Monthly Archives: August 2009

and at the hour of our death, Amen.

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Administrator

I have just returned from hospital where Ken Boughton, a member of S. Barnabas’ church, is in the process of dying. As the last working fragment of his heart weakly beats, so the rest of his body shuts down. His … Continue reading →

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Ministry- a marathon and not a sprint

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Administrator

I think we can all sypathise with the young curate who leaves seminary at full steam, full of enthusiasm and ideas, only to crash to earth a few months later. It happened to me and has happened to almost every … Continue reading →

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For your prayers

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Administrator

Please pray for Ken Boughton a devoted member of our congregation who is hanging on to life by a thread following a heart attack. Ken first suffered an attack some years ago and, in all honesty, was expected to die … Continue reading →

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Training children in the faith

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Administrator

There was a time when sentimental images such as this would have adorned many a child’s bedroom throughout the Western world, reminding them that Christ is a true friend and saviour. Saccharine and wet such images may have been, but … Continue reading →

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The Assumption of Mary into Heaven

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Administrator

Today S. Barnabas unashamedly celebrated the glorious feast of Mary’s Assumption into heaven. We see here her main image housed in the front of our church. The first thing to note in regards to Our Lady’s death is that it … Continue reading →

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Ruby Wedding

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Administrator

Here are the bride and groom 40 years on! Yes, today my parents celebrated forty years of married life in style with a special thanksgiving Mass in West Runton parish Church followed by a wonderful lunch at the nearby Links … Continue reading →

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More rest & relaxation

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Administrator

Yesterday morning Hayley, Jemima and I visited my grandmother, whilst Hayley’s parents explored Felbrigg Hall. Granny is 85yrs old and currently preparing to move into sheltered accomodation as her macular degeneration and chronic arthritis mean that too many days are … Continue reading →

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The joy of crabbing

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Administrator

Here are two earnest crabbers seeking out some prey after a morning spent at Our Lady’s Shrine at Walsingham. Not line and hook this time (as was the case at Easter) but spade and bucket. And what a wonderful afternoon … Continue reading →

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Oxburgh Hall & more beer

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Administrator

This morning we visited the fabulous Oxburgh Hall near Swaffham, which is one of the most beautiful of all National Trust Houses, in my personal opinion. It is lavishly decorated and contains some very unusual features, including a working priest … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs & Cinderella’s House

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Administrator

Just before lunch Peter and Irene (my inlaws who are pictured above) accompanied us on a visit to Blickling hall, the one time residence of Ann Boleyn, which was suitably renamed ‘Cinderella’s House’ in order to appeall to Jemima’s imagination. … Continue reading →

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