The Bishop's Breakfast

When a Bishop comes to your church, and participates in the music, the sermon, the Eucharist, and all the other loving details in such a production, it is an undeniable Red Letter Day. And we had one, today! I have experienced such events in the past, because my brother-in-law is an Anglican priest who planned and presided over his Bishop's visits. Those days spent in the presence of a Bishop were memorable, and valuable.

Bishop David arrived this morning just as the breakfast was being carried in and laid out ready to be consumed. Those pastries! As I enjoyed my chocolate croissant and coffee (my husband chose a cinnamon roll without the cinnamon), I noticed the Bishop speaking with just about every parishioner in the building, whilst carrying his coffee and pastry from person to person, in the most friendly of ways. 

Watching Bishop David this morning reminded me of the Bishop's seat. My sister told me about this important piece of furniture in a Cathedral, and I became fascinated. The Bishop's seat is called a 'cathedra', which is Latin for "chair". It symbolizes the Bishop's teaching and pastoral authority. You can see below the Truro Cathedral Bishop's seat, which I see every time I visit there. I have been to several other cathedrals, each time looking around the massive edifice until I come upon the Bishop's seat. 

Bishop David became the Bishop of Truro just this May, and has already visited 85 of the Anglican churches in his Diocese. He still has 250 churches to go, and is determined to see, and to participate, in all of them. 

 

Truro Cathedral's Bishop's seat

Little dog Tessa

The SconeLady helped place the hymn numbers

Wild Church in the Afternoon

You can see Bishop David waiting to deliver his sermon at Wild Church

You might guess that in Wild Church, the songs were rather more upbeat and modern than the morning service had. As I sat and sang along I wondered if Bishop David knew any of these modern songs. But it is ridiculous that I even asked myself that question! When I glanced around I noticed that he was sitting near me, near enough to hear him singing right along with everyone else, not even looking at the words on the slide! (and by the way, Bishop David has a splendid voice).

It is time to wrap this up now, dear Readers, but first I'd like to share with you the embarrassingly huge Sunday Carvery I ate soon after church (and do you see the GRAVY?)

Great Scott!

The SconeLady and her Carvery

See you along the Way!

the SconeLady