel. They must obviously conform to the required stereotypes of benign expert/stroppy upstart/foxy chick/joker. First suggestions (who do not necessarily have to be alive or real) include:
- St John
- Archdeacon Robert (from Rev)
- Ellie (the Headteacher from Rev)
- Adrian Plass.
I’d love to hear your ideas for possible rounds and those you have for alternative panel members.
Easy Chopstix
Posted in Food, Fun, tagged Children, Chinese food, chopsticks, eating, Fun, humour, Kids on 6 March, 2012| 4 Comments »
At Christmas, my sister bought some great easy-use chopsticks for the kids. They are joined together at the top so are a good way for kids to learn to eat Chinese food in a fun way and not starve. It’s an excellent way to learn not to drop food on yourself. And you can always use a spoon at the end!
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