For me it was second Sunday at St Matthew's Thorpe Hamlet, where I will be based during training. It was their patronal festival, harvest thanksgiving and they had a baptism! The sense of community was really inspiring.

I'm sorry - that's not really helpful. To be honest I think we were encouraged not to think about training too much until after Stage 2, which like yours was quite late. That doesn't leave much time, especially as open days are earlier in the year. I hope yours gets sorted 🙏

Praying - that's really unsettling. I'm also learning these things sometimes sort themselves out for the better in ways we didn't expect

Thank you Naomi - hope it goes really well!

Thanks Emily!

I'm gutted to miss this as I'm on a residential that weekend - if I register will recordings be available?

Last Sunday on the rota for leading music at my sending church, made sweeter and more poignant by a talented viola player who has recently joined 😢

Thinking of you - sending hugs xx

I'm over 55 so I can be funded for a 2-year part time Dip HE whether I'm on a stipendiary or SSM pathway and Norwich allows this. At present Norwich doesn't offer the Elizabeth course but some experienced candidates have trained on a one year course. 2/2

Yes, as I understand it there are ceilings for funding training defined at a national level, but within those each Diocese operates slightly differently. 1/2

So is that with your Diocese then? I'm also training locally part time at ERMC. If it's the Elizabeth course do you just train for one year given that you're already past Stage 2?

Just seen this Pip - that's fantastic news and I'm so pleased for you!

Do you know where you are likely to train?

Thank you! 🙂

Thank you - I'd go with whoop whoop!

Thinking of you too as you wait to hear 🙏

Pretty chilled in Norwich too, but that may just be down to the prevailing aroma of weed.

Norwich!