tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post1376675185909115692..comments2024-03-28T09:17:03.940+00:00Comments on AncientBriton: Time to move on - but is it possible?AncientBritonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12357913998344777403noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-78561780857610480432015-02-26T16:26:57.072+00:002015-02-26T16:26:57.072+00:00In principle, I agree with you 1662, but the quest...In principle, I agree with you 1662, but the question is this. Who will be celebrating the Eucharist?<br />If it turns out to be Canon Holcombe you can count me in.<br />If it is one of Bazza's coven, forget it!Llandaff Pewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-27778518682487971302015-02-26T16:07:10.758+00:002015-02-26T16:07:10.758+00:00ALLELUIA!
Praise be to God in the Highest.
Has th...ALLELUIA!<br />Praise be to God in the Highest.<br /><br />Has the penny FINALLY dropped in Llandaff Cathedral?<br /><br />On the latest edition of The Bell<br />(see http://www.llandaffcathedral.org.uk/documents/BELLMar2015Final3.pdf )<br />"SERVICES at LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL<br />SUNDAY SERVICES<br />Compline** 5.30pm (sung, in the Lady Chapel,<br />with the Parish Choir adults)<br />**On First Sunday of month, Compline will be replaced by a celebration of the<br />Holy Eucharist (Book of Common prayer 1662 rite)<br /><br />May I respectfully suggest to all the traditionalist readers of this blog that word of this is not only spread far and wide but that a large turnout to support this "initiative" would be most desirable.<br />Who knows, if there is a good turnout, even the glove puppet might get the message that the shite rite should be shredded?1662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-24342001476034097122015-02-24T18:18:55.906+00:002015-02-24T18:18:55.906+00:00The ears in the walls report that His ++Darkness c...The ears in the walls report that His ++Darkness continues to be terrified of the Charity Commission looking into the accounts of his Diocese and Cathedral. Follow the money!<br /><br />It seems as though +Monmouth has finally filed his annual return with the charity commissioners, albeit 101 days late.<br />Seems +Monmouth is still spending £6k a year on who knows what?Llandaff Pewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-47290136183978589152015-02-22T09:28:45.988+00:002015-02-22T09:28:45.988+00:00In the week that Llandaff will be marking the firs...In the week that Llandaff will be marking the first anniversary of Bazza installing his golf caddy as dean, it looks like the Llandaff Cathedral Choir Association (LCCA) has now gone the same way as the Cathedral Choir itself.<br />Not only does the link on the Llandaff Cathedral website (www.lccacardiff.co.uk) no longer work but it is impossible to find any trace of what was a very informative and nicely presented website.Teilonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-22900213935224028642015-02-21T12:22:11.417+00:002015-02-21T12:22:11.417+00:00Bazza's glove puppet is not amused that his pr...Bazza's glove puppet is not amused that his proposed re-organisation of the Cathedral Administration department (the promotion of his favourite member of staff Mr Toad) has been leaked. The cunning plan was supposed to be presented to the PCC and pew-sitters as a 'fait accompli' thus avoiding the little inconveniences of advertising the post and interviewing appropriately qualified and experienced potential candidates on a level playing field.<br />The theme and content of his Ash Wednesday sermon was most entertaining.<br />And to cap it all, Bonaparte was there to hear it too.Llandaff Pewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-64882300391851465722015-02-18T08:03:46.926+00:002015-02-18T08:03:46.926+00:00The wonders of social media:-
https://www.facebook...The wonders of social media:-<br />https://www.facebook.com/Bangor546Evangelical Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393283334628401985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-36651767066081553262015-02-17T09:46:58.583+00:002015-02-17T09:46:58.583+00:00The little matter of the ongoing deficit explains ...The little matter of the ongoing deficit explains the reluctance of Chapter members to discuss matters financial with anyone since last October. I hear that interested parties are scouring the draft accounts for missing Organ appeal monies and signs of payoffs to Moorhouse and Hallinan. 1662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-61879867864488044582015-02-16T22:37:31.663+00:002015-02-16T22:37:31.663+00:00So Llandaff Cathedral is still running at an annua...So Llandaff Cathedral is still running at an annual deficit of some £25,000. When is the next Chapter lunch?Llandaff Pewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-86896217221900725882015-02-16T22:16:34.260+00:002015-02-16T22:16:34.260+00:00That's a little out of date 1662.
