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Ship of Fools: Edington Priory, Edington, England

The Mystery WorshipperThe Mystery Worshipper Shipmate
edited August 2018 in The Mystery Worshipper

imageShip of Fools: Edington Priory, Edington, England

Our reporter attends the opening service of compline at Edington Priory's Festival of Music and finds it wonderfully uplifting

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Comments

  • LeoLeo Shipmate
    This report captures Edington very well. As fiend of a former curate., I used to spend the entire week there. This first Compline is one of the best.
  • LolaLola Shipmate Posts: 49
    I love your typo Leo!
  • ClimacusClimacus Shipmate
    edited August 2018
    Are we sure it's a typo? I have a picture of Leo pushing gargoyles off the organist loft to hit the fiend below...
    :smile:
  • ClimacusClimacus Shipmate
    edited August 2018
    Sound wondrous.

    And a good corrective to my general belief that all organs are ye olde; new ones continue to be made...
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    Edington Priory is perhaps a little unusual, in that it is (out of Festival time), a simple 'village' church, with a variety of Anglican services depending on which Sunday of the month it happens to be.

    Without wishing to Cast Nasturtiums on the efforts of the clergy and laity to keep the rumour of God alive in this part of England, I wonder what sort of local support their splendid church attracts week-by-week?

    IJ
  • LeoLeo Shipmate
    I have attended outside festival time - always a eucharist as the main service at Edington and a turnout of about 30 - very welcoming.
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    Well, good for them - not bad at all by today's standards, and full marks for the welcome!
    :smiley:

    IJ
  • Box PewBox Pew Shipmate
    Thanks for your report - which prompts me to plan a visito the Priory next time I am in that neck of the woods.
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