Botheration. I was actually looking forward to the Synodal Journey meeting for my parish and now it turns out I’ve got to work that night …or at any rate, review The Nutcracker at Covent Garden. I was rather keen to engage in some active listening to the rest of the parish and was touched by the assurance from the Diocese of Westminster that, “the Church wants to hear from you”.

Fortunately, the parish church has issued Share Your Thoughts forms which will, it seems, contribute to the parish’s feedback to the Diocesan Synodal Team. The last time the diocese consulted with the faithful, I couldn’t actually understand what the questions meant; this time, it was a breeze. So here goes.