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My Story Talk 18 Ministry in Basingstoke 1968-78 Part 3 Welcome to Talk 18 in our series where I am reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Last time we saw how, during the years we were there, the church in Basingstoke grew as a result of the consistent and regular preaching of the gospel by means of Sunday night gospel services, evangelistic missions, personal evangelism and door-to-door work, and ministry among children and young people. And the fact that God graciously confirmed the message by miraculous signs according to his own will was undoubtedly a significant factor as the supernatural gifts of the Spirit were regularly in evidence in our meetings. But our years at Basingstoke also saw a significant widening of my ministry beyond the local church not only in preaching but also in writing, both in the UK and further afield. Ministry beyond the local church Speaking engagements within the UK With the exception of my ministry in universities and colleges as Travelling Secretary of the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship, the vast majority of my speaking engagements were at the AoG Bible College or in AoG churches or conferences. The invitation to lecture at the Bible College, which was then in Kenley, Surrey, came in 1970 from the newly appointed Principal, George Jeffreys Williamson. Kenley was a couple of hours' drive from Basingstoke, and I went on a fortnightly basis staying overnight and giving lectures on the Major Prophets, Comparative Religion, and New Testament Greek. Apart from the Greek, I had little or no prior knowledge about the subjects I was teaching and so the lecture preparation time was considerable. But I enjoyed the challenge and added to my personal education in the process. I could not have possibly known it then, but my time at Kenley turned out to be the start of over fifty years of teaching in Pentecostal Bible Colleges around the world. I was also receiving invitations to minister at large conventions and national conferences. Despite the charismatic renewal that was happening at the time in some of the other churches, Pentecostals, having been rejected and ostracized for decades, were still rather suspicious of what was happening, and tended to keep pretty much to themselves, gathering together in large celebrations, especially at significant times of the year, when there was a public holiday – Easter, Whitsun, August, Christmas and New Year. These were amazing times of blessing as people, hungry for the word of God, gathered for fellowship, worship, and to hear specially invited speakers. Some Easter Conventions, like the Cardiff City Temple (Elim), where I was privileged to minister on more than one occasion, would last from Thursday evening until the following Tuesday, very often with two speakers in each meeting. In the mid-seventies, when I would sometimes be booked for up to five years in advance for Easter, I preached at conventions in Preston (72 and 74), Tunbridge Wells (73),  Bishop Aukland (75), Peckham (76), and Coventry (77).      Apart from these popular events which were arranged by local churches, there were also national events like the AoG Annual General Conference, attended by thousands, and the Home Missions Conference organised by the AoG Home Missions Council. In 1969 I was asked to speak at the HMC Conference in Coventry on the subject, Preaching the Gospel in the 1970s. And in 1973 at a similar conference in Weymouth, I spoke on the importance of team leadership in the local church, about which I will say more next time. Even more significant, however, was General Conference which in the late sixties took place in Bognor Regis and from 1971 to 1989 was held at the Butlins Holiday Camp in Minehead reaching a record high attendance for the AoG Jubilee Conference in 1984. I was a speaker on one of the main celebrations (back then referred to as ‘rallies') on several occasions, the first of which was in Bognor in 1969. But perhaps the greatest privilege was for many years being made responsible for speaking at the receiving meeting which was held every year for people who were seeking the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Over the years we saw hundreds begin to speak in tongues, some of whom told me that they had been seeking for years but had never heard it explained so clearly. Other events at which I ministered regularly were youth rallies organised either by local churches or by AoG District Councils, and the National Youth Rally. I was a member of the AoG National Youth Council (1973-76), who were responsible for organising this annual event at which I would usually either lead or preach. I suspect that the reason I was elected to the NYC was partly because people had come to know of the work we were doing among young people at our youth camp. That may also have been the reason for the evangelistic missions I was invited to conduct. On two occasions Colin Whittaker, who was then the AoG pastor at Luton, asked me to conduct an eight-day youth mission. For one of these I was assisted by members of the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship who sang and testified in the evening meetings but also did a great job in distributing invitations to the young people as they came out of school. The other time, I was alone, but part of the week's programme was to preach in one of the schools where I was supported by a Christian band and where dozens responded to the appeal at the end of my message. Another time I was asked by the Christian Union at Chester College – now Chester University – to do a five-day evangelistic mission for the students in the college. When I arrived just after lunch on the Monday, a member of staff conducted me to the bedroom they had allocated for me. I hope you don't mind, he said, we're putting you in a room that was occupied until recently by a student we have had to expel from the college. He had been practising witchcraft . I was rather surprised by this, to say the least, but I put a brave face on it and said, as casually as I could, Oh, that's fine. No problem! But when I entered the room, I confess I began to wonder what evil presence might be lurking there. The half-burnt candle on the windowsill didn't help . Had that been part of his devilish paraphernalia? Or had they just had a power -cut recently?! Then I remembered what Jesus  had promised to his disciples as he sent them out on the task of world evangelisation: Surely, I will be with you always, to the very end of the age (Matthew 28:20). I reminded myself of other Bible  verses like       Behold I give you power  over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19) and I began to take courage. I settled into my room and started to prepare