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Ok, so my browser doesn't support lj's autosave feature, but does support backspace = pressing the back button when you're trying to delete something. Irritating.
So, I'll type this all out again.
I'm leaving Manchester at the end of June. It's sad, but also exciting, and I feel ready for it. My reasons for leaving are almost entirely based on the fact there aren't enough jobs here doing what I want to do. I've been preparing myself to move back home for a little while, then eventually down to London. However, my sister has found the most amazing job in the world, in Glasgow. It's doing similar stuff to what I did at the mustard tree, but with housing, instead of clothes, furniture and food. Also, Glasgow is ace and I'd be near J, and my parents would have to find excuses to visit lots, since we'd both be there.
So, does anyone know a good church in Glasgow? No answer to this question won't stop me applying, a city as big as Glasgow is bound to have at least one nice place and I would probably go exploring when I got there anyway. Preferably episcopalian, though I'm flexible. Somewhere in the liberal catholic tradition which still takes the bible and mission seriously. Being in a nice place to live would also be good - commuting to church is quite high on the list of things I don't want to do.
On that note, does anyone know where the good places to live are in Glasgow? Partick and the West End are my favourite ideas so far, mostly because they're lovely and I'd be near J, but again I'm fairly flexible. Wherever I end up will be at least three hours nearer than I currently am.
Moving church is the scariest thing about leaving a place. Recently I've been feeling like I don't quite fit in at Platt anymore (if you need a clue, the words "liberal" and "catholic" two paragraphs above are probably your best one), but it's my family in Manchester, and a great example of Christian community. I love the friends I've made there, and I'm so grateful for the knowledge imparted. Before I started at Platt I loved Jesus wholeheartedly, but in a way I was sleepwalking through faith. I had no idea about the bible, theology or how to live a distinct, Christian lifestyle. I still have no idea really (who can have one?), but it's a much more informed no idea than before. Finding another church where I can grow like that is an intimidating prospect. In Wellingborough it's especially difficult, as I'll have to consider very strongly whether it's worth sacrificing some of that growth in order to worship with a church family I'm already a part of and who I don't want to let down.
So, I'll type this all out again.
I'm leaving Manchester at the end of June. It's sad, but also exciting, and I feel ready for it. My reasons for leaving are almost entirely based on the fact there aren't enough jobs here doing what I want to do. I've been preparing myself to move back home for a little while, then eventually down to London. However, my sister has found the most amazing job in the world, in Glasgow. It's doing similar stuff to what I did at the mustard tree, but with housing, instead of clothes, furniture and food. Also, Glasgow is ace and I'd be near J, and my parents would have to find excuses to visit lots, since we'd both be there.
So, does anyone know a good church in Glasgow? No answer to this question won't stop me applying, a city as big as Glasgow is bound to have at least one nice place and I would probably go exploring when I got there anyway. Preferably episcopalian, though I'm flexible. Somewhere in the liberal catholic tradition which still takes the bible and mission seriously. Being in a nice place to live would also be good - commuting to church is quite high on the list of things I don't want to do.
On that note, does anyone know where the good places to live are in Glasgow? Partick and the West End are my favourite ideas so far, mostly because they're lovely and I'd be near J, but again I'm fairly flexible. Wherever I end up will be at least three hours nearer than I currently am.
Moving church is the scariest thing about leaving a place. Recently I've been feeling like I don't quite fit in at Platt anymore (if you need a clue, the words "liberal" and "catholic" two paragraphs above are probably your best one), but it's my family in Manchester, and a great example of Christian community. I love the friends I've made there, and I'm so grateful for the knowledge imparted. Before I started at Platt I loved Jesus wholeheartedly, but in a way I was sleepwalking through faith. I had no idea about the bible, theology or how to live a distinct, Christian lifestyle. I still have no idea really (who can have one?), but it's a much more informed no idea than before. Finding another church where I can grow like that is an intimidating prospect. In Wellingborough it's especially difficult, as I'll have to consider very strongly whether it's worth sacrificing some of that growth in order to worship with a church family I'm already a part of and who I don't want to let down.