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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 30/09/2026

Two hour long service! Two hours! But still fun to do.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 30/09/2026

Bit of depping for the Ordination and Consecration of a Bishop

Blue music folder and service sheet on top for Christ Church Dublin

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 28/09/2026

All hallows eve 🥰 All saints day 🤔 All souls day 🤮

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 19/09/2026

Very proud of my choir buddy Judith and her friends appearing on The Voice UK right now!

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 12/09/2026

Awww. Must be nice to be able to pet the dog during evensong.

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DC @tanngrisnir.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Someone posted this elsewhere. This lovely boy is in Worcester Cathedral.

A lovingly carved dog with long droopy ears on one of the cathedral’s stalls. The deep brown of the wood is perfect for the sweet little pooch.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 12/09/2026

Great to see that the repairs to the tower roof have started. They've done a nice job in making sure the scaffolding isn't too intrusive.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 30/08/2026

This afternoon I joined the Christ Church Cathedral Past Choristers evensong. It was lovely to see some former colleagues and talk to a few new people, and sing some lovely music!

Pile of music scores and a service sheet on top

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 23/08/2026

March 2008 - Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin on tour in Loreto Italy

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 16/08/2026

Who knew that former British Prime Ministers were also musical arrangers.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 15/08/2026

It's the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to catholic dogma Mary was taken up to heaven when she died - but not just her soul, but her full physical body as well.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 14/08/2026

🎶 They have hands and handle not Feet have they... and walk not Neither speak they through their throat The altos sometimes need a bit of help from the tenors for the low Es on the nots.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 12/08/2026

Today there's an eclipse of the sun. The last time there was a full eclipse was on Wednesday 11th August 1999. I remember the day well because I didn't see the eclipse. Instead I was inside Beverley Minster rehearsing for a live broadcast of Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 12/08/2026

In fairness he's not wrong

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 12/08/2026

For the Introit our trebles sang the Maurice Greene piece 'The sun shall be no more thy light'.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 10/08/2026

This is me trying to remember where an ATM was in a foreign city

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Psalm Verse Bot @psalmversebot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise without ceasing: O my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. (Psalm 30:13)

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 26/07/2026

It is a demanding climb, and every year there are injuries reported, from cuts and scrapes to broken bones. Stewards, mountain rescue teams, the Order of Malta, and Gardai are on hand to help in the event of casualties.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 26/07/2026

It's Reek Sunday, the day when thousands of Catholic pilgrims climb to the summit of Croagh Patrick, where masses will be said every hour from 8am to 2pm. St Patrick is said to have fasted on the summit for 40 days and nights in 441. Some pilgrims scale the mountain in bare feet.

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Memento Mori Kira @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I commuted by bike today so I could lend a clerical collar to a colleague who starts at her new church today, and you can’t tell me nothing zipping by a bunch of car traffic. Also it was a perfect day for it. Even got a little warm on the way home!

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Psalm Verse Bot @psalmversebot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Mine eyes long sore for thy word: saying, O when wilt thou comfort me? (Psalm 119:82)

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Suchiz-Life @suchiz-life.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Happy feast day of St Mary Magdalene to all who celebrate. 🕯️#ApostleToTheApostles

Oil painting depicting Saint Mary Magdalene holding a jar of spices.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 22/07/2026

Tom is well-known the Select Vestry of St Ann's and St Stephen's, as he has been guiding us through a period of introspection, healing and renewal over the last 18 months. We had the pleasure last year of visiting him in his current parish in Crinken Church.

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Psalm Verse Bot @psalmversebot.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalm 136:1)

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 19/07/2026

I was away last weekend, and didn't know what to do with myself on the Sunday with no singing to do. I ended up firing up YouTube to watch a few minutes of the Eucharist whilst sitting in the garden.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 19/07/2026

Our final hymn this morning was to the tune The Ash Grove, which is a Welsh traditional melody. It feels like the kind of tune that The Two Ronnies might have used for one of their comedy musical numbers.

First two lines of music for hymn 443. Tune: The Ash Grove

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 19/07/2026

Ireland Greater Love this morning. Love it!

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 27/06/2026

However having initiated the conversation, I've had so much positive feedback about the idea, which is heartening.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 27/06/2026

I was really hoping to be able to mark pride month by getting my parish to officially declare itself an open and welcoming place for all LGBTQIA+ people. Unfortunately it's probably going to take a bit more time to get the Select Vestry to vote on it.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 27/06/2026

Unfortunately the only two people that have half a clue are also members of the choir, and it's less than ideal having them adjust microphone levels and camera feeds on an iPad when they are meant to be singing.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 27/06/2026

We really need people in the congregation that understand and can operate our sound system and live video feed.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Something I love about church is how it fosters genuine friendships across generations and cultures. Glanced into the vestry today to see B (94) who has lived in the west end of Newcastle all her life, and K (5) whose family come from Nigeria, washing up together and chatting away. #TinyJoys

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Nicholas @nicholasbenn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Ordination of five deacons this morning, then a full reset ready for our Patronal Festival tomorrow, and an Evensong with a cheeky Tu Es Petrus for the introit. Absolutely knackered by both heat and the physical furniture moving but been lovely to see people celebrating saying yes to God

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Anne Thériault @annetheriault.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Me, after our Mass this morning had no hymns or other extra bits: Looks like we got the economy Mass this morning. 15yo: The economy class of Masses. Ryan Prayer.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 21/06/2026

I just have the Purcell 'I was glad' going round my head now...

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 21/06/2026

The type of service has changed, the psalm has changed, the anthem has changed, and the setting is changing. Almost everything I uploaded to the website is wrong. Sigh!

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Psalm Verse Bot @psalmversebot.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I am clean forgotten, as a dead man out of mind: I am become like a broken vessel. (Psalm 31:14)

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 09/06/2026

Today is St. Colmcille's (or St. Columba's) Day - one of Ireland's 3 patron saints. St. Patrick gets a high profile celebration in Ireland and around the world. St. Brigid of Kildare now has a new bank holiday in Ireland. But Colmcille passes by without a mention.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 31/05/2026

I forgot that because it's Trinity Sunday, we have St Patrick's Breastplate!

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 31/05/2026

How excellent is thy Name in all the world

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St Ann's & St Stephen's @stannsandststephens.ie · 31/05/2026

This Sunday is the Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin. We wish all 28,000 participants a good run. For our parishioners we recommend checking on any road closures, and allowing extra time for your journey.

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 28/05/2026

Sweated my way through evensong. Not just because of the heat, but also because I forgot my specs and had to squint my way through 3 psalms, Leighton Second, and Mathias Let all the people. Phew!

Man in church robes making an exasperated face

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 28/05/2026

I'm sure the folks in Wales had a lot of this yesterday!

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Psalm Verse Bot @psalmversebot.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

THE Lord is King, be the people never so unpatient: he sitteth between the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet. (Psalm 99:1)

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 04/05/2026

The only time I've heard the use of the word antepenultimate is in a musical context - to describe the third bar from the end. Does any other field use it?

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Lay Clerk (Richard) @layclerk.eu · 03/05/2026

I've just bought myself a new Android tablet to sing from. As I get older and my eyesight diminishes I need to get a bigger and bigger sized screen. Hopefully my new 14 inch one will last me a while.

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