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Thread: Eccles: Blessed Sacrament Webcam
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Laura
General nuisance
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The door is open, but all is DARK beyond it. And only one of the candles is lit!
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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It's the altar candle that isn't lit, which makes sense, as there's nothing on the altar and nothing going on in the chapel. (Does anything ever happen in the chapel I wonder?)
I wish they'd bring the monstrance back.
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anglicanrascal
Shipmate
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Maybe (just maybe) the Ship could finance an advertising game/marketing project.
The first person to appear in front of the webcam with "Visit forum.ship-of-fools.com" and their username could win $500?
So, whaddayathink?
Pax,
ar
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Laura
General nuisance
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Originally posted by RuthW:
It's the altar candle that isn't lit, which makes sense, as there's nothing on the altar and nothing going on in the chapel. (Does anything ever happen in the chapel I wonder?)
I wish they'd bring the monstrance back.
I thought there was a monstrance -- there was in my picture!
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Foaming Draught
The Low in Low Church
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quote:
Originally posted by anglicanrascal:
Maybe (just maybe) the Ship could finance an advertising game/marketing project.
The first person to appear in front of the webcam with "Visit forum.ship-of-fools.com" and their username could win $500?
So, whaddayathink?
Pax,
ar
Will it be valid if a layman does it?
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For she is young and free
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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I'm not seeing a monstrance.
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anglicanrascal
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Foaming Draught:
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Originally posted by anglicanrascal:
Maybe (just maybe) the Ship could finance an advertising game/marketing project.
The first person to appear in front of the webcam with "Visit forum.ship-of-fools.com" and their username could win $500?
So, whaddayathink?
Pax,
ar
Will it be valid if a layman does it?
I reckon it would. We could leave it to Simon or Erin to design the rules ...
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Siegfried
Ship's ferret
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Jesus must be tucked in for the night--the candle outside His house is lit. I don't see an empty bottle for the milkman. Maybe He is lactose intolerant.
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Rossweisse
High Church Valkyrie
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It's just strangely comforting to see this ...
Rossweisse // okay, so I'm just strange
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Og: Thread Killer
Ship's token CN Mennonite
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The natural light of the morning is more soothing then the harsh evening flourescents.
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I wish I was seeking justice loving mercy and walking humbly but... "Cease to lament for that thou canst not help, And study help for that which thou lament'st."
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Rossweisse
High Church Valkyrie
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Yes, I think it would benefit from better lighting too. Something softer, more moody...
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Laura
General nuisance
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Maybe we should make a donation for some sort of hanging candelabra thingy nearby to cast a better sort of light.
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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What I want to know is whether they switch on the light by hand or have some kind of automatic set-up. I didn't see exactly when the change from natural to artificial light came today--silly phone call having to do with w*rk--but it was around 3 pm here (6 pm Florida time). So I'm setting the little alarm gizmo on my computer to remind me to check every day at 2:55. I want to see if it's automatic and if so if it seems like there's a light sensor.
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anglicanrascal
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Rossweisse:
Something softer, more moody...
Erin lighting?
![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Rossweisse
High Church Valkyrie
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Originally posted by anglicanrascal:
quote:
Originally posted by Rossweisse:
Something softer, more moody...
Erin lighting?
Not THAT moody.
Rossweisse // thinking more in terms of dimmer switches
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Rossweisse
High Church Valkyrie
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The DOOR! It's OPEN! (No, not JC's door -- the other door!)
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anglicanrascal
Shipmate
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It's opened and shut about four times in as many minutes. They seem to be in a bit of a flap!
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ecumaniac
Ship's whipping girl
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I wonder if the monks know about this thread
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anglicanrascal
Shipmate
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I bet they do: I bet they open and shut the door and see how many posts they can get each time!
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Benedictus
Shipmate
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I wonder if they time it with the webcam, since it refreshes every minute. "Quick, while the camera's off! Shut the door! Ha, ha, ha!" Or, even better, "Put the monstrance out!" 2 minutes pass. "Now move it!"
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Foaming Draught
The Low in Low Church
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I've bookmarked the page. What's the status of the bookmark? Is it an accident or substance? What happens when I close down Firefox?
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For she is young and free
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dj_ordinaire
Host
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"The Sacraments were not ordained of Christ to be gazed upon or to be carried about, but that we should duly use them. And in such only as worthily receive the same, have they a wholesome effect or operation: but they that receive them unworthily, purchase to themselves damnation, as Saint Paul saith."
So there. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Flinging wide the gates...
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Og: Thread Killer
Ship's token CN Mennonite
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Looked through the door and saw a window...the implications are staggering.
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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Yikes, Og!
