A beautifully clear haze free sunny day 18C in the afternoon. We went to the Eucharist at St Catherine's where the congregation was half the size it was on Easter Day with people taking a holiday before the schools resume tomorrow. Andrew Sims preached, getting some practice ahead of starting ordination training at St Padarn's in September. He's used to speaking to audiences and has a naturally relaxed style of communication with an audience. His message was full of insight too. A decade ago he offered himself for ordination but was turned down, unjustifiably in my opinion. He concentrated on ministry as a pastoral lay leader in St John's, and will be missed when he has to set aside regular participation in neighbourhood community life in order to gain difference experiences in other Parishes of the diocese.
Andrew asked if I'd give him feedback on his sermon. As it was something I did with students during my spell as a volunteer tutor a decade ago at St Mikes, I went into my file archive and found the evaluation form used back then, a dozen years ago. I daresay something equivalent exists for preaching assessment in the new setup, so hopefully it will offer him a perspective on the likely educational method in use. Doing the feedback form after lunch reminded me of how much the 'auditor' has to listen and reflect in order for the feedback to be of use to the preacher. When I'd completed and sent it, I slept for nearly an hour, then went for a very pleasant walk through Llandaff and Pontcanna Fields.
After supper, I watched another episode of the American medical drama series, and then read my Spanish novel until it was time for bed.
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