myself for the meeting at which I had to speak that evening. After a few minutes there was a knock at the door. Two men stood there. They had seen the light on in my room and wondered who it was that was in there. Are you a new student? they asked. No, I replied, I've come to conduct a mission for the Christian Union. That's interesting, said one of them. It's strange they should put you in my old room. It was the man they had expelled for practising witchcraft ! He had come back to visit his friend. Of course, I invited them to the meeting that evening and the ‘witch ' said he might come. And sure enough, when the time for the meeting came, there he was sitting in the audience. I preached the gospel  and I would like to be able to say that the man gave his life to Christ, but he didn't. Instead, he came and argued with me! This went on for some time after the meeting had closed, and after about half an hour, feeling that we were getting nowhere by arguing, I decided to invite him to come to the meeting the next day. I think you'll be particularly interested tomorrow, I said. The subject is Jesus  the way to power . How real is the supernatural ? Is it safe? I don't think you know the first thing about the supernatural , he replied. What a challenge to a Pentecostal  preacher! Well, I don't know much about what you get up to when you practise your witchcraft , I said, but I will tell you one thing. When you come under the control of a familiar spirit , you can't say Jesus  is Lord, can you? I don't know who was more surprised, him or me! I had said this on the basis of my understanding of 1 Corinthians 12:1-3, but I was not prepared for the effect it had on this young man. He went visibly pale and said, How did you know that? Taking courage by his reaction, I said, Because the Bible , which is God's word tells me so. And I'll tell you something else it says. You may not acknowledge that Jesus  is Lord now, but the day is coming when you will have to, whether you like it or not. For the Bible says that one day at the name of Jesus  every knee shall bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ  is Lord to the glory of God the Father ! As I quoted these verses from Philippians 2:10-11 to him, he retreated out of the room! I went to bed at around 11pm and fell asleep straight away, sleeping soundly until about 7 the next morning. While the students were having their breakfast, I went down the corridor to the washroom to shave. While I was shaving, I saw in the mirror the face of the ‘witch '. He was standing right behind me.             Good morning, he said. Did you sleep well?             Yes, thank you, I replied. Are you sure? Yes, perfectly sure. I went to bed around eleven and slept soundly until about seven.             Really? I can't understand that! Why? What so unusual about having a good night's sleep? Well, you see, he confessed, I was so annoyed with what you said last night that I stayed up all night practising my witchcraft . I was trying to get a poltergeist into your room to disturb you. I've done it many times before and it's never failed. That's why they expelled me from the college. I can't understand why it didn't work this time. Oh, I said, I wish you had told me. I could have told you not to waste your time. Don't you know that Christians are immune to such things?   Later that day he was seen leaving the college with his bag packed. Leaving? said one of the Christians. Aren't you coming to the meeting today? No, he replied, that fellow knows too much about the supernatural. What a sad story, but despite the satanic opposition, during the course of those five days over 40 students made a decision for Christ. But finally, before we turn to the speaking invitations that began to open up for me overseas, which I'll tell you about next time, a word about those I was receiving from within the UK apart, of course, from the things I've already mentioned – teaching fortnightly at the Bible College, preaching in universities and colleges, serving on the National Youth Council, and ministering at conventions, conferences and missions. In addition to all that, looking back at my diaries I discovered recently that between 1972 and 1976 I was ministering on average over twelve times a year in churches other than Basingstoke. Why do I mention this? Because with that amount of ministry there is always the danger that the family may suffer as a result of it. I am so grateful to Billy Richards who spoke to the ministers in our district about pastors who discovered that their kids had grown up before they knew it and who regretted that they had spent so little time with them. On hearing that, I was determined that that would not happen in our family, and so, whenever I returned from a trip away, Eileen and I would make sure that we all spent extra time together, like going for a drive or walk or picnic in the beautiful Hampshire countryside and followed by a favourite meal for tea. And we made sure that we always had good summer holidays too. Apart from camp, which was a holiday for the kids, but hard, though enjoyable work for Eileen and me, we always tried to make sure that as a family we had two weeks away together. At first these were always in the UK in places like North Wales and Cornwall, but our most notable trip by far was in 1976 when we went to L'Auberson, a small village just a mile from the French border in the Jura region of Switzerland. Back then holidays abroad were far less common and far more expensive than they are today, and such a trip would have been financially impossible for us had it not been for the inheritance Eileen received from her father who had sadly died from a heart attack in 1975. We travelled by car stopping overnight just once en route at a hotel – the children's first experience in one – in La Veuve, a small village near to Chalons-sur-Marne and arrived at L'Auberson early in the evening. Actually it was earlier than we thought. We had put our watches on an hour when we entered France and assumed that the time in Switzerland was the same, but, as we found out later, in those days the time was the same as in England, so when we went to bed at what we thought was nine o'clock, people were rather surprised that we were going to bed at eight! And when we arrived at church the next morning in time for the ten o'clock service the door was still locked because it was really only nine! The pastor was Willy Droz – more about him next time – and I had not told him we were coming and had tried to time our entrance just in time for the service so that he would not ask me to preach. After all I was on holiday! So, of course, I ended up preaching after all – in French. But that brings me to the next subject – speaking engagements abroad, which we'll talk about next time.

