Is he Charles the First of Canada, noting that he is the first of that name in that nation?

Saturday morning vicaring in Cornwall

Good morning from Cornwall!

Truro Goffick

Dog in Dorset

So, do you have a suitable sibling? There is a vacancy…..

but Kernow has its own, we aren’t immune, these aren’t all distant failures with us untouched. The serpent lies when it makes us think the challenges are far away.

But most of all the A30 reminds me of the lying serpent, tempting us to imagine that troubles and solutions come from Up Country. Cornwall has home-grown troubles enough, and where there are remedies the best of them may also be in our hands. There are safeguarding challenges enough in England,

Serpentine thoughts as the Boa-like A30 loosens its constrictions for February and we can breathe for a few weeks, soon enough it will tighten its grip again and no-one will be able to move for the season. If not a boa constrictor then maybe snakes n ladders, I only came for a visit…

It feels like one storm after another in the Church of England just now. But this is more than a season of tempests and noise to be endured. The fundamentals of power and accountability must change if we are to be the Peace we are called to.

Weekend in Devon

A photo of Truro cathedral with the caption "Truro Cathedral - how many spires does this cathedral have? Wikipedia and I disagree."

If you look up Truro Cathedral you will ind a number of fun facts. I shall list the chree most commonly shared ones here, in order of truthfulness. The first "fun fact' about Truro Cathedral is that it's the first Anglican Cathedral in England built on a new site since the Reformation. This is true. In fact, it's che first since Salisbury was relocated in 1220, It's our only fully Victorian Cathedral, and that phrase alone should be foreshadowing for regular readers. The second fun fact' about Truro Cathedral is that it is the place where Nine Lessons and Carols was first held. This is true, and also not; in that though the service of Nine Lessons and Carols was invented by the first Bishop of Truro and held in the building serving as the Cathedral at that time, the building in question was a temporary wooden structure they were using as a Pro-Cathedral (the fancy term for a temporary Cathedral), because the actual Cathedral I'm about to show you would, in fact, take another 7 years of construction to be usable The third 'fun fact' about Truro Cathedral is that it's one of three Cathedrals in the UK with three spires. This is bollocks. I have no idea why people say this. There are four spires. I will elaboratre later, but I have become a Spire Trucher. This is my new weird conspiracy theory. Why is the Big Cathedral Spire Lobby trying to keep Truro down and deny her the honour of being a Four Spired Cathedral??? With this all said... let us begin.

saw a balcony in the north west transept when I was looking around earlier. Also these sketchy looking pathways. How am I supposed to resist that? This text is followed by two images of walkways bridging the corners high up in a cathedral

I hadn't thought much about the concert going on in the nave until this point, but now, I realised there was a problem. I'm here, north side of the great east window. Minding my own business, Enjoying the view. Followed by an image of the south side of the cathedral from high up. Then more text: In the nave? Hundreds of people enjoying a concert. Then the same photo, but taken at a slight angle to show that the nave of the cathedral is full of people.

I've got a new long read for you, in which I climb Truro Cathedral, turn into a conspiracy theorist about church spires, and try really hard not to interrupt a Christmas carol concert.

It's packed with pretty pictures and you can read the whole thing here: jayhulmepoet.substack.com/p/truro-cath...

5/ I’m comforted by these crumbs, the thing that matters is my journey to Christ, and even if I am in the wrong place at the wrong time, somehow God finds a way to shine holy light through me….

4/ These wise men are also in the wrong place, the Epiphany doesn’t belong in this window which is a medieval Passion, someone has found some spare glass and inserted it.

3/ Much of my work is anonymous, my job is behind the scenes, but the real me isn’t in a little Teams or Zoom window, it is in Christ.

2/ They are anonymous, we can no longer see their features, all we can see is that they are moving and bringing gifts to Christ. Anonymous, but their true identity is known, because it lies in Christ whom they approach.

The 15th century stained glass St Kew Magi are a delight. 1/5

Assuming that you don’t mean seasonal produce, doesn’t this show strong seasonality, but different to yours?

Happy Christmas!

Fabulous! Many blessings

Should not be surprised that border collie puppies do not have the patience for Morning Prayer on a tor…

Just had a wild experience I'd like to share.

I tool the bike out for a while around the back roads of the Franklin district in Auckland to get some throttle therapy and fresh air. I was going at a decent, but legal pace, when I came upon a car stopped pretty much in the middle of the road 1/

But work emails *were* originally a pagan ritual, performed in honour of the god Replyall

Vicars are known for believing all sorts of stuff from the Roman era

I know that Advent is the season for apocalyptic themes, but interfering with pasty production is beyond the end times.

Woah! Outstanding

As the season of Lux Lametta dawns, I bid you all a Holy Advent!

Return from Lyonesse

It’s more than 100 miles between the most distant parish churches in @diotruro.bsky.social with travel sometimes involving island hopping

Rare Cornish Fence Pigeon and other wildlife on a rainy afternoon