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  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    Hello, @Herissonne, and welcome aboard! :)

    If you take a minute or two to check out the FAQ and Ten Commandments pages (links on the home-page), they should tell you everything you need to know about what's what and who's who on the boards.

    May you enjoy many years of happy sailing with us!

    Piglet, All Saints host
  • HerissonneHerissonne Shipmate Posts: 2
    Thank you! I am still getting used to posting and figuring out profile pictures etc.
  • Alan Cresswell Alan Cresswell Admin, 8th Day Host
    There are threads in the Styx to practice and/or ask questions on stuff like quoting posts in replies or inserting links. And, also technical questions such as changing profile info. Jump in with questions, we're nice and helpful people.
  • SarasaSarasa All Saints Host
    A warm welcome from me too @Herissonne.
  • HuiaHuia Shipmate
    Welcome @Herissonne - always good to see new people.
  • Welcome @Herissonne !
  • thomasthomas Shipmate Posts: 17
    Greetings to all.

    I am a lapsed Roman Catholic, but despite losing the faith many years ago (which, deep down, I really wish I hadn't), I have never really lost my fascination with and affection for the Church and churchy things, nor my interest in matters of religion more generally.

    I have from time to time ended up on these forums, especially when looking into Anglo-Catholics and their history, which quite a few here seem to be specialists in.

    I look forward to learning from you.
  • Welcome to the Ship, @thomas!
  • BoogieBoogie Heaven Host
    Greetings to you @thomas 😊
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    Hello @thomas, and welcome aboard! :)

    If you've been lurking (as we call it), you probably know what's what, but the FAQ and 10 Commandments boards should tell you anything you need to know about the boards and how they work.

    Piglet, AS host

    Speaking as a Shipmate, if you're a lapsed RC, come and join the Piskies - we have sherry ... :mrgreen:

  • thomasthomas Shipmate Posts: 17
    @Nick Tamen @Boogie @Piglet Thank you for the warm welcome.
    Piglet wrote: »
    Speaking as a Shipmate, if you're a lapsed RC, come and join the Piskies - we have sherry ... :mrgreen:

    Well, that is tempting ...

    Funnily enough, speaking of RC/Anglican crossovers, I'm reminded of an elderly Frenchman I once spoke to in a French town which, owing to the historically large Anglo expatriate population, had an Anglican parish; he told me, very earnestly: "Sometimes I go to the Anglican church because they still have the preconciliar Mass"!
  • Welcome!
  • SarasaSarasa All Saints Host
    A welcome from me too @thomas. When I lived in London my husband and I enjoyed going to the local high Anglican Church from time to time despite me being a Roman Catholic and him a Quaker. It had a really good mixture of ritual and social justice, and at the time, a wonderful woman priest.
  • A welcome from me also, @thomas . I hope you enjoy the Anglican sherry but do remember that it is made by RCs.
  • thomasthomas Shipmate Posts: 17
    @NicoleMR @Sarasa @Forthview Thank you for the welcome.
    Forthview wrote: »
    I hope you enjoy the Anglican sherry but do remember that it is made by RCs.

    Haha — while I have a soft spot for high-church Anglicans, for family and cultural reasons I think that if I were to attend church again (and I've a mind to), I wouldn't feel truly at home anywhere but in the RCC.
  • Give the Anglo Catholics a go: here in Oz I find that they are much nicer than the “ faithful” RCs and even nicer than ( Sydney) Anglicans who are a species unto themselves.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    Was it @Gee D who had as his strap line on the old Ship "Not every Anglican in Sydney is a Sydney Anglican"? 😃
  • thomasthomas Shipmate Posts: 17
    I can't hear about Anglican niceness without thinking of Eddie Izzard's "Cake or death"...

    What's so special about Sydney Anglicans, by the way?
  • thomas wrote: »
    I can't hear about Anglican niceness without thinking of Eddie Izzard's "Cake or death"...

    What's so special about Sydney Anglicans, by the way?

    Extremely evangelical
  • KarlLB wrote: »
    thomas wrote: »
    I can't hear about Anglican niceness without thinking of Eddie Izzard's "Cake or death"...

    What's so special about Sydney Anglicans, by the way?

    Extremely evangelical
    More description of the characteristics of Sydney Anglicanism can be found on Wikipedia.

  • Gee DGee D Shipmate
    Piglet wrote: »
    Was it @Gee D who had as his strap line on the old Ship "Not every Anglican in Sydney is a Sydney Anglican"? 😃