The door's open now and I see a hint of a glimmer of light.
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Og: Thread Killer
Ship's token CN Mennonite
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That's an aluminum bar in the middle of a window....or it's Sponge Bob on a waffle.
I can't be certain.
Must pray harder...must pray harder.
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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I checked at about 5 pm Florida time, and the artificial light seemed to be on already. Hmmmmm...
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Ancient Mariner*
SOF Co-editor
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Okely-dokely, the gloves are off ...
I'm pleased to announce that a Ned Flanders Air Freshener (for your car) will be sent to the first BSW-er who can send Simon or I a screen grab of a monk celebrating the eucharist in the chapel. I already have the shadowy outline of a body behind the door - not good enough!
Those email addresses:
simon@shipoffools.com
steve@shipoffools.com
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Viola
Administrator
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Heck - isn't that door frustratingly tantalising?
The promise of a Ned air freshener is not going to help my addiction to this webcam at all.
How long has it been up? Do you think they'll eventually forget that it's on and come wandering past in their pyjamas or summat?
K.
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"Commandment number one: shut the hell up." Erin Etheredge 1971-2010
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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Originally posted by anglicanrascal:
I bet they do: I bet they open and shut the door and see how many posts they can get each time!
Are we behind the round window or the square window this morning, Brother Ignatius?
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Ken
L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
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The slight pause betwen the text loading and the image loading is too much to bear. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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Last time I checked the BSW, I got the image first. A special blessing, I'm sure!
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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Originally posted by Og: Thread Killer:
Looked through the door and saw a window...the implications are staggering.
The door is open and I can see into the room beyond. I don't think it's a window back there. I think it's a mirror.
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Spiffy
Ship's WonderSheep
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quote:
Originally posted by Viola:
How long has it been up? Do you think they'll eventually forget that it's on and come wandering past in their pyjamas or summat?
I've been aware of this site for about four years now... so at least that long. And I have yet to see a monk in his PJs. Or any monk, for that matter.
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Viola
Administrator
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The door was open - the other room was light, the door shut, the door opened - other room dark, the door shut again.
It's all action over there tonight!
Am now even more determined to catch a monk unawares.
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"Commandment number one: shut the hell up." Erin Etheredge 1971-2010
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
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quote:
Originally posted by RuthW:
Last time I checked the BSW, I got the image first. A special blessing, I'm sure!
What did the voices say to you, Ruth?
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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They said if I persevered, I would be rewarded. That, and they told me to change the kitty litter. (How did they know?!)
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jlg
What is this place?
Why am I here?
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I caught a monk in the little picture once -- he only stayed for about 10 minutes though. (Whatever happened to "Could you not wait with me one hour?").
Another time the monstrance was there, but there was no part of any monk within camera range.
Both of those back on Dec 14.
TonyK made a sighting on Jan 18.
AM seems to have seen the monstrance, if not actually any evidence of a monk.
Those seem to have been the only sightings. Perhaps the monks are denying themselves Adoration as a Lenten penance?
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Benedictus
Shipmate
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The sanctuary lamp is pretty low. Somebody has got to come in and change it soon.
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Siegfried
Ship's ferret
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Oooh! The door is open!!
Sieg
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
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quote:
Originally posted by Siegfried:
Oooh! The door is open!!
And there's a light on in the back room!
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Benedikt Gott Geschickt!
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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Brethren! I have SEEN the Light!
(Maybe its low-level afternoon sun coming through a window & shining on the walls?)
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Ken
L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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jlg
What is this place?
Why am I here?
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The door, having been closed, has now opened at this latest screen-refresh cycle. The window in the other room can be clearly seen.
But the question remains -- will Jesus be let out to play or did one of the monks just take a shortcut through the chapel?
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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Why do folks think it's a window? It still looks like a mirror to me.
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jlg
What is this place?
Why am I here?
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Perhaps because one doesn't think of monks as hanging up decorative mirrors?
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
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Originally posted by jlg:
Perhaps because one doesn't think of monks as hanging up decorative mirrors?
Not even Episcopalian monks?
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Laura
General nuisance
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Looks like a mirror to me, too.
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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Well, these are Catholic monks, but I figure they could have a mirror in the anteroom or sacristy so that the celebrant could make sure he's got his stole on straight.
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Laura
General nuisance
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We had one in my last church for that purpose. I suspect so that Father Probablygay could make sure his moustache was properly turned... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
[ 11. March 2005, 22:18: Message edited by: Laura ]
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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This is very cool. The boss is gone, I'm getting my desk cleared off and looking at the BSW, and the organist just came in to practice Bach. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Laura
General nuisance
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The light! It's bright! Must have switched on the artificial ones...
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