Archive for April, 2006

A Visit to the Ancient Church of the East

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Before the Wibmeet today, I drove back to Sin City to attend Holy Qurbana [Mass] with the congregation of St Zaia Cathedral: the Mass today was held at Randwick [a suburb in the eastern suburbs of Sydney] Town Hall, not at their Cathedral. St Zaia Cathedral is part of the Ancient Church of the [...]

The Briars at Bong Bong

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

!المسيح قام (al-Masīḥ qām!)
[last entry: Kristus aq ungwektaq! is Aleut; Response: Pichinuq ungwektaq!]
An absolutely wonderful meet with Deeleea, Miss Lisa and Singing Semele (and boyfriend) at The Briars, which is at Bong Bong, the first village established in the Southern Highlands — nothing is left of it above ground level now, however.
Driving through the towns [...]

Constantine’s Baptism

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

An account and some wonderful pictures over at his blog.
As many has been baptised into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia!
Many, many years Constantine!

Cats

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Kristus aq ungwektaq!
[last entry: Danish, with a nod to "our" Princess Mary: Kristus er opstanden!; Response: Sandelig Han er Opstanden!]
I have my heater! Thanks to the very kind staff at Retravision Bowral, and one chap in particular whose name I didn’t get unfortunately, who helped me determine the best one for my place at a [...]

The Dispute between the Cherub and the Thief

Friday, April 28th, 2006

My dear friend Anthony, from San José (or near enough thereunto), California, sent me a link to a lively verse dialogue that is used in his Church, the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, on the week after Easter. It takes the form of a dispute between the Cherub guarding Paradise and [...]

A Chill In The Air

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Kristus er opstanden!
[last entry: Deborah got it: Atgyfododd Crist! is Welsh. A hearty Atgyfododd Crist! to all the many, many Welsh Wibloggers! Response: Yn wir atgyfododd!]
As the second month of autumn draws to a close, there is a definite chill in the air down here. When I got home today, I noticed [...]

Performance Appraisal Time

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Atgyfododd Crist!
[last entry: sorry Jack, I made a mistake with the "Congrats!": not Portuguese, but Italian! Cristo è risorto! Response: È veramente risorto! Portuguese is Cristo ressuscitou! and Verdadeiramente ressuscitou!]
For the last six months we’ve had a new on-line Performance Appraisal System at work that was to help us better mark [...]

A Blogger’s Pizza Shop

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Cristo è risorto!
[last entry: Latin - Christus resurrexit! Response: Resurrexit vere!]
Craig over at These Infinite Spaces [who seems like a very nice chap, despite liking St Augustine [/teasing off] ] has a take-away pizza shop in Tahmoor, the town next to me. I didn’t feel like cooking tonight, so I thought [...]

Cats and a Kitten

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Christus resurrexit!
[last entry: well done Elizabeth and Jack! Hristos a înviat! is indeed Romanian. Response: Adevărat c-a înviat!]
Several weeks back I think one of the cats next door had a kitten: he/she (I haven’t got close enough to tell — and I’m not sure if I could tell: I’ve heard it’s difficult to tell [...]

Saints

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Hristos a înviat!
[last entry: Christus ist auferstanden! -- German. Response: Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!]
With thanks to Joe for the tag. I have stuck here to those that have influenced the spiritual side of my life.
I’d be interested to read any of your saints, or for those who come from a tradition (or no [...]