28 September 2011

Sunny Lancashire?!

I write this blog post from the very sunny and warm north-west of England. We have come north to visit the parish proposed by my diocese as the one where I will serve the four years of my curacy. We arrived this afternoon and spent the afternoon and early evening with the vicar and his wife (who share the same Christian names as DrLanky and myself). In considering the offers of title parishes, we have been encouraged to follow our gut and look out for any warning signs. So far so good. My gut feeling is positive, and there are no warning signs so far. Tomorrow I'll meet with some more people in the parish and have some more time with the vicar, and I'm looking forward to that! The one thing I have to remind myself is that we are enjoying unusual weather for Lancashire (even in the height of summer), so we need to imagine the place shrouded in mist and drizzle with a steady westerly wind before we make any final decisions. Until we ge further along the line, I can't really give any more details here. As soon as I can, I will.

4 comments:

  1. DrLanky is also feeling very positive and likes all she saw and very much enjoyed meeting the vicar and his wife who were lovely and have exceptionally good names! LittleLanky had a great time and I think we'll all be very happy there.

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  2. I suppose you can't give a hint as to the location?

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  3. Very exciting! Keep us posted.

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  4. It sounds very positive indeed! And don't worry about the cold and wet getting you down; now you've seen the place in glorious sunshine, you have something to look forward to, when things seem bleak.

    May God be with you, and those you love, as you embark upon the next stage of formation.

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