Tag Archives: Church of England

The day approaches.

Posted on June 29, 2022 by nickparish

I seem to start most blog posts with, ‘I haven’t blogged for ages…’ This one is no exception to that. (I’ve also spotted that our holiday blog promptly ground to a halt. Maybe I’ll pick it up again one day…) … Continue reading →

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This is not a drill.

Posted on June 23, 2021 by nickparish

So, the day is almost here. On Sunday 27th June, at midday, I will be ordained deacon in Derby Cathedral by Bishop Libby Lane. (Assuming COVID doesn’t throw any more spanners into the works…) I’ve arrived at pre-ordination retreat (and … Continue reading →

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Ordination 10 – BAP reflection.

Posted on February 28, 2018 by nickparish

We were warned about blogging about BAP, because it would be unfair to blog about the experiences of others.  This blog might therefore end up sounding like I was the only candidate there.  I wasn’t!  But other than some general … Continue reading →

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Ordination 9 – Bishops’ Advisory Panel.

Posted on February 18, 2018 by nickparish

Well, there should be a whole host of Ordination blog posts between Ordination 8 (written almost a year ago) and Ordination 9, written tonight.  But there aren’t.  If I ever get around to writing them, they’ll just have to be … 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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