Argus title : Co-operation will keep our church safe
I’ve had a hard week.
Last Thursday our boiler pump broke down amid bashing and crashing and the stench of burning plastic. On Friday I arranged for several members of the congregation of St Peter’s to be interviewed for television. None were screened.
The same day, for the first time ever, my column was pulled for fear of legal action. I’ve had articles trimmed by lawyers before, but never killed off, so it was a blow.
In the wake of all this, I completely forgot to go to an event I’d promised to attend. Believe it or not it was a talk to a charity about “How to Use the Media”. I could have wept when the poor woman organising it telephoned me tactfully to ask if I was “on my way”. I wasn’t and by then couldn’t go because by I had to look after my mother – a late “shift” rescheduled from earlier in that chaotic day. Feeling a complete inadequate, I grovelled, promised a donation and hoped they’d invite me back. Continue reading