Oban again

Off up to Oban today, to see Nicki McNelly made the new provost of Oban cathedral.  It feels rather momentous: the first female provost in Oban, only the second ever in Scotland.  There is now a female dean in Edinburgh, but overall the need for senior female clergy in our province is as great as ever!
So Nicki's role, as well as being one of my stipendiary colleagues, is to be a pioneer in our church.
Roll on a woman in a mitre: no canonical reason for this not to happen up here, we just need the right person and the right diocese.

Checklist:
Silver (borrowed) - polished: check
Cassock alb & stole: check
Falling apart black shoes: check
Wife & daughter (signed out of school): check.

I think we're ready!

Phew: what a month...

No blogging in August - what a wild month, with loads happening and far too much on the go.

Tomorrow - maybe something like back to normal (whatever that might be)

And then a few posts about all that has happened!

Hints: weddings, courses, ordinands, diocesan websites, ecumenical Highland games projects, new developments...

Phew - what a whirl!