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And one more for luck!
Dec. 29th, 2024 10:14 pmChurch this morning was officially a joint service but actually it was only St B's folk, which was a shame because it was a farewell for one of our self-supporting ministers (someone who's priested and is licensed to work in the parish, but has a 'day job'). There were a number of reasons for them moving on and I approve all of them <3
I had a bit of a reflective day all round. Husband and I were talking about all the people we knew over the years at St B's and how we really should write everything/everyone down! I really feel the responsibility of being the 'oldest inhabitant' - when I go, all those memories go, too. We're supposed to be taking part in the Slavery Truth Project next year, digging into the past of the building and the people who funded it. Perhaps a companion piece would be gathering the memories of those of us still around?
Someone pointed out that we're the sum of the relationships we have throughout our lives, and that we've all contributed to the St Bride's story, which is so true. Church (or any regular gathering for that matter) is an intersection point where all the stories meet. We join our story with those of other people for a time. Sometimes we bump up against the same people for a long time - or a series of times (one of my school chaplains later became my vicar, another joined my Tuesday evening prayer group, and one of my previous vicars became my university chaplain! Liverpool is littered with my former clergy :D). However that works out, the important thing is being part of something bigger than ourselves.
Across the day, I managed about 4.5 hours of Veilguard. I'm really enjoying it! I currently have quite a list of side quests but I'm not in a position to do most of them. Next time I play, I will tackle the one I can do, then go back to main story. I really like that the companions have relationships I'm not involved in, and that they're decorating their own living spaces. A lot of the NPCs are quite engaging, too - I'm reminded of the NPCs from the Horizon games. I've met up with a couple of characters from previous DA games, too.
Tomorrow, I may have to get narky with the garden people...
I had a bit of a reflective day all round. Husband and I were talking about all the people we knew over the years at St B's and how we really should write everything/everyone down! I really feel the responsibility of being the 'oldest inhabitant' - when I go, all those memories go, too. We're supposed to be taking part in the Slavery Truth Project next year, digging into the past of the building and the people who funded it. Perhaps a companion piece would be gathering the memories of those of us still around?
Someone pointed out that we're the sum of the relationships we have throughout our lives, and that we've all contributed to the St Bride's story, which is so true. Church (or any regular gathering for that matter) is an intersection point where all the stories meet. We join our story with those of other people for a time. Sometimes we bump up against the same people for a long time - or a series of times (one of my school chaplains later became my vicar, another joined my Tuesday evening prayer group, and one of my previous vicars became my university chaplain! Liverpool is littered with my former clergy :D). However that works out, the important thing is being part of something bigger than ourselves.
Across the day, I managed about 4.5 hours of Veilguard. I'm really enjoying it! I currently have quite a list of side quests but I'm not in a position to do most of them. Next time I play, I will tackle the one I can do, then go back to main story. I really like that the companions have relationships I'm not involved in, and that they're decorating their own living spaces. A lot of the NPCs are quite engaging, too - I'm reminded of the NPCs from the Horizon games. I've met up with a couple of characters from previous DA games, too.
Tomorrow, I may have to get narky with the garden people...
