Cathedrals – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Saying Goodbye

By Peter Ould Posted on June 13, 2013 Posted in Canterbury, Saying Goodbye, Zachary 1 Comment Tagged with Absolute Privilege, Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedrals, Charity, Child Death, Darkest Moment, Edwards Syndrome Trisomy 18, Faith, God, Infant Death, Loss Of A Child, Marriage, Miscarriage Stillbirth, Parents, Reflections, Son Zachary, Still Birth, Utero, Woodwork

I’m delighted to share with you all that I have been asked to preach at the Saying Goodbye service at Canterbury Cathedral on the 6th of July. Saying Goodbye is a superb charity that each year organises a whole series …

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Deciphering the Cathedral Stats

By Peter Ould Posted on April 3, 2012 Posted in Cathedrals, Church of England, Statistics 4 Comments Tagged with Adult, Adults, Aim, Archbishops Council, Attendance Figures, Attendees, Audience, Cathedra, Cathedrals, Church of England, Decade, Impressive Growth, Intercept, Linear Regression, Linear Regressions, Logistic Regressions, Masks, Regression Results, Statistical Model, Statistics Department

The Church of England’s Research and Statistics Department (OK, technically the Archbishops’ Council’s Research and Statistics Department) has released figures for the past decade or so’s attendances at Cathedrals. The headline figures are encouraging, showing a growth in attendance of …

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Top Ten 2011

By Peter Ould Posted on January 1, 2012 Posted in Statistics, Website 2 Comments Tagged with Accurate Examination, Bit Of Fun, Cathedral Service, Cathedrals, David Cameron, Easter Message, Foster Parents, Gay Bishops, Gay Marriage, Giles Fraser, Harold Camping, Harvard Journal Of Law And Public Policy, Looking At The Liturgy, Massacres, Moral Views, Political Bloggers, Politicking, Radio 4, Rugby World Cup, Unpleasant Man

Here are the top ten posts from 2011, in reverse order. 10 – Giles Fraser massacres Scripture yet again – A frank yet accurate examination of Fraser’s Thought for the Day on Radio 4’s Today programme at the start of …

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TwurchCast Eight

By Peter Ould Posted on February 7, 2011 Posted in Featured, Media Appearance, Twurch of England No Comments Tagged with Alternative Worship, Anglo Catholic, Attendance Figures, Bible, Bishops, Blogs, Cathedrals, Catholic Perspective, Church of England, Lent, New Year, Sacraments, Wp

TwurchCast Eight

New TwurchCast over at the Twurch. Enjoy! It’s the new year (in fact it’s already February) and so without any further ado here is the latest twurchcast! In this episode @peterould and @thechurchmouse talk Going for Growth, Big Bible Lent …

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While we’re having a go at the Eucharist, how about Cathedrals?

By Peter Ould Posted on February 4, 2011 Posted in Church of England, Ecclesiastical, Worship 55 Comments Tagged with Anglican Churches, Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral Community, Cathedrals, Christian History, Church of England, Church Of England Newspaper, Circumstances, Clergy, Corporate Worship, Daily Prayer, Feast Day, Gloucester Cathedral, History Of The Church, Incense, Sheffield, St Thomas, Thomas Beckett, Traditional Worship, Vespers, Vigil

While we’re having a go at the Eucharist, how about Cathedrals?

Last week’s article in the Church of England newspaper about re-examining the Eucharist got me thinking. Is the way that a large number of Anglican churches do the Eucharist not the only thing in church life that is dominated by …

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