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Ally Wally pussycat
Ally Wally pussycat

The boys have got the muscles
the teacher can’t count
the girls have got the sexy legs
you betta watch out

I’m gonna hypnotise ya,
paralyse ya
turn around and faint.

they also did a remix with the Cocoavamango song haha.

I think it’s much harder work running a small church than a larger one. There are a few large churches with talented people everywhere, often not using their gifts fully, but those are the churches that people tend to be drawn to. I know; I was one of those people once. I really enjoyed belonging to churches like that and I learnt a lot. Now that we’re leading a smaller church, it is such a blessing when someone comes to our church, not because the worship is wow etc, but because they want to be used by God and develop their gifts. They can then end up leading, or preaching, or discovering all manner of gifts, which they might never be able to use in the huge church.

I would like to encourage people who have worshipped and received great teaching at the mega churches for, say, five years, to really pray about whether God would have them move out of their comfort zone and become a “big fish in a small pond”. They may be surprised at what a huge blessing they could be to a smaller church that is seeking to grow and do mission. (I am not suggesting they join a church that appears to be dead, though I have known God tell people to do that and He does raise the dead sometimes!)

I have just been contemplating recently whether I need to volunteer to fill a vacancy for churchwarden. I have concluded that, though we are desperate, this is not an appropriate role for the vicar’s wife to fill for legal reasons, but I do end up acting as verger.

Given that clergy often work 60 and more hours a week, and their spouses often put in time voluntarily as well as family and employment, there is a massive pressure on clergy households. We somehow need to be leaders in prayer, peace and reliance on God, rather than rushing around like idiots and being as stressed as everyone else is these days. We are to be “spiritual leaders”. Lord of the Harvest, please send workers and show us how! Jesus frequently said “no” and did not meet people’s expectations. Lord Jesus, give us the wisdom and strength to only do what we see the Father doing.

Rector’s wife, it’s fab to hear all those ministries continued after you left! Praise God! You didn’t just work hard, you left Kingdom DNA behind you growing! And as for the parish magazine, if you don’t feel called to it, pray about whether you should be doing it. Maybe God doesn’t want the magazine right now / any more. Just because somebody started something once, it does not mean it should continue forever. Or perhaps the person whom God really is calling to do it has their hands over their ears right now. If you simply give notice, something will happen. People will moan, and it will either die or someone else will take it on.

As an AP in the Methodist Church I have used the correct ink for 30 years because we do not have a legal right to marry people and if we do not do as we are told then our AP can be revoked.

By the way if you don’t use the correct ink you can be fined up to £1000.