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Goth Eucharist

February 13th, 2008

Wow. I attended a Goth Eucharist last night. Held in St. Edward King and Martyr Church, Cambridge, the birthplace of the English Reformation, it was a profound experience.
Sitting next to the pulpit where the first English reformers preached from. Listening to Pink Floyd and VNV Nation. Letting the words of the Anglican liturgy roll over me in a dark, candlelit nave. Going out to the bar afterwards to debate theology, artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics with a bunch of Cambridge post-grads. I only wish I’d found out about this service earlier.

While I wouldn’t classify myself as ‘goth’, I do appreciate the goth aesthetic. And it was both intriguing to attend church as a cultural ‘outsider’, and also to experience a service that didn’t require it’s congregants to reject their own culture before attending. In fact, it was perhaps the most accessible church event I’ve been to in a long time. I met people who described themselves variously as christian, agnostic and atheist, and yet everyone seemed able to engage with the service to the level they felt comfortable.

All in all a fascinating evening.

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The Outdoor Life

June 25th, 2007

Took the family to Picnic Island in Honey Harbour for a couple of days camping, canoing, and generally being as far away as possible from the office.  When the office is in your bedroom, I’m finding you have to physically leave the house to relax.

Picnic Island is a nice quiet campground – mostly trailers and an older clientèle, I’d guess.  A pleasant lack of the loud parties that have marred some of our camping trips.

I’m finding that getting exercise is becoming addictive – canoing, hiking and getting out on my bike are a great way to burn off stress, and the more exercise I get the more I seem to want.

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