Posts by Cool Dude

Two London churches, from the north and south banks, meet in the middle of the Thames to bless the river

Sung mass with incense, huge candle-power, Marian devotions, lovely vestments, and action with birettas

Full marks for a friendly welcome at a church with creaky pews and chocolate biscuits

A church which suffered a devastating fire celebrates its patronal festival

Venerating a bare wooden cross on Good Friday

Visiting a beloved 12th century village church for a service of inclusive language worship

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

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

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

Rose-coloured vestments, a fine sermon, and a crying baby on Mothering Sunday in Chelsea

Circling the altar for communion in a welcoming, inclusive, accessible church in the heart of London

Farewell to the organist in a full and friendly church on Pentecost Sunday