Anglican Down Under: Behold, the tabernacle of the Lord

Friday, December 23, 2011

Behold, the tabernacle of the Lord

What a wonderful surprise this morning to pick up the Christchurch Press from my drive and open it up to a glorious photo on the frontpage of my friend and colleague, Mark Chamberlain illustrating an article about the many different places churches will meet in this year for Christmas services, including a magnificent marquee at St Barnabas' Fendalton where Mark is the vicar.

You can read the article here.

PS It looks like a purple shirt but in reality it is not. But there might be some ribbing from colleagues :)

UPDATE: On Christmas morning I and my family worshipped in this tabernacle - beautifully decorated, full of people (we were at 9 am, one of five services in the parish that morning), and with excellent presidential leadership by Philip Robinson and a great sermon by Mark.

Generally it would appear that, with kind weather, outdoors worship (following the quakes on 23rd December 2011) in Christchurch Anglican parishes went well. A lovely account of midnight worship under the Southern Cross for the St Michaels-and-All-Angels parish is given by Bosco Peters.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...: A church in a tent? I feel a text coming on .....

Kai o logos sarx egeneto kai eskenosen en hemin.

& an evangelical in the citadel of Bob Lowe! Laus Deo.

Martin; December 23, 2011 at 6:45 AM
Father Ron Smith said...: Nice picture of your friend, Peter. Is he from the Ne;son Diocese? I see he's wearing a purple shirt. Not movng to AMiA any time soon?

Only joking!

Happy Christmas!; December 23, 2011 at 9:13 AM
Peter Carrell said...: Hi Ron,
Happy Christmas to you and Diana!

Like me Mark grew up in the Christchurch Diocese and served later in the Nelson Diocese.

In reality the shirt (which I have seen this week) is a deep red and not at all purple.; December 23, 2011 at 9:23 AM
liturgy said...: deep red in Advent?
I guess that will be another option in the next NZ Lectionary ;-)

Blessings

Bosco; December 23, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Peter Carrell said...: Yes, Bosco, and the Clergy Trade Union (NZ) are taking up the plight of clergy and the cost of their uniforms. They are pushing for a doubling of the Shirt Allowance so we can have two shirts per required colour (slightly "off purple" for Lent and Advent so no unnecessary confusion with bishops is caused)!; December 23, 2011 at 10:43 AM
Anonymous said...: But what will the union do about all those filthy habits?
Is this something they can cope with?
Or is that surplice to requirements?

Hmm, time I stole away quietly ...

Martin; December 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM
liturgy said...: There's a shirt allowance?!!!
Ah yes - twice zero...

Can we go Sarum:
off purple for Lent
Blue for Advent
& of course we need rose
but probably only one
it's used so little...

Bosco; December 23, 2011 at 11:09 AM
Peter Carrell said...: White would double for clergy cricket matches; and gold would be good for parties :); December 23, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Father Ron Smith said...: Your friend better not wash this red/purple shirt too often, Peter, it might eventually go pink, and then what would everyone think?; December 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM

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Friday, December 23, 2011

Behold, the tabernacle of the Lord

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