Tonight'...That's a little out of date 1662.<br />Tonight's grumblings on The Green concern the ongoing £25k deficit at Llandaff Cathedral, from where the glove puppet has found nearly £12k to pay 6 singers for a terms singing and why the draft Cathedral accounts were only handed out to the PCC immediately prior to tonight's meeting thus preventing due scrutiny and consideration. <br />One is led to believe that the glove puppet has also been demanding respect, loyalty and confidentiality so the gullible pew sitters will be kept in the dark.<br />Quelle domage.Episkoposnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-86234103876589972552015-02-16T18:51:45.216+00:002015-02-16T18:51:45.216+00:00The ears in the walls report that this week's ...The ears in the walls report that this week's grumblings on The Green are that Bazza's glove puppet is lining up Mr Toad the Head Verger to take over the role of Cathedral Administrator, a position for which he is entirely unqualified, reportedly having been unable to run a Cafe.<br />Has anyone seen a job description and an advertisement inviting applications for the post?<br />Or is it just the latest example of Darth ++Insidious, his daughter Lucy the consultant and the glove puppet demonstrating their contempt for employment law and good (best) practice?1662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-80960469401288159272015-02-15T09:26:38.223+00:002015-02-15T09:26:38.223+00:00By "challenging music" does Mr Bielby me...By "challenging music" does Mr Bielby mean Darke in F?Teilonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-45050396546437181892015-02-14T20:01:25.760+00:002015-02-14T20:01:25.760+00:00Has Mr Bielby been promoted?
According to my copy ...Has Mr Bielby been promoted?<br />According to my copy of the weekly notes he is merely the Interim Director of Music. Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-27964980515234352122015-02-14T15:53:30.167+00:002015-02-14T15:53:30.167+00:00To quote a previous entry that appears under the h...To quote a previous entry that appears under the heading Morgan's Organ,<br /><br />"The esteem in which the Llandaff Chapter truly hold their 'professional' choir is that they wish to treat them like burger flippers in a fast food franchise."<br /><br />New Dean but same old attitude.Harold Darkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-3233049451025151662015-02-14T12:17:55.539+00:002015-02-14T12:17:55.539+00:00It is revealing that a quick look on the Church Ti...It is revealing that a quick look on the Church Times website turns up adverts for Cathedral singers Wells, Chelmsford and Worcester Cathedrals, but curiously no mention of Llandaff.<br /><br />A discreet and unassuming little "advert" pinned to the notice board by the West door?<br />For "Remuneration" read Zero Hours contract and "certain" midweek services read no clearly defined job description!<br />Is it the Lucy Morgan school of how to evade employment law?1662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-71450751450115194892015-02-14T09:14:49.698+00:002015-02-14T09:14:49.698+00:00Bazza's golf caddy doesn't want the advert...Bazza's golf caddy doesn't want the advert spread far and wide?<br />That's a crying shame.<br /><br />LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL<br />SINGERS REQUIRED<br />2 Altos/Counter-tenors, 2 Tenors, 2 Basses<br />Remuneration £1,800 for the period<br />1st March - 15th July 2015<br />Applicants should have good sight-reading skills and good<br />voices to sing challenging music in the context of the Anglican<br />liturgy at two Sunday Services (11.00am & 3.30pm) and certain<br />midweek services.<br />Please contact the Director of Music as soon as possible<br />for further details :-<br />Jonathan Bielby MBE<br />Llandaff Cathedral<br />07884 088488<br />jonathanbielby@gmail.com<br /><br /> Cheering for the Lay