I'm thinking of the carved stone seats and the expression that springs to mind is more "back pain" than "tranquility" ...
I didn't sit for long, but they seemed quite comfortable. Possibly not for an hour long church service, but for a ten minute gaze around, they were fine.
We have pulpit falls in the liturgical colours. I suspect someone wanted to gift something to the church and came up with that. They are rather lovely and I'm sure the majority of people in the church don't have a clue why the pulpit falls vary.
We have pulpit falls in the liturgical colours. I suspect someone wanted to gift something to the church and came up with that. They are rather lovely and I'm sure the majority of people in the church don't have a clue why the pulpit falls vary.
Paraments, stoles and the like in liturgical colors have been very much the norm in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) since the mid-20th C. I was just by our place yesterday to change the paraments (in our case, pulpit, lectern and table) to red for an ordination we’re hosting on Saturday. After that service, there’ll be a change back to green for Sunday.
Since posting the above, at 10am, I have discovered why we have the pulpit falls!
Apparently there was a fundraiser to provide the church with a pulpit fall, and everyone was surprised when it exceeded the target fourfold.
Raising money for Purpose A, then spending it on anything other than Purpose A is problematic.
Someone suggested that commissioning four falls in liturgical colours was the solution to the problem of "too much money." And thus it came to pass that we have liturgically coloured pulpit falls.
Sometimes it feels that the church today has many problems, but "too much money" is a problem we have left in the past.
Me too ... I'm thinking of "designated" and "restricted" funds ...
Very much a two-edged sword! On the one hand as treasurer I like restricted funds because 121 doesn't top slice 60% of the amount coming in the way they do our general funds; on the other it's galling to have £60k we're forbidden to spend on the building for which it was raised because the building is tagged for closure and can't spend on, say, keeping the heating on.
Presumably it's The Powers That Be which are wanting to close the building? As a sign of "progress"?
In fairness, it's a sign of the building being large, draughty, and underused. Whether it would be better used and less draughty had there not been a moratorium on all but urgent maintenance since 2019 is now rather moot. It would have been nice, however, had TPTB given a little more thought to what happens after they get rid of the building.
Storm Amy brought us gusts over 100mph, damage surprisingly limited in the circumstances. At least three static caravans upended and destroyed, a fair amount of minor roof damage, and power and internet knocked out.
Power was back on for us quite quickly, the Hydro Guys (TM) were out and pulling the cord on the four big generators as soon as the wind started to ease. Some areas didn't get power back until Monday. The Openreach broadband network is still down, though mobile signal has started to trickle back (which is why I can post; there is a signal sweet-spot next to Little Miss Feet's bed so we've set up a 4g router). Openreach apparently flew in engineers by helicopter yesterday and hoped to get us back online by midnight, but no luck yet.
Not sure if this counts as a commercial plug, but any shipmates in the north east (two or three at least?) might be interested in hearing a talented Canadian folk singer and some of her band members on tour in Kemnay, Kirkton of Skene and Bieldside in a few days time: https://allisonlupton.com/performances/. We were at one of her concerts last night, and by now might be accused of being groupies... She is very good - more contemporary than traditional, but she appeals to a wide age group.
I wasn’t watching as my husband is the sort of man who never knows about football - playing, for him, means playing the organ only. But the highlights that I did see were great. Especially liked footage of the commentators dancing!
So I went to bed singing “We’re on the March wi’ Ally’s army”. Which definitely dates me…
Our youngest (who had an enjoyable but ultimately disappointing to visit to Murrayfield on Sunday) thoroughly enjoyed watching the match with the younger of her older brothers.
Every time a goal was scored, or something else exciting happened, the shouting from the front room had our dog leaping to his feet to see what was happening. Much rejoicing in our household!
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I didn't sit for long, but they seemed quite comfortable. Possibly not for an hour long church service, but for a ten minute gaze around, they were fine.
Presumably, John Knox, Francis Makemie and John Witherspoon have all given up spinning in their graves over us by now.
Oddly ours has carpet in a rather rich red, not Presbyterian Blue.
The Book of Common Order does have liturgical colours listed, whatever Knox might think.
Apparently there was a fundraiser to provide the church with a pulpit fall, and everyone was surprised when it exceeded the target fourfold.
Raising money for Purpose A, then spending it on anything other than Purpose A is problematic.
Someone suggested that commissioning four falls in liturgical colours was the solution to the problem of "too much money." And thus it came to pass that we have liturgically coloured pulpit falls.
Sometimes it feels that the church today has many problems, but "too much money" is a problem we have left in the past.
@North East Quine, I love that story!
Very much a two-edged sword! On the one hand as treasurer I like restricted funds because 121 doesn't top slice 60% of the amount coming in the way they do our general funds; on the other it's galling to have £60k we're forbidden to spend on the building for which it was raised because the building is tagged for closure and can't spend on, say, keeping the heating on.
In fairness, it's a sign of the building being large, draughty, and underused. Whether it would be better used and less draughty had there not been a moratorium on all but urgent maintenance since 2019 is now rather moot. It would have been nice, however, had TPTB given a little more thought to what happens after they get rid of the building.
Power was back on for us quite quickly, the Hydro Guys (TM) were out and pulling the cord on the four big generators as soon as the wind started to ease. Some areas didn't get power back until Monday. The Openreach broadband network is still down, though mobile signal has started to trickle back (which is why I can post; there is a signal sweet-spot next to Little Miss Feet's bed so we've set up a 4g router). Openreach apparently flew in engineers by helicopter yesterday and hoped to get us back online by midnight, but no luck yet.
So I went to bed singing “We’re on the March wi’ Ally’s army”. Which definitely dates me…
Every time a goal was scored, or something else exciting happened, the shouting from the front room had our dog leaping to his feet to see what was happening. Much rejoicing in our household!
So I went to bed singing “We’re on the March wi’ Ally’s army”. Which definitely dates me…
You and me both!
Also "Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be, we're off to the Argentine, que sera, sera."