Today the Church remembers William Tyndale...

Famous for his work on translating the Bible, Tyndale's legacy lives on not least through the work of 'Tyndale House' in Cambridge.

Here's one offering from them, which you might find interesting if you'd like to look up the meanings and frequency of different words in an book of the Bible - www.stepbible.org

For a free tool, it's incredibly detailed and useful!

Weekend puzzle time

Slightly late this week, but better late than never!

How about this, this week? Shikaku puzzles

(lots of other puzzles available there, too, if you'd prefer!)


Happy puzzling!

Music for the weekend

For various reasons, there'll be a brief gap over the weekend with no new posts.

Some music to accompany the lack of new posts:

Sacred Silence

Today the Church celebrates St Michael and all angels (Michaelmas)...

A reading, a prayer, an acclamation and a couple of hymns, as we celebrate Michaelmas today:



John 1.47-end

⁴⁷When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ ⁴⁸Nathanael asked him, ‘Where did you come to know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ ⁴⁹Nathanael replied, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’ ⁵⁰Jesus answered, ‘Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.’ ⁵¹And he said to him, ‘Very truly, I tell you,^* you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’

Blessing and honour and thanksgiving and praise

more than we can utter, more than we can conceive,

be to you, most holy and glorious Trinity,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

from all angels, and all people, all creatures

for ever and ever. Amen.

Acclamation

The Lord commands his angels

to keep you in all your ways.

Give thanks to the Lord, all his angels, mighty in power,

who fulfil his command and heed the voice of his word.

Give thanks to the Lord, all his hosts,

his servants that do his will.

Give thanks to the Lord, all his works,

in every place where he rules,

my soul, give thanks to the Lord.

or he commands his angels,

to keep you in all your ways.

♫  Angel voices ever singing

Ye holy angels bright

[Liturgical material from The Church of England]

Monday 28th September

A new experience for us, a couple of weeks ago!

With the APCMs all completed, and the first 'round' of PCC meetings begun, we're wondering 'how can we work together to move forwards at the moment?'

Whether you're in control at the front, or perhaps nervously being carried along by the momentum (or thoroughly enjoying being able to sit back a little and just enjoy the journey, like our daughter!), that photo makes me wonder...
...how are you working with others at the moment?
...are you working together to speed along to new places, or tending to work against each other and slowing each other up? 
...do those answers change if the 'other' you're thinking about is God?



[Photo shows a tandem]

Sunday 27th September

Weekend puzzle time!

Word puzzles this weekend... can you change one word into another by changing one letter at a time, forming a new word each time as you go?

Word ladder puzzles

Saturday 26th September

As I'm officiating at a wedding and a funeral today, how about some musical suggestions that are often found at one, or both, of them?


Abide with me

Jesu, joy of man's desiring

Love divine

Nimrod - Elgar

The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended