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Banner Lady
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I thought it was the international symbol for Chinese takeaway...
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Emendator Liturgia
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Originally posted by Banner Lady:
I thought it was the international symbol for Chinese takeaway...
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Lothlorien
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Good service today with the baptism of a young man from our Thai community. Questions and responses to and from him were in Thai and English so took a while. He spoke briefly in English at the end of the service before the Angelus and it was a joy to listen to him. In the almost three years I've been there, there have been quite a few baptisms, both adult and infant. Always a happy time.
Our intercessions are led by several members of the congregation. This week two young sisters took part. Possibly 12 and 10 years old. They came down to the lectern to read the prayers. Each had an iPad.
There was a black stool standing close to where our Paschal candle stands. Father G announced it was "not a liturgical innovation". Someone's heel had gone through one of our very old floorboards and there was a hole which had not yet been mended. He's mentioned liturgical police before so perhaps he was getting in early this time.
We've had annual confirmations but 15 this time is a goodly number for us. Confirmation class for the 15 candidates has been held after morning tea. This morning the last class was announced as a review and display of vestments, including "that which cannot be named here."
And the Thai goodies for morning tea had to be seen to be believed. Or tasted.
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Evensong
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
We've had annual confirmations but 15 this time is a goodly number for us.
That's alot. You must have a big congo!
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Evensong:
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
We've had annual confirmations but 15 this time is a goodly number for us.
That's alot. You must have a big congo!
No, not really. I think there were about six last year. Congregation size varies from a crowd to just a few. I think we're probably between 50-70 although Evangeline would perhaps have a better idea than I have.
Website is here. It's dated and to me unattractive but you can navigate through left sidebar as there aren't separate pages for those things. I think the one marked "about us" has a picture of what would be a fairly full congregation.
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Evensong:
Between 50 and 70?
Fifteen confirmations would be a frickin REVIVAL!. Hallelujah sister!
Some of them are from the Thai and Indian groups but they attend Eucharist service as well as their own.
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Vulpior
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It's a busy week. I'm in the office today, working through as much as possible before heading back up to Sydney tomorrow morning for three days at a client. Back on Thursday arvo, just in time to swap cases and get on a plane to Melbourne.
THE SWANS ARE IN THE GRAND FINAL AND I AM EXCITED!!!
Missing out on church with the weekends so occupied by the 'other religion'. Even when the football season is over we have a bit of a holiday planned; I get time off in Melbourne while Mr V is involved in a work conference, then we go up to the Sunshine Coast and swap roles.
Commiserations to all whose teams didn't make it so far.
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Go the Hawks!!
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Huia
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Yesterday the foundations were laid for the cardboard Cathedral, which is another step in the rebuilding of Christchurch, meanwhile my favourite road through the city is again closed to demolish a couple of buildings. It feels like 2 steps forward and one step back.
I've been a bit overwhelmed with information regarding "The Rebuild*" as it's being called, but yesterday in the parer it was reported that there will be walkways between buildings "as there are in Melbourne". Never having been there I'm not sure what that does to the layout, but it sounds interesting (I'm a bit skeptical because of my lack of trust in the Council, not because of any doubt about Melbourne).
* I suppose if you can use a noun as a verb, you can use a verb as a noun - it just sounds clumsy to me.
Huia
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Cryptic
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How do you "lay the foundations" for a cardboard building? Wouldn't you just glue it to the base board?
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Cryptic
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Actually our Sunday School kids love building with cardboard, they do use a bit too much glue though and it squeezes out under the edges...
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Evangeline
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What is it about kids and glue? They always think more is more and absolutely saturate whatever they're doing with glue often the result is a soggy mess nothing like the masterpiece you and the craft book envisaged. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Huia
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I have just burnt the tofffee I made for the schoool fair_it's meant to taste of peppermint, but it tastes of burnt sugar. Its not comimg out of the tins either - I obviously didn't butter them emough ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif) I'll have another go. I'm using paper liners for the tins this time. At least toffee is cheap.
My great-great grandfather was a confectioner here in Christchurch, and Mum made tons of sweets for school fundraising, but I think the sweet gene skipped me.
If the sweets don't work I'm baking muffins - I know I'm good at them.
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Vulpior
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We tried making tablet recently. Not a success; it's sitting in a roll in the freezer and is still floppy!
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Banner Lady
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So, we went down to Albury on the weekend for a family affair...ostensibly a big backyard shindig for a baby naming day done by a celebrant...except that it turned into a wedding as well.
I had suspected this might be the case, and even had a small wedding gift packed into the car as insurance. Just before we left, I took TP aside and told him I thought he needed to be prepared because with a celebrant present, catering, and a professional photographer arranged for the day it wasn't sounding like this was done for the baby.
He told me I was wrong, because he wasn't picking up any signals it was anything other than we'd been told. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) He still didn't think anything was strange when we arrived to see a marquee in the yard swathed in white curtaining and tables adorned with roses and orchids. And was in shock when taken aside and asked if he would escort his daughter in to the marqee while the wedding march played.
Ahem. Anyway, B3 and partner are now hitched, having both put their very bad first marriages firmly in the past. She looked bloomingly beautiful and very happy. My lasting memory of it will be of her partner making his 'vows' with one hand on her very prominent baby bump, looking like the proudest dad in the world. As I had their one year old to keep occupied during the proceedings, there was no way I could get any photos on my phone.
