So, last week was our most eventful of this lockdown so far. On Thursday morning we awoke early (around 6am, as per usual) to find the vicarage cold and dark! We had a power cut! A quick call to 105 should quickly get it sorted, right? Ha ha. Nothing so simple! We made the call […]
Category Archives: A Vicar’s Musings
We cannot ever know the twists and turns our lives will take. We cannot predict our future, and that is probably a good and positive thing! If we knew what tomorrow might bring, we would possibly spend an excessive amount of time and energy either worrying about it or trying to change it, both of […]
On the one hand, it came as no surprise that we should be locked down yet again. It has practically become the norm over the past year in Greater Manchester to be able to do very little, other than within or with members of your own household. But, as the message hit home last night, […]
Tomorrow we celebrate Epiphany in the church, although, accurately it is not the Feast of Epiphany until 6th January. To most people Epiphany is the day when we recall the visit of the Magi to the child in the manger where they offered precious gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. To the Boyle household it […]
Why, you might ask? What’s the purpose? Why the Rev’s Return? 2020 has been a difficult year for so many people, let’s be honest, we’ve none of us ever known anything like it. For me personally though, 2020 brought unexpectedd and added difficulties, which resulted in my having eight months signed off work. But here […]