One of the busiest postings on the blog of late has been this one which I wrote a while back about An Island Parish which after almost exclusively focusing on Rev Guy Scott, suddenly seemed to discover that there was another church at the bottom of the street – the local Methodist church led by [...]
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An Island Parish – Broadening the Focus?
One of the big downsides as a parish priest of appearing on a programme like Island Parish is the attention and extra pressure it brings – Rev Jamie Allen resigned following his appearance in A Country Parish (although he didn’t leave the priesthood and is now at another parish) and Seaside Parish noticeably shifted focus [...]
Full Story »An Island Parish Finally Talks to the Methodists
If I were part of the Methodist Church on the Isles of Scilly, I’m sure I’d be decidedly annoyed with Nigel Farrell and the team behind An Island Parish. Up to now, the fact that there is a thriving Methodist Church on the islands, has been largely ignored by the programme. As I commented at [...]
Full Story »A Unique Parish?
Catching up with the latest instalment of An Island Parish we got a bit of an insight into what it is like for a priest coming into a new parish.
The commentary on the programme quite often highlights the unique nature of the parish of the Isles of Scilly – but from what we saw this [...]
Back to Normal Life
So, here we are, 8th January, the Christmas lights are gone, it’s dark in the morning, and dark in the evening, and we’ve got what looks to be an endless series of storms coming across. I’ve been back at work for five days, Beth only two, and it already feels like we’ve not been away… [...]
Full Story »An Island Parish Draws to a Close
Tonight we had the last part of An Island Parish which finished with Rev Guy Scott being licensed as Rector of the Isles of Scilly by the Bishop of St Germans – a service that in fact only took place a month or so ago, in fact after the series had started.
It’s certainly been an [...]
An Island Parish – A Window on Church Politics in Cornwall
I’ve just finished watching the second part of An Island Parish, the latest incarnation of A Seaside Parish and A Country Parish, again produced by Nigel Farrell and Tiger Aspect.
As shown by the change of title, this is another reboot for the documentary series – a somewhat necessary change since, not only is the programme [...]
Seaside Diocese?
A Seaside Parish broadens its outlook, and is all the better for the change.
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