After a couple of afternoon hours catching up in the office, yesterday, I had to dash to St Mikes to preside at a Family Eucharist, the first half of which was led by students. Working with a focus on the half a dozen children present with their parents was great fun, even if the hymns were a bit too long for my taste.
This is the last week of term, many students and staff are looking tired and in need of a good long rest. All but one of the five students in my tutor group have had injury or illness since they returned after the Summer. Spring Term begins in the last week of January. Some students will go on special placements once Christmas festivities are over. It's pretty intense and demanding for them. Do they really get enough time for their spiritual formation, to work on themselves and nourish their relationship with God, with so much intellectual work, so much activity and interaction with others to cram into their lives?
This is the last week of term, many students and staff are looking tired and in need of a good long rest. All but one of the five students in my tutor group have had injury or illness since they returned after the Summer. Spring Term begins in the last week of January. Some students will go on special placements once Christmas festivities are over. It's pretty intense and demanding for them. Do they really get enough time for their spiritual formation, to work on themselves and nourish their relationship with God, with so much intellectual work, so much activity and interaction with others to cram into their lives?
I was back in College this afternoon, seeing individual students. While I was waiting for them there was an enormous hail storm, which turned the pavements white outside, blocked roof gutters and started leaks on the stairs outside the Principal's room which I've been using. At the end of the afternoon the tutor group met socially for a short while to finish the term with mulled wine and home made vegetarian mince pies, thanks to Clare.
The mince pies were the last to be baked in our faithful gas oven, which we exchanged today for a shiny new all-electric stove, bought over the internet from Boots the Chemist's on-line retail service. The purchase worked well and delivery timing was good and prompt. The gas supply to the cooker was safely capped this morning, and the new cooker arrived while I was in College. Spiros, our favourite electrician from Corfu is coming to wire it in tomorrow morning. So, in the absence of a cooker, we ordered a Turkish take away from Seren our local mediterranean restaurant, and I collected it on my way home from Chi Gung class. Back in College again tomorrow to celebrate the last evening Eucharist of the term.
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