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Holy Spirit, Southsea

A floating sculpture of Christ distracts at a service marking 75 years of priestly ministry

Hampshire, England

Central Presbyterian, New York City, USA

Central Presbyterian, New York City

A fast-paced service in a church full of children and young people

Church of Christ, Valley Congregation

An inspiring sermon proclaims that people who ignore God are as useless as rotten underwear

Glendale, Arizona, USA

Puppet of St Alban in St Albans Cathedral

St Albans Cathedral, St Albans

Among the pilgrims (plus a 4 metre puppet) at the martyr’s shrine on Alban Day

Hertfordshire, England

St Mary's, Old Hunstanton

St Mary’s, Old Hunstanton

Singing hymns to a recording of the church organ, with jackdaws singing along in the roof

Norfolk, England

Exterior of St Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco

St Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco

A beautiful and brilliant service in a rotunda filled with dancing saints

California, USA

St Hilda’s, Crofton Park

A wonderful welcome, and a sermon so meaty it could have been turned into a Lent course

London, England

St Andrew’s Reformed Episcopal, Glendale

Our Mystery Worshipper might as well have been invisible at the end of the service

St Andrew’s Cathedral, Prince Rupert

Where canned music controlled by the bishop’s wristwatch provides the hymn music

British Columbia, Canada

King of Kings, Oceanside

Celebrating Pentecost with balloons, two sermons, a xylophone, and cinnamon crumb cake

California, USA

St Nicholas of Myra, Brighton

Ascension Day service with a beautifully constructed sermon and a eucharist of quiet intimacy

East Sussex, England

Christ Church Lutheran, San Francisco

A well-organized service, planned with care and thoughtfulness, with lively, festive hymns

California, USA

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