That Whitsun, I was late getting away: Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin's poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this episode, Joe takes his seat on the 11.31 to London Waterloo and reads The Whitsun Weddings. Music: Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley Please email Lyn at lynlockwood70@yahoo.co.uk with any questions, comments or suggestions. PLS Membership and information: philiplarkin.com Theme music: The Horns of the Morning by the Mechanicals from their album The Righteous Jazz

Join us, Bex, Alex (two Brits), and Jenn (an American)—three Call The Midwife super fans—as we rewatch our favourite show and discuss each episode in order. Why not join us? Watch the relevant episode, and then listen to us! We are now on Series 8, Episode 3 - 1964!A troubled mother receives support from Shelagh, and an unexpected source, Valerie helps a woman whose child is born with a cleft palate, and Phyllis has ambitious plans for the Whitsun bank holiday.Please follow us on Instagram @recallthemidwifepodcast, on Facebook @Recallthemidwife, on Twitter/X @RECallthemidPod, Threads @recallthemidwifepodcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@recallthemidwife or e-mail us at Recallthemidwife@gmail.com with any questions, suggestions, ideas or feedback! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/recall-the-midwife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sleepy Folklore: Whitsun Ales, Oak Apples, Hay Meadows and Dreamy Snoozy Snuffly Sleep Talk. Remember the point is there is no point. Idle, ramble, sleep, snooze, dream. That's it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last PMQs before the Whitsun recess is overshadowed by the speculation of a snap general election being called. Matt is joined by political journalists Kevin Maguire, Andrew Pierce, Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit to unpack all the action from the Commons.Plus: In the wake of Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay returning to Parliament after having his arms and legs amputated as a result of sepsis, Matt speaks to the founder and chief executive of the Sepsis Trust.PMQs: (01:00)Best of the rest: (31:00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily Morning Prayer (Monday in Whitsun Week) from Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, IN): Psalms 102-103; Genesis 11:1-9; 1 Corinthians 12 To read along, visit: https://ie.dailyoffice1662.com/ To own a Bible, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Reference-Apocrypha-Calfskin-Leather-Red-letter/dp/1107608074 To own a prayer book, visit: https://anglicanway.org/product/the-1662-book-of-common-prayer-international-edition-hardcover-march-2-2021/ To own a hymnal, visit: https://anglicanhousepublishers.org/shop/the-book-of-common-praise-of-the-reformed-episcopal-church/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1662pod/support

Evening Prayer and Ante-Communion (Monday in Whitsun Week) from Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, IN): Psalm 104; Numbers 11:16-29; 1 Cor. 14:1-25 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1662pod/support

Daily Morning Prayer (Monday in Whitsun Week) from Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, IN): Psalms 102-103; Genesis 11:1-9; 1 Corinthians 12 To read along, visit: https://ie.dailyoffice1662.com/ To own a Bible, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Reference-Apocrypha-Calfskin-Leather-Red-letter/dp/1107608074 To own a prayer book, visit: https://anglicanway.org/product/the-1662-book-of-common-prayer-international-edition-hardcover-march-2-2021/ To own a hymnal, visit: https://anglicanhousepublishers.org/shop/the-book-of-common-praise-of-the-reformed-episcopal-church/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1662pod/support

Evening Prayer and Ante-Communion (Monday in Whitsun Week) from Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, IN): Psalm 104; Numbers 11:16-29; 1 Cor. 14:1-25 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1662pod/support

Hosts: Fr. Steve & Rich Budd In today's episode we talk about the Synod on Synodality. We hear a reflection on how to get to Heaven. And we listen to a poem which Brian Fink recited at the recent parish Whitsun event. The poem is called “Fixing."

We have reached the energetic peak of the year. The main ancient and folkloric themes of June ritualise the human relationship to two of our primary life-givers, the sun and water. Our romance with these elements (and one another) reach a peak as the year completes its in-breath around the summer solstice. This episode outlines a faint thematic arc in historical Whitsun practices at the start of June, and Midsummer at the end, focusing especially on the folk rituals and folksong of the Baltic countries, Eastern Europe and Ireland. Purchase my new Gathering the Gods course on Thor, Odin, & Freya: fantastic-hall-390.myflodesk.com/ My excellent Midsummer Solstice / June Almanac playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0gG8z6O83kpkjflUqaSMZc?si=a7a6693c091046ef The Midsummer Solstice episode of Fair Folk podcast from 2018: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QZliHXdfHHmSVy0ySfpbv?si=fe6608a7395c4a5e “Rusalki: Anthropology of time, death, and sexuality in Slavic folklore” by Jiří Dynda https://www.academia.edu/34620531/Rusalki_Anthropology_of_time_death_and_sexuality_in_Slavic_folklore “The Mythic Sun: An Aerial Perspective” by Thomas Dubois: https://chs.harvard.edu/chapter/thomas-a-dubois-the-mythic-sun-an-areal-perspective/ “Migration of Song Genres: Two Typical Lithuanian Cases” by Rytis Ambrazevičius https://bop.unibe.ch/EJM/article/view/8335 “The Midsummer Solstice As It Was, Or Was Not, Observed in Pagan Germany, Scandinavia and Anglo-Saxon England” by Sandra Billington https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hX0NJJHjoicOq-5VH3kPfsQAX3NTbAtj/view?usp=sharing Music in this episode: Opening theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods Buy Sylvia Woods' music: www.harpcenter.com/category/harp-cds “O Na Ivana Na Kupala” by Olexa Kabanov - Buy it: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/oh-na-ivana-na-kupala/919387915?i=919387973 “Švinta Jona Vakaralia” by Nalšia - Learn more and buy it (scroll down for English): http://www.lnkc.lt/go.php/lit/Kupole-roze-sekminiu-joniniu-dainuojamoji-tautosaka/110946 Ozolini, Ozolini by Vilkači - Buy it: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/j%C4%81nis/1201942701

