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Showing posts with label Barefoot for Holy Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barefoot for Holy Week. Show all posts
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Friday, 18 April 2014
Barefoot for Holy Week
Day 5
Very humbled to have my feet washed during the Maundy Thursday Eucharist in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin last night. Many, many thanks to Garth Bunting for all his help and support.
Barefoot for Holy Week
Day 4, and encouragement from Swaziland. Mandla Mdluli, the Diocesan Development Officer, is also going barefoot. He writes, "Does this mean those kids with no shoes feel they way i feel today?????I do not think so really.. but if it is so, now i know how it feels like to have no shoes. I am suffering today it is very cold... but it is in solidarity with the pupils with no shoes....soldiering on."
From a parishioner at All Saints' Cathedral in Mbabane: "We have had a big drive in the church to collect shoes, or money in lieu of, hope it does well. What a brilliant idea!!! Thanks for all your work for Swaziland. Love Frances"
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Barefoot for Holy Week
Day 3, and a day in the office.
Leaving home this morning I discovered that someone had swept the street between the front door and where the car was parked. Lovely not to step on those sharp little stones.
St Michan's has plenty of those little stones.
A day in the office, and lunch with Jessica from the Church's Ministry of Healing - which she kindly went out for.
Gates were closed by home time, so out of car to open, drive through and out again to close.
I'm happy that it has stayed dry, so feet not too dirty!
Leaving home this morning I discovered that someone had swept the street between the front door and where the car was parked. Lovely not to step on those sharp little stones.
St Michan's has plenty of those little stones.
A day in the office, and lunch with Jessica from the Church's Ministry of Healing - which she kindly went out for.
Gates were closed by home time, so out of car to open, drive through and out again to close.
I'm happy that it has stayed dry, so feet not too dirty!
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Barefoot for Holy Week
Day 2.
Really fantastic experience at RTE. Everybody, everybody, there so kind and helpful. Particular praise for Colm Flynn and Sheila O'Callaghan. Kathryn Thomas was just lovely - warm and welcoming and really able to put you at ease.
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!type=radio&rii=9%3A20562242%3A4502%3A14%2D04%2D2014%3A
The afternoon involved a visit to the Registry of Deeds. Walking up Henrietta Street was a challenge, with dog poo and broken glass. I have discovered that cobbles are very nice to walk on; very smooth, and somehow hold the heat from the sun. Great Dublin humour in that part of town too: "Come here till I persecute you!" "Lovely pair of shoes - where did you buy them?"
Really fantastic experience at RTE. Everybody, everybody, there so kind and helpful. Particular praise for Colm Flynn and Sheila O'Callaghan. Kathryn Thomas was just lovely - warm and welcoming and really able to put you at ease.
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!type=radio&rii=9%3A20562242%3A4502%3A14%2D04%2D2014%3A
The afternoon involved a visit to the Registry of Deeds. Walking up Henrietta Street was a challenge, with dog poo and broken glass. I have discovered that cobbles are very nice to walk on; very smooth, and somehow hold the heat from the sun. Great Dublin humour in that part of town too: "Come here till I persecute you!" "Lovely pair of shoes - where did you buy them?"
Monday, 14 April 2014
Barefoot for Holy Week
Day 1 was not too difficult. Two church services - very different, but very glad to be at both. There was only a small area of gravel around one church and a few loose stones on the road outside Tescos in the afternoon. Dry weather means feet are not too dirty, but I was really surprised at how cold I felt. New understanding of how it feels to have no shoes.
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