Licensing at Wyndham

Having finally moved and been licensed there is now much to do in preparation for Christmas below are some of the photos from the licensing. It seems right at this time of transition and change to finish this particular blog at this point. I will however be starting two new blogs.

http://fromthisvalley.blogspot.com/ which will chronicle my personal thoughts and prayers

and http://parishofllandyfodwgandcwmogwr.blogspot.com/ which will chronicle the life, witness and mission and ministry of the parish

Going, going, gone

At long last I have now moved. I have spent many hours on the phone getting things readressed. Hopefully the broadband will be switched on but I am still waiting. After that my blog will change address but more of that later when there is some space and time. I had a wonderful send off from the cathedral and despite the fact that my experience there was one that was mixed given my time over I would have done it again. I am this morning trying to set up our parish website from the library but I need to walk with that before I can run.

Not gone yet!

In fact I have not gone yet from the Cathedral. Not many (well to be honest any!) posts recently due to various hassles but there will be more with photos soon. Preparations are well underway for the licensing in Ogmore Vale so hopefully all will go smoothly!

Resources

Just discovered this website:-http://www.annunciationtrust.org.uk/approaches/index.shtml

Conference!

My own indolence and sense of introspection mean that along with various reasons I have not posted for a long time. Much of my the attention that I have given to writing has been towards my journal rather than blogging in the last month. One delightful weekend was spent recently in the MONOS Conference. Monos is an organisation for the promotion and study or New or secular monasticism. This was the second conference and even bettered last years. It was particuarly interest to gain perspective from a wider variety of participants than from last year. Also good this year to have the perspective of input about Buddhist monasticism as well. Good to have something to think about before I began a retreat in Begbroke before returning to Llandaff for a final month or two before moving on!

Wheat and Darnel!

Tomorrow's Gospel reading is the Parable of the Weeds. There is much in that about our attitude to life this for me is most evident when you consider the nature of darnel. For a long time the darnel is very hard to distingush from the wheat. The fault line of good and evil that runs through us all is a bit like that as well!

Limbo!

Think that I have now hit that state known as limbo ( I have died yet for the hopeful!). At the moment I have no firm plans when to leave but am also unsure of how long I will stay. Went on the first on my leaving dos on Friday at The Mulberry Tree in the High Street Llandaff with the staff from Busy Bees. I was given a beautiful watch as a leaving present for which I am very grateful. Yet although I was told to take it easy and to enjoy this period I am finding it increasingly wearing. The interegnum in Careau with Ely provided many interesting challenges but I feel at the moment that everything is a bit without shape or structure and short term. This seems to have led to a strange sense of apathy and tiredness. However although I have absolutely no regrets about moving on (it is more than overdue) I still feel a strange sense of grief for what I leave behind. Limbo indeed!