On The Alfred Daily Today: Amber wildfire warning has been issued for Dorset, including Shaftesbury, until weekend. Government gives Dorset £200,000 to tackle drugs and save lives. Joe Hashman's nature notes - swooping St James' blackbirds. Shaftesbury area events for the Bank Holiday weekend. AONB replace walking week with a season of guided strolls. National Theatre's 'Life of Pi' roars into Shaftesbury Arts Centre. View from the Hill - visitors from Weston-super-Mare. Morris Men from Norfolk take Whitsun tour to Shaftesbury Abbey. Coffee Companions: cultivating friendship at Shaftesbury's Royal Chase. Countdown to De Fashion Dorset: a festival of sustainable style. Soundscape - whitethroat on Coles Lane.

As Easter draws to a close, Christians around the world will be focussing on the Day of Pentecost which comes a week today. This major festival has been given other names too - Whit Sunday or Whitsun for short. It's even been referred to as the birthday of the church. Coming 50 days after Christ's Resurrection, it's the time when (according to the dramatic account in chapter 2 of the Acts of the Apostles) the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit. The passage continues, “Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them” The Holy Spirit had arrived in no uncertain terms. From then on – as the remainder of the Book of Acts relates - the disciples and their followers were inspired to go forth and set up the first churches in places like Corinth and Thessaloniki; their mission was far from easy. Down the centuries, churches have been opened and closed and indeed the landscapes of Wales and other places around the world are punctuated with neglected and derelict churches which were once proud testaments to fervent revivals. Here in Wales, many places such as Llandudno, Llantwit Major and Llanbadrig are testament to church cells founded by saints about 1500 years ago. Now, despite an increasingly secular society today, new churches are being opened with congregations growing in number. We ask why. With the help of his guests, Jonathan Thomas hears about the descent of the Holy Spirit on the very first Day of Pentecost, and its subsequent influence on new churches emerging around the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor. He also explores the work of the Holy Spirit today in Pentecostal and mainstream denominations, and learns about the seeming exponential growth of neo-Pentecostal churches in south America. Our guests: Catrin Williams: Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Wales, Trinity St David. The Revd Dr Gareth Leyshon, a Roman Catholic priest and Director of Adult Education in the Archdiocese of Cardiff. The Revd Dr Jonathan Black: Lecturer in Theology at Regents Theological College of the Elim Pentecostal Church, and a minister in the Apostolic Church. Luca Sparey: an ordinand based at the Citizen Church in Cardiff. Professor Bettina Schmidt: Director of the Alister Hardy Religious Experience Centre based in Lampeter.

Michael Price is an Emmy Award winning composer and pianist. You've undoubtably heard his work on the BBC's Sherlock, ITV's Unforgotten, and the 2020 Dracula series written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat that I've been obsessed with – no seriously, I must have watched it ten times now - since the moment it aired. In and amongst that he's worked on the Paul W.S. Anderson cult space horror Event Horizon, The Iron Giant – another film I'm fairly obsessed with – Hot Fuzz, The Lord Of The Rings movies… and Goal!, which I watched on a plane once and thought was terrible, but I don't think you can blame Michael for any of that. He's worked with the great David Arnold and the late, great Michael Kamen, and recently I've become a big fan of his solo work, especially his most recent release, the haunting Whitsun. You don't have to bend my arm to speak to a fellow Yorkshireman and I think you'll enjoy this inspiring and illuminating conversation just as much as I enjoyed having it.Join the Substack! 

  Michael Price joins The Film Scorer for episode 2 of season 3! You might be most familiar with Michael Price (at least I was) from his work with David Arnold on the acclaimed and excellent Sherlock and Dracula series, both created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. But Michael also spent five years working with Michael Kamen, beginning on Event Horizon and X-Men, and music edited a number of films including the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. During our interview we talk about all of those. We also talk about, and cover most in-depth, Michael's latest solo album Whitsun, which becomes an intimate look at Michael's childhood in Yorkshire, a connection of sound and memory. It's a lovely, nostalgic album that's both sweet and melancholic, with a universality that conjures a sense of recollection no matter one's past.   As we wrapped up our chat, we began discussing the importance of music in one's life and Michael said: "If just one person made a little moment to play something or sing for themselves or with someone else in their family or with a friend, just that tiny one act I think is joyful and worthwhile…To anyone: if you do find yourself playing or singing, send me a note on Twitter, cheer us both up." So, if after listening you've found yourself playing or singing, but sure to let Michael know (and include me while you're at it).   Whitsun is available digitally and physically (via CD and cassette) on Michael's bandcamp, and digitally on all major platforms. Michael's scores are broadly available digitally and physically.   For those interested in Scored to Death: The Dark Art of Scary Movie Music, you can find out more information here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scoredtodeathmovie/scored-to-death-the-dark-art-of-scary-movie-music  

More 1960's than you can shake a hippy-hat at featuring groovy elements of R & B; Blue-Eyed Pop; Soul; Psych; Garage; PopArt; GirlGroups plus Italian fashion, smoking at hairdressers, Beatles opening shops, a Whitsun parade and more Julian & Sandy trolling up the airwaves and being bona, it's Winkle Pickers & Floor Fillers Vol 18.

