Good evening all,

It’s a late one tonight, and I have a question for you – 

Have you been confirmed? No? Then read on! Confirmation – it’s an opportunity to for us to reaffirm our baptism/christening promises for ourselves, amongst our friends and families. It’s a very special service and definitely worth considering! We have archbishop Cherry coming on 4^th October to confirm anyone who would like to receive this sacrament. Please contact Hannah to find out more.

In other news I had a very interesting conversation with a group of people this week, drilling down into what clergy do, and how difficult it is to quantify and explain. It led onto a reflection upon how interesting or not it might be for you to have a glimpse at my diary. So here goes! My diary this week plus a little bit about what also happened but was squeezed into the gaps and how long it took 🙂

Six church services

Four sermons prepared (averaging 2-3 hours each)

Seven meetings

Two wedding rehearsals

One funeral visit

Fifteen hours of service preparation (not sermons)

36 phone calls 

80+ emails sent

100+ emails received

2.5 hours training

Dozens of incidental but really important conversations, many pastoral in nature and a wonderful balance for the emails 🙂

Half a day with our children

A hair cut

And how many things did I make progress on, in terms of vision and planning for a vibrant and thriving future? Maybe two! 

And with that, I think it’s time to stop.

My holiday begins late on Sunday afternoon, but I will look forward to coming back and picking up the reins again – there is nowhere else I would rather be.

Please pray for Will and me, and we will certainly be praying for you.

Love Sally xxx