    Great memory Piglet!
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    edited December 2023
    I think I remembered it because when I first read it, I didn't understand what it meant, and David explained it to me! ❤️
  • Gee DGee D Shipmate
    Well done David. It's as true now as it was then, and there's not been much change in alignment also. There have been some instances when what I'd call a traditional low-church parish has moved into the Sydney Anglican school with the appointment of a new rector. Also appointments not supported by parish nominators have seen a change in hue.
  • greenrayedlimpetgreenrayedlimpet Shipmate Posts: 7
    A few words of introduction for other shipmates. I chose my username to indicate that I have the stickability of a limpet but also that I hope to reflect little rays of light in dark times. I'm steeped in Methodism but hope my wide horizons may be broadened further by getting on this boat. I'm based in Leeds UK.
  • Welcome on board, greenrayedlimpet.
  • SarasaSarasa All Saints Host
    edited December 2023
    Welcome onboard @greenrayedlimpet. If you haven't already spotted the Ten Commandments for posting here, do have a look.
  • greenrayedlimpetgreenrayedlimpet Shipmate Posts: 7
    Thanks for the welcomes Sarasa and North East Quine. Yes, I read the ten commandments before registering. Looking at the dates of 'recent' posts on here it seems like it's been a bit quiet on the ship lately. I'll have a look around in due course, once I've found my sea-legs.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    Hello, @greenrayedlimpet, and welcome! 🙂
  • greenrayedlimpetgreenrayedlimpet Shipmate Posts: 7
    Hi Piglet, thanks for the welcome
  • GerbotheDruidGerbotheDruid Shipmate Posts: 6
    I was a member here under an old email address but haven't visited for years. Now I've rejoined, under a new name as well but I am Alex Cockell's brother. I think I used to go by the username Psychman27.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    Welcome back, and my condolences on the loss of Alex - may he rest in peace.
  • SarasaSarasa All Saints Host
    A welcome back from me, and sorry for the loss of Alex.
  • Welcome, and sorry for your loss.
  • Hello!
    I've just arrived here from rural SW Scotland, recommended by a twittermate.
    I'm a recently widowed gay man who has frequented most denominations over the last 60+ years and usually describe myself as a recovering bigot - in my heart I'm probably more anglican-episcopalian than anything, tho I'm currently part of my local Church of Scotland (presbyterian) parish and really love it... if only they'd celebrate the eucharist once a month or so!?!
    I'm a dog-dad to 2 rescues, a keen gardener and thoroughly enjoy walking in the hills and forests and exploring historical places. I'm also somewhat clothing-averse (naturist), but promise not to embarrass anyone!
  • Hello peeps, I'm new here. <waves ftom Glasgow>

    What kind of gin have you got?

    Have you tried our local Galloway - Hills and Harbour - GIN??
  • ArethosemyfeetArethosemyfeet Shipmate, Heaven Host
    edited January 2024
    *waves* I believe 'twas I directed you here. As a fellow pisky worshipping with the Kirk I'm right with you on the frequency of communion, though I have developed a liking for a good metrical psalm. Welcome!
  • GallovidianGallovidian Shipmate
    edited January 2024
    Hello @Arethosemyfeet :)
    We don't do metrical psalms here... shame.
    Tho we do have a good balance of traditional and more modern hymns ...but stop short of worship bands!

  • FirenzeFirenze Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    Second the Hills & Harbours recommendation. Have passed through Galloway many and oft on the way to Stranraer or Cairnryan, and have stayed in Wigtown of the Books - lovely countryside.

    Probably at the opposite pole as regards clothes though - I have too many, which doesn't stop me buying/making more.
  • SarasaSarasa All Saints Host
    A welcome from me @Gallovidian . If you haven't done so already you might want to have a look at the Ten Commandments of the Ship.
  • Welcome, @Gallovidian, from a distant corner of Scotland.
  • Welcome, @Gallovidian! Glad to have you aboard!

    I’m a Presbyterian on the other side of The Pond, and I completely get your wishing for at least a monthly Eucharist. Monthly is the norm in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but I’m the guy who, like Calvin, thinks it should weekly (and who does what little is in my power to nudge things that way). Since the 1970s, the norm here has moved from quarterly to monthly, so there is hope.

  • GallovidianGallovidian Shipmate
    edited January 2024
    Firenze wrote: »
    Have passed through Galloway many and oft on the way to Stranraer or Cairnryan, and have stayed in Wigtown of the Books - lovely countryside.
    It's glorious - I live just a couple of miles outside Wigtown, which is where I go to church, and also host a Taize worship group.
  • Nick Tamen wrote: »
    I completely get your wishing for at least a monthly Eucharist. Monthly is the norm in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but I’m the guy who, like Calvin, thinks it should weekly

    The CofS church I attended for a while in another town had monthly communion services - my current church has had one since I started going last May!?!
    As an Anglican, weekly is the usual minimum - I was a member of an Anglo-Catholic congregation where it was a daily event (apart from Mondays which were the priest's day off!). I am hoping our nearest Episcopal church may re-start monthly communion services at Whithorn Priory (just down the road from me) which were suspended during Covid lockdowns.
  • Nick Tamen wrote: »
    I completely get your wishing for at least a monthly Eucharist. Monthly is the norm in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but I’m the guy who, like Calvin, thinks it should weekly

    The CofS church I attended for a while in another town had monthly communion services - my current church has had one since I started going last May!?
    :open_mouth:

    The PCUSA’s Directory for Worship states:
    The Lord’s Supper shall be celebrated as a regular part of the Service for the Lord’s Day, . . . . When local circumstances call for the Lord’s Supper to be celebrated less frequently, the session may approve other schedules for celebration, in no case less than quarterly. If the Lord’s Supper is celebrated less frequently than on each Lord’s Day, public notice is to be given at least one week in advance so that all may prepare to receive the Sacrament.
    So weekly is set as the aspirational norm, while quarterly is the bare minimum.

    A topic for another thread, perhaps.


  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    @Gallovidian - Welcome aboard from another fellow-Scot (Orcadian, but now living in Linlithgow)! :)

    As I recall from my days at St Magnus Cathedral, we had Communion about once a month, but that was a long time ago (I left in 1988).
  • I have to confess at this point to only being Scottish by adoption - I was actually born and raised in Yorkshire.
  • There are two types of Scots - those lucky enough to have been born here, and those intelligent enough to have moved here. :wink:
  • Alan Cresswell Alan Cresswell Admin, 8th Day Host
    I moved here.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    There are two types of Scots - those lucky enough to have been born here, and those intelligent enough to have moved here. :wink:

    I think that's worthy of the Quotes file! 🙂
  • It's not original! Someone else said it.
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