Den brittiske poeten Philip Larkins litteratur är läst och älskad. I brev och biografier framkommer mindre smickrande sidor, som till exempel rasism. Men när hans brev till livskamraten Monica Jones publicerades nyanserades bilden något. Jan Norming har läst. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ursprungligen publicerad den 18 mars 2011.För en tid sen stod en notis i engelska The Guardian. En okänd kärleksdikt av poeten Philip Larkin hade hittats i en skokartong. Dikten låg instucken i ett gammalt, tummat internkuvert. Föremålet för Larkins ömma känslor var Betty Mackereth. Han var bibliotekarie på universitetet i Hull och hon var hans sekreterare.Till notisen fanns ett foto. Larkin sitter i sina hornbågade glasögon lutad mot en pelare av betong. Bakom honom står en cykel. Är det hans? Jag vet att han cyklade och på omslaget till diktsamlingen The Whitsun Weddings finns också en cykel. Whitsun betyder pingst. Det är en tunn bok i vitt och olivgrönt med hård pärm, jag hittade den hos Blackwells i Oxford. Den ser ut som en sådan där liten skolradioutgåva från femtiotalet.Larkin är läst och älskad i England. Föra året hade han varit död ett kvartssekel. Hans dikter är ofta rimmade bilder av engelskt liv och kynne. Jag vill fånga, tolka och bevara livet som det ter sig, skriver Larkin i ett tidigt brev till sin livskamrat Monica Jones. Kanske bevara i meningen konservera, som att lägga in frukt eller syra grönsaker, och noggrant anteckna innehållet på etiketterna.Det får mig att tänka på Tomas Tranströmers dikt Decemberkväll från 1972. Här kommer jag den osynlige mannen, kanske anställd av ett stort Minne för att leva just nuJag tänker mig att det är Larkin som kommer på sin cykel. Och samma svävande exakthet finns i hans dikter, små sakliga och gåtfulla stycken om att dricka te, åka tåg och gå i kyrkan, allt det där som finns och sen inte finns, som skingras och försvinner som rök ur våra liv. Om ingen minns åt oss.I samband med 25-årsminnet av diktarens död utkom nyligen Letters to Monica, ett urval av hans korrespondens med Monica Jones. Philip Larkin föddes 1922. Som ung bibliotekarie kom han 1946 till universitet i Leicester där jämnåriga Monica Jones föreläste i engelsk litteratur. Båda hade examen i ämnet från Oxford, han vid St Johns, hon vid St Hughes. Men i Oxford möttes de aldrig.På omslaget ser man de bägge. De är på semester. Det är mitten av femtiotalet. Hela sitt långa förhållande åker de regelbundet på semester. Tillsammans planerar de resrutter. Larkin beställer biljetterna, kollar tidtabeller och bokar hotell. Andra har äktenskap, barn, hushåll och ekonomi ihop. De har sina semestrar. Så kallade semestrar, skriver den elake Martin Amis i en anmälan av boken. Resmålen var inte alltför vidlyftiga. Hope you got my letter from Pocklington, citerar Amis.Larkin var en motvillig semesterfirare. Semestern som koncept, hävdade han, bygger på en huvudsakligen kvinnlig föreställning om att allt blir bättre i Venedig eller Frinton. Själv stannade han helst hemma. Hela sitt vuxna liv försörjde han sig som bibliotekarie, de sista trettio åren i Hull, en håla vid Nordsjön med låga moln, dis, dimma, fukt och frånlandsvind, en perfekt plats för utövare av den speciella sorts misantropi som var Larkins.Men här är de alltså på Sark, en av kanalöarna intill den franska kusten, hav och obruten horisont, ett bukoliskt landskap med bräkande får och en varm bris. Omslagets foto är svartvitt. Det är en fin dag av skuggorna att döma. I fonden ett band av kobbar och skär. Hon sitter och han står, rygg mot rygg, hon i solglasögon, han med kikaren i händerna, hon med en ryggsäck av smärting, han barfota i sandalerna, hon ser ut mot havet, han in mot land, de är så unga, redan så ensamma och så vita i solen.Kanske är semestrarna hans offer. Hennes är i så fall större. Hon vill gifta sig, kanske ha barn. Det vill inte han. Eller törs inte. Kan inte bestämma sig. Så det blir som det blir. Varje gång frågan kommer upp skyller han på sitt skrivande och hon fogar sig, han får dåligt samvete och hon förebrår sig, han tröstar henne och hon honom, prisgivna åt varandra. Red ut det, den som kan.I nästan fyrtio år försökte de, skrev och skrev, Philip skickade mer än 1 421 brev och 521 kort, inalles cirka 7 500 sidor. Hon postade säkert lika många. Någon borde ge ut dem i urval, Letters to Philip. Här finns bara några få brottstycken av Monicas brev återgivna i finstilta fotnoter.Varför har du alltid mer tid för andra än för mig, undrar hon, och ber genast om ursäkt, intill förtvivlan resonabel. I ett annat fragment framgår att hon är djupt sårad av hans affärer med andra kvinnor, särskilt när hon blir varse att han tagit med en dikt om en av dem i The Whitsun Weddings. Fast han lovat. Hennes behärskning är hjärtskärande. Samtidigt som han skrockar något om hur ogärna han ser att hon träffar en PhD i åttkantiga glasögon, någon som var i Rom förra året.Philip Larkin och Monica Jones bodde aldrig ihop, förutom hans sista år. Ett kort tag kom de att dela adress och leva i något som liknade ett äktenskap. Hon fick bältros och flyttade in efter en sjukhusvistelse. Larkin dog först. Enligt hans önskemål maldes dagböckerna ner till makulatur under överinseende av hans sekreterare. I brev till Monica hade han betackat sig för illvilliga levnadstecknare.  