tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861480576960760833.post3224419515252069278..comments2024-03-28T11:52:35.171+00:00Comments on Woolgathering in North East England: Michael Sadgrove's Blog: Celebrate Europe Day!Aquiloniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098649175728796819noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861480576960760833.post-48912034829178664722016-05-16T06:55:22.101+01:002016-05-16T06:55:22.101+01:00We shall also include in the service all three ver...We shall also include in the service all three verses of the National Anthem which ends with these words<br />"Not on this land alone,<br />But be God's mercies known<br />From shore to shore:<br />Lord, make the nations see<br />That men should brothers be,<br />And form one family<br />The wide world o'er."Father Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902961006821419938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861480576960760833.post-56948955226467969592016-05-15T21:23:44.511+01:002016-05-15T21:23:44.511+01:00"Jerusalem" and "Land of Hope and G..."Jerusalem" and "Land of Hope and Glory"?Athenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497065436976563532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861480576960760833.post-81542566410911825302016-05-14T09:19:25.002+01:002016-05-14T09:19:25.002+01:00It would, of course, be completely out of order to...It would, of course, be completely out of order to declare from the pulpit which way the faithful should vote in the EU Referendum but do you think it would be OK on the Sunday before the crucial vote to have hymns set to the tunes of Deutchland Uber Alles and Beethoven's Ode to Joy and to conclude the service by asking the organist to play the Marseillaise as the Final Voluntary?Father Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902961006821419938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861480576960760833.post-86173911316577067542016-05-11T17:56:46.452+01:002016-05-11T17:56:46.452+01:00I still think on balance I'll vote "in&qu...I still think on balance I'll vote "in", but I'm afraid as with most things, it's evident both sides are not telling the truth. So how is a poor ignoramus supposed to decide on the "facts"? It's the fear mongering that's annoying me most, now. So it may come down to who does that least!Athenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497065436976563532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861480576960760833.post-41030010947426443082016-05-10T21:01:57.867+01:002016-05-10T21:01:57.867+01:00It would have to be "Goodbye to all That"...It would have to be "Goodbye to all That" Day!Athenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497065436976563532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861480576960760833.post-1930905139434189222016-05-09T05:34:49.636+01:002016-05-09T05:34:49.636+01:00Whatever happened to the celebration of "Empi...Whatever happened to the celebration of "Empire Day" - May 24th, the late Queen's birthday?Father Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902961006821419938noreply@blogger.com