Other than that, we've only had two family dramas since last time I was in here, and still no computer. Sigh. Probably not really a bad thing - I seem to have so much more time each day now!!! ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
[ 26. September 2012, 20:38: Message edited by: Banner Lady ]
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Huia
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Congratulations, BL. A work colleague of mine had a surprise wedding. I only found out about it beforehand as the celebrant was another colleague, which made it even less obvious to the guests until the last minute. (they had been invited to a barbecue.
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We tried making tablet recently. Not a success; it's sitting in a roll in the freezer and is still floppy!
I read a suggestion that you can gently reheat fudge and beat it again to achieve the required consistency. Another option may be to roll it into balls to make truffles and then roll then in dessicated coconut or icing sugar. Actually there is a new (to me) product I saw used in a cooking demonstration that was a fruit powder which the woman was mixing with icing sugar to coat the truffles.
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Lothlorien
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BL, that's lovely news to read. Blessings on the them and their young family.
Hope your computer woes are sorted soon.
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Evangeline
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Really lovely story BL, hope B3 will be very happy.
Fab weather in Sydney atm, shame I'm wasting it away with chronic procrastination on the last paper I have to do for a course I just can't seem to make myself finish it ![[brick wall]](graemlins/brick_wall.gif)
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Vulpior
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BL, Mum's 70th birthday turned into her third wedding; only family knew in advance. But there are some giveaway things to watch out for, like celebrants and decorated marquees!
Huia, thanks for the idea. When we get back (from MELBOURNE, where we are going to see the SWANS win the GRAND FINAL - I am EXCITED) I'll try and recover the mix as fudgy truffles.
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rexory
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My Dad died in his sleep early this morning. By no means unexpected, but somehow still a shock.. My younger brother is in India till 6th October. So I get free rein at organising the funeral, which won't be till 8/10.
Now he understands (see my sig)
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Evangeline
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Sorry to hear that Rexory, ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) for you and your extended family.
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Galloping Granny
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Rexory, with you as I remember my dad.
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Lothlorien
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for you Rexory and for your family. Sad news for you even if not unexpected. I still miss my dad gone quite a while now.
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Gee D
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Much sympathy Rexory.
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Uncle Pete
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And from me to all of you, Rexory.
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James the Confident
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Ah Rexory. A difficult time for all. Take it easy and be gentle on yourself.
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Vulpior
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Rexory and family.
Rest eternal, light perpetual, sudden understanding.
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Welease Woderwick
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...and condolences from over here as well.
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Banner Lady
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Rexory,
May he rest in peace, and rise in glory.
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AdamPater
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Rexory.
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Banner Lady
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Another interesting week draws to a close at Chez Banner. I thought it explained a lot when TP did a test that showed he was borderline autistic. B4 has just been diagnosed as bi-polar/borderline personality disorder. That certainly explains the roller coaster of mania and melancholia we've been living with for the last nine years.
She is now navigating her way through blood tests and drug treatments. Shifting her meds about has caused her to be a bit of a train wreck this week. Life has not been easy, and TP & I have had to talk her out of some very dark places. Every day is a huge question mark for us.
When she informed me that both her psychiatrist and psychologist were impressed with how well she had managed her condition since puberty, given what the test results were reading, I managed a wry smile.
Lord, have mercy.
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Cryptic
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Rexory - sincere sympathy
BL for patience and understanding
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Huia
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Rexory even whaen it's not unexpected it can still come as a shock.
BannerLady - ongoing prayers, that's a difficult combination for anyone to live with - either as the diagnose patient or for family members.
School fair today - I scored two knitted beanies to add to my collection, as well as some small pea plants that may mean fresh peas for Christmas ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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James the Confident
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Three days left in my old job. It will be sad to leave Palliative Care but the move to oncology brings its own challenges.
I have now moved out of my semi-rural paradise into suburbia, albeit for a short time. I'm house sitting for my sister.
Wednesday sees me finished here, then it is a move to Geelong where a whole new chapter starts for me. Lord have mercy!
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Lothlorien
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Vulpior, I looked for you and Mr V in the crowd when I watched on TV. I think I missed you in the sea of flags at the end. I watched some of the time in each quarter but not all the way through.
Much jubilation!
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Sorry to hear about your father Rexory.
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((Rexory))
Yeah, Swans!
In between watching it streaming on an iPad, I was watching Biggest mixing it with the grown ups again for the church cricket team. 5-14 including a hat trick! 4 bowled and 1 LBW.
Playing gee-tar in church in the morning, better go to bed.
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Banner Lady
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Great game, Vulpior - I'm sure it was your cheering that got them over the line at the end.
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Dennis the Menace
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Had a giggle to ourselves at the Growers market after church this morning at the person with ciggy in one hand searching through the veggies with the other for the best quality!!!!
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Vulpior
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Surfacing briefly to cheer (cheer, cheer) and raise a glass of sparkly before sinking back into a stupor of joy in the corner of the Melbourne Qantas Club.
Such a great city. Back again mid-October for a short break.
for Chez Banner.
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