Saturday 10 May 2025 Fourth Sunday of Easter: Vocations Sunday.Our Lady Immaculate A first Saturday evening service (not including Easter). The FA Vase Cup Final was on Sunday, and we had Wembley tickets to see Whitstable Town FC. That meant an early start. The church seemed full for a Saturday evening. Was that why the … Read more
The new pope. My new pope. Thursday 8 May 2025 I watched the chimney for an hour and a half on YouTube. Which meant mostly watching a couple of seagulls tootling around. I live on the coast. This is the same view I can see from my office window. I was waiting for black smoke. … Read more
Fourth Mass. Sunday 4 May 2025. Our Lady Immaculate I had dark jeans and a blue sweater ready. I grabbed my new jacket and my new boots. My plan to dress well for Mass was going brilliantly. Until I put all this on. I still don’t trust this new jacket, regardless of how it looked … Read more
Third Mass. Sunday 27 April 2025. Our Lady Immaculate. Collections have been catching me out since I returned to church. Mainly the supply of ready cash. So this week I resolved to get ahead of the problem. Walking through town I noticed a cash point in a quiet moment. I didn’t want to be one … Read more
Second Mass. Sunday 20 April 2025. Our Lady Immaculate. Easter Sunday. He is Risen. Alleluia. It’s a different service in Whitstable. It’s quieter with less of a hubbub. But maybe all churches have their own feel to them. I hope so. I took my usual seat, then wished I’d tried somewhere else. It was busier, … Read more