Hon bodde ensam kvar. På sexton år gick hon knappt utanför dörren. Efter Monicas död hittade man högarna av brev. Den digra samlingen köptes av Bodleian Library i Oxford.Deras brevväxling ger begreppet resonemangsförhållande en ny innebörd. Här avhandlas allt, också sånt som inte blir sagt när de ses, i varandras närhet är de valhänta, blyga, försagda. Det är lättare att komma till tals i breven, tonen är stundtals ömsint och kärleksfull, de leker och tumlar runt som kattungar i texten. Båda har en fäbless för Beatrix Potter och hennes sagovärld. Larkin illustrerar breven med små teckningar i trubbig blyerts. Han är sälen och hon är kaninen. Dear bun, inleder han sina depescher.De kommenterar politik och boxning, cricket och litteratur, han rådgör löpande med henne om sina dikter, hon är uppskattande men inte okritisk. Som korrekturläsare är hon omutlig och säger ifrån. Det kan gälla stilen i stort, enstaka ordval eller ett tveksamt demonstrativt pronomen. De skriver om böcker och författare, levande och döda, skvallrar och baktalar, få finner nåd inför deras ögon. Philip som redigerar Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, anförtror henne vad han tycker, att det mesta är skräp, ingen som är född efter 1930 kan skriva, Ted Hughes klarar sig med knapp nöd.Andra råkar värre ut. Who cares about asses like Blake or bores like Byron? Några duger, Thomas Hardy alltid, W. H. Auden för det mesta, John Betjeman åtminstone ibland, Kingsley Amis för gammal vänskaps skull, Barbara Pym, Shakespeare förstås, är det inte underbart att han finns och är engelsk och att vi är engelska, tänk om du var tjeck, oupphörligt knorrande, och jag en jänkare som skrev på en avhandling om vattenmetaforer hos Pound.De klagar ständigt över sakernas tillstånd, vädret, krämpor, huvudvärk, hösnuva, matsmältning, sprit, brist på pengar, Larkins morsa, tristess, tråkiga historier, grannar som grälar eller spelar fel musik för högt, något atonalt som låter som en färja på väg ut ur en pianofabrik.Med åren blev Larkin a grumpy old man enligt principen om att aldrig underskatta sanningshalten i en djupt rotad fördom, fast så värst gammal blev han inte, och sin språkliga skärpa tappade han aldrig, heller inte sin osvikliga blick för tillvarons mer absurda sidor. Han är emellanåt rätt underhållande och klarsynt i sin grinighet.Letters to Monica är en text full av koder, förkortningar, tecken, medvetna felstavningar, omskrivningar, ordlekar, ett partitur för två ensamma röster. Idag bär jag de gula strumporna du gav mig. Ikväll tog jag en stor G & T, synd på citronerna annars. De dricker för mycket, var och en på sitt håll. Åren går och man undrar hur hon har det, Monica Jones, när breven glesnar och han får medalj av drottningen, går på fest hos Faber & Faber eller träffar sina älskarinnor.When it comes to women, I fucking give you up, skrev en gång Kingsley Amis till Larkin. I Amis roman Lucky Jim från 1954 får en av figurerna, Margaret, låna drag av Monica. Det är ett infamt porträtt. Larkin slutade inte umgås med vännen för det. Föga ridderligt mot Monica kan man tycka. Om han med tiden fick svårare att fördra Amis berodde det på annat. Framför allt var det Amis obestridliga talang för ett bekymmersfritt leverne som väckte hans harm, eller möjligen förtäckta avund. Åtminstone om man får tro Marin Amis, Kingsleys son.Åtskilligt har sagts om Larkins dystra tillvaro, och om motsättningen mellan liv och dikt, de till synes vattentäta skotten. Men jag tänker att det ena hör ihop med det andra, och att det har med hans ambivalens att göra, hans vacklan, det dubbla seende som berikar hans konst men föröder hans liv.Å andra sidan, vad vet vi? Kanske njöt han i hemlighet av att skrubba skjortkragar, tvätta lakan, klippa gräs, av sina eviga stuvningar och persikor på burk, sina stunder med The Archers i radion, en halv flaska sherry till Händels Water Music, cykelturerna i Hull med omnejd, två stora gin och tonic medan Sidney Bechet snurrade på skivtallriken, kanske njöt han så skamlöst att han var tvungen att beklaga sig, och som sagt förmågan att förvandla ledan till skön dikt hade han, som i Home is so Sad, Days, Church Going och den oändligt sorgsna Take One Home for the Kiddies.Men vad vet vi? Vad vet vi om varandra, om varandras liv? Ingenting, inte ett vitten, inte ens när vi tror oss veta, inte ens när vi vet, vet vi.Jan NormingLitteratur: Larkin, Philip: Letters to Monica Edited by Anthony Thwaite, Faber and Faber och Bodleian Library Larkin, Philip: The Whitsun Weddings, Faber and Faber Larkin, Philip: Collected Poems, The Marvell Press och Faber and FaberLarkin, Philip: Döden är ett moln, dikter i urval, översättning av Olle Thörnvall, Ellerströms förlagLänkar: Diskussionssida om och med Philip Larkins nyupptäckta dikt, Dear JakeThe Poetry Archive, med inläsningar av Philip Larkin Programledare: Fredrik Pålsson  fredrik.palsson@sr.se Producent: Lena Birgersdotter  lena.birgersdotter@sr.se

