Mass Observation Day Coming Up

[curiouswombat]

Just saw a reminder on ffutures journal that it is Mass Observation Day on May 12th. For UK friends, if you want more info, and how to participate, just click here. This regular event has built up a wonderful archive of everyday life in Britain, over many years, for the use of researchers now and in the future. It is all anonymous. They hope you are having a totally ordinary day as well, so don't feel that you couldn't participate as nothing exciting is likely to happen.

I have actually posted my last two MO diaries, if you are interested in my very ordinary life you can read them if you click my mass observation tag.

Actually May 12th will be a slightly unusual Sunday for us as our new minister will be taking her first service at our church!

Comments

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I have indeed met her. The URC system means that once she felt she had been called to the post she came and met the elders and we, and she, decided whether we would be a good fit for each other. As we were happy she then came and 'preached with a view' - which wonderful phrase means that she came and took a service and all the members then voted on whether we wanted her or not. We did! it was unanimous.

She is Rev Dawn Mather who has come to us from the hospital chaplaincy in Weston super Mare. She arrived on the island a couple of weeks ago and is now beginning to learn the island and the two churches. She takes her first service in Ramsey this Sunday, and her first in Douglas on May 12th.

[debris4spike]

It sounds as if she is what you are all needing - I pray that things go well, both with her move, and with the Church.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you.