Category Archives: Ordination

Ordination 11 – Training approaches!

Posted on September 4, 2018 by nickparish

You know those people who say they’ll do something and then they don’t (I’m pretty sure Jesus told a story about it…)? That’s clearly me. ‘I’ll keep you posted’, I say. And then I don’t. In my defence, anyone who … Continue reading →

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Ordination 8 – Not Yet.

Posted on February 4, 2017 by nickparish

(I’ll warn you now, this is likely to be another fairly long post) So, the letter arrived this morning. Marked colourfully ‘Private and Confidential’. And, as you may have gathered from the title of this post, the response to the … Continue reading →

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Ordination 7 – The wait of expectation.

Posted on February 1, 2017 by nickparish

It’s a funny kind of time, really. The Diocesan Panel was on Saturday, and in a sense, there’s nothing I can now do as I wait for the letter to arrive this week (yes, I am familiar with the concept … Continue reading →

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Ordination 6 – Behold, the panel cometh…

Posted on January 27, 2017 by nickparish

Today is Friday. And tomorrow is the Diocesan Panel. Am I nervous? I’m not really sure. Earlier this week, I was feeling very calm. I did wonder if it was a sort of being-in-the-eye-of-the-storm feeling. I wasn’t sure if it … Continue reading →

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Ordination blog 5 – the diocesan panel approaches

Posted on January 14, 2017 by nickparish

For some reason, it’s all feeling a bit more real today… Over the last few months, I’m been heading up to Chesterfield every few weeks for a course for people who are exploring this call. This afternoon saw the fifth … Continue reading →

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Ordination blog 4. God’s call.

Posted on December 15, 2016 by nickparish

I still can’t work out what to call these blogs. Ordination blogs? Calling blogs? Taking time to consider the possibility that I might have been called by God to priesthood in the Church of England blogs? But ordination blogs I … Continue reading →

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Ordination blogging, round 3.

Posted on November 12, 2016 by nickparish

I am so far behind with this blogging malarkey. My first ordination blog, about my second ‘chat with the vicar’ was posted back at the start of May. The second blog about my first meeting with the DDO came at … Continue reading →

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Ordination, part 2.

Posted on July 28, 2016 by nickparish

No, the title doesn’t mean I’m about to become a bishop. One step at a time, eh? Three months ago, I said I’d keep you posted, and it turns out I haven’t been very good at that. I was sitting … Continue reading →

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Ordination.

Posted on May 4, 2016 by nickparish

Ok, so I was struggling with a title. It’s Star Wars day, so I thought maybe I’d go for: — .-. -.. .. -. .- – .. — -. Because, you know, ‘use the Morse, Luke’. But I figured that … Continue reading →

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