The life of Jean-Baptiste Rambla is a sordid soap opera, made up of episodes each more macabre than the next. It began when he was still known as little Jean. At the age of six, he was the main witness to the kidnapping and murder of his sister, Marie Dolores Rambla. Decades later, he in turn became a murderer. On 3 June 1974, little Jean played with his older sister Marie Dolores Rambla at the foot of his building in the cité Sainte-Agnès in Marseille. On Rue d'Albe, in the 4th arrondissement, there are no green spaces, only car parks. The children are used to this urban landscape which does not take into account their need for air and activities. Unlike many families, the Ramblas do not take advantage of the Whitsun weekend to relax at the beach. The children hide as best they can, telling each other stories full of dreams and hope. Here and there, signs are posted forbidding roller-skating, ball games and noise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The life of Jean-Baptiste Rambla is a sordid soap opera, made up of episodes each more macabre than the next. It began when he was still known as little Jean. At the age of six, he was the main witness to the kidnapping and murder of his sister, Marie Dolores Rambla. Decades later, he in turn became a murderer. On 3 June 1974, little Jean played with his older sister Marie Dolores Rambla at the foot of his building in the cité Sainte-Agnès in Marseille. On Rue d'Albe, in the 4th arrondissement, there are no green spaces, only car parks. The children are used to this urban landscape which does not take into account their need for air and activities. Unlike many families, the Ramblas do not take advantage of the Whitsun weekend to relax at the beach. The children hide as best they can, telling each other stories full of dreams and hope. Here and there, signs are posted forbidding roller-skating, ball games and noise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The life of Jean-Baptiste Rambla is a sordid soap opera, made up of episodes each more macabre than the next. It began when he was still known as little Jean. At the age of six, he was the main witness to the kidnapping and murder of his sister, Marie Dolores Rambla. Decades later, he in turn became a murderer. On 3 June 1974, little Jean played with his older sister Marie Dolores Rambla at the foot of his building in the cité Sainte-Agnès in Marseille. On Rue d'Albe, in the 4th arrondissement, there are no green spaces, only car parks. The children are used to this urban landscape which does not take into account their need for air and activities. Unlike many families, the Ramblas do not take advantage of the Whitsun weekend to relax at the beach. The children hide as best they can, telling each other stories full of dreams and hope. Here and there, signs are posted forbidding roller-skating, ball games and noise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Sync Music Matters I'm talking to Emmy Award Winning Michael Price. Michael talks about his journey from the music department of WHSmith's to composing for shows like Sherlock and Unforgotten.  He reveals the challenges of composing music over multiple series and how his creative approach changes when writing music as a solo artist.  He talks fondly of his time working with the late great Michael Kaman who apparently used to try and improvise action cues in a single take.  Several life milestones that have changed the ways that he wants to create and write music. In Episode 7 Danny Mulhern talks about improvisation and flow state which Michael also draws on heavily to be at his creative best. Michael Price Biog Emmy Award winning Michael Price has composed music for TV shows such as Sherlock, Dracula, and Unforgotten. He has received numerous award nominations and was recently nominated for a BAFTA and an Emmy for his work on Dracula with David Arnold. His film scoring work includes films such as Eternal Beauty, Cheerful Weather and Just Jim  As well as being a master of music for TV and Film, Michael releases music as a solo artist.  His solo work takes the form of beautiful improvised piano works, as heard on albums like Diary, or via the more lush, grand orchestral work, that you might hear on critically acclaimed releases Entanglement (2015) Tender Symmetry (2018) from via Erased Tapes' His lastest release, The Hope of Better Weather, is rooted in the piano world but also exists as a bridge crossing into new terrain, including reworks and remixes from the likes of Yann Tiersen, Bill Ryder-Jones and Eluvium  And his forthcoming album, Whitsun, is an exploration of the connection between sound and memory.  Michael Price's website Some of Michael Price's Musical Influences: Michael Kaman Keith Jarret - Concert in Koeln John Tavener - The Protecting Veil Arvo Paert Japan - Ghosts   Jim Hustwit is a music producer and composer specialising in trailer music, production music and music for TV ads  

