On Maundy Thursday, not only would they wash their
parishioners' feet, but they were prepared to clean their boots,
too.
Alison Rollin
The mating displays of the males of the very rare
Greater Crested Clergyman, found only in Bangor, started before the
arrival of most of the females (bishops).
David Causton
WHAT better way to mark
St David's Day than to consider some of the Welsh clergy in their
finery, among them the Bishop of Bangor, the Rt Revd Andrew
John?
And who better than
another of the Welsh bishops: "To be honest, I think we
should have stuck with leeks and daffodils"; "What
an idiot, wearing a purple dress!" and "The Last
of the Archdeacons" (David Wilbourne). The Fenimore Cooper
theme was strong, including: "Lent: the Fast of the
Mohicans" (Richard Martin). We also had:
"Pocahontas was not amused" (Richard Barnes); and
"They were determined to show that they weren't just a
bunch of ecclesiastical cowboys" (Michael Foster).
There were some decent
contemporary references, too: "News that Mario Balotelli
might be joining Bangor City has them laughing in the
aisles" (John Saxbee); "The vote from the House of
Laity was enough for the clergy and the bishop's hair to stand on
end" (James Betteridge); and "Bishop and
colleagues caught celebrating the back catalogue of Oscar winner
Daniel Day-Lewis" (Clive Deverell).
But most readers
displayed their practical bent: "The DAC suggestion on how
to paint overhead pipework brought a hilarious response"
(Chris Coupe); "This seemed to be a solution to the problem
of de-cobwebbing the vestry ceiling" (Richard Hough); and
"How many clergy does it take to clean a toilet?"
(Richard Barnes).
We particularly enjoyed:
"The 'My Little Pony' look was not good" (Vicky
Lundberg); "When it came to the washing-up, the men put
their heads together and prepared to get stuck in" (Alison
Rollin); "Some people take Lenten array a little too
seriously" (John Radford); "Several clerics
gathered to remember their ordination hairdos of the
1980s" (Rosemary Rycraft); and "Do you think this
is what the Archdeacon meant when he said to go back to
Romans?" (Sue Chick).
Thanks to Divine
(divinechocolate.com, celebrating its 15th birthday of Fairtrade
chocolate) for once again donating the prizes, this time for two
winners.
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