"Give Us This Day, Evening Edition" is a unique devotional commentary for the entire Church Year according to the Daily Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer (1928). We join our reading of the Second Lesson from Evening Prayer with the reading of countless Christians, who read these Scriptures to form and transform the soul, more than merely inform the mind.

"Give Us This Day, Evening Edition" is a unique devotional commentary for the entire Church Year according to the Daily Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer (1928). We join our reading of the Second Lesson from Evening Prayer with the reading of countless Christians, who read these Scriptures to form and transform the soul, more than merely inform the mind.

The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for Whitsun Tuesday, The Tuesday after Pentecost.

The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for Whitsun Tuesday, The Tuesday after Pentecost.

The Order for Morning Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for Whitsun Monday.

The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, for Whitsun Monday.

"Give Us This Day, Evening Edition" is a unique devotional commentary for the entire Church Year according to the Daily Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer (1928). We join our reading of the Second Lesson from Evening Prayer with the reading of countless Christians, who read these Scriptures to form and transform the soul, more than merely inform the mind.

The Order for Evening Prayer according to the usage of the Book of Common Prayer 1928, for Whitsun Eve, The Saturday of the Sunday after the Ascension.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/28xvp8ca Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com Dublin Airport: order and order promised. Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath: ord agus eagar geallta. The Dublin Airport Authority has pledged to significantly improve passenger services at the airport over the summer. Tá sé geallta ag Údarás Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath go gcuirfear feabhas mór ar sheirbhísí do phaisinéirí san aerfort i gcaitheamh an tsamhraidh. The focus, it has been said, is currently on three specific aspects of the situation, namely, increasing human resources, opening more security lanes at peak times and better managing queues. Táthar ag díriú faoi láthair, a dúradh, ar thrí ghné ar leith den scéal, mar atá, acmhainní daonna a mhéadú, níos mó lánaí slándála a oscailt ag buaicamanna agus scuainí a bhainistiú níos fearr. Passengers are advised to arrive at the airport at least two and a half hours before their flight if traveling to Britain or Continental Europe. Moltar do phaisinéirí teacht chun an aerfoirt dhá uair an chloig go leith ar a laghad roimh a n-eitilt más go dtí an Bhreatain nó Mór-roinn na hEorpa atá siad ag dul. In the event of a longer flight, it is advisable to arrive at the airport at least three and a half hours in advance. Más eitilt níos faide atá i gceist, moltar teacht chun an aerfoirt trí huaire an chloig go leith ar a laghad roimh ré. At peak times, it has been said, entry halls will only be admitted on that basis. Ag buaicamanna, a dúradh, is ar an mbonn sin amháin a ligfear daoine isteach sna hallaí imeachta. If people arrive at the airport too early, they will be asked to stay in a designated passenger area and priority will be given to people with special needs. Má thagann daoine chun an aerfoirt róluath, iarrfar orthu fanacht in áit ar leith do phaisinéirí agus tabharfar tosaíocht do dhaoine a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta acu. The rules will be strictly enforced, it was said, and people will have to show the appropriate documents to prove what time their flight is departing. Cuirfear na rialacha i bhfeidhm go docht, a dúradh, agus beidh ar dhaoine na cáipéisí cuí a thaispeáint lena chruthú cén t-am a bhfuil a n-eitilt ag imeacht. According to the Dublin Airport Authority, the new rules will make it a no- brainer at the airport this Whitsun weekend as it was last weekend. Dar le hÚdarás Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath go bhfágfaidh na rialacha nua nach mbeidh sé ina chíor thuathail san aerfort deireadh seachtaine seo na Cincíse mar a bhí an deireadh seachtaine seo caite. Over a thousand people missed their flights at the airport last Sunday due to long security queues. Chaill os cionn míle duine a n-eitiltí san aerfort Dé Domhnaigh seo caite de bharr scuainí fada slándála. It was stated that there were not enough open security lanes due to lack of staff. Dúradh nach raibh dóthain lánaí slándála oscailte de bhíthin easpa foirne.

Good Morning Monaco THURSDAY JUNE 2, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Oligarch goes to court in bid to open MC bank account Boris Rotenberg, a close ally of Putin, is trying to use his status as a Monaco resident in order to oblige a bank to open an account in the Principality... Prince Albert opens up to Financial Times in frank interview In a wide-ranging and frank interview with the Financial Times, HSH Prince Albert spoke about several topics, from Russian residents to transparency to environmental concerns... Knight Frank very upbeat about Monaco market In its recent report on the residential property market in the Principality, international agency Knight Frank is very positive about likely future trends... More traffic jams as important Monaco tunnel closed The Grand Prix may be over but that doesn't mean that traffic will get back to normal any time soon in Monaco... Streaming Festival finds its feet one year on The Monaco Streaming Festival has evidently hit its stride this year after a challenging debut in 2021 during the tail-end of the pandemic... DULY NOTED: Advance notice: Monday, June 6, is the Whitsun state holiday in Monaco, otherwise known as Pentecost. Copyright © 2020 NEWS SARL. All rights reserved. North East West South (NEWS) SARL. RCI: 20S08518 - NIS: 6312Z21974 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monacodailynews/message

Darth Vader Breathing, Mash potatoes in the Summer, Trying to buy donated bread, Whimsical Whitsun Weekend

In this episode, we discuss the readings for Pentecost Sunday (Year C in the lectionary cycle): John 14:8-17,25-27; Romans 8:14-17; Psalm 104:25-37; Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21.We consider Jesus's promise to not leave us as orphans and to send the Holy Spirit, adopting us as children and heirs. We discuss the Psalm's joyful delight in God's creative generosity, and the oft-edited out prayer to judge the sin and wickedness that so mars and offends His life-giving work. We conclude by contrasting the arrogant building up of Babel and its division of languages to the humble receiving of God's gift come down at Pentecost with uniting of many people despite their varied languages.Notes:-Wikipedia explains Whitsunday (also known as Whitsun or Whitsun Day)-Fleming Rutledge's The Crucifixion: Understand the Death of Jesus Christ-Michael S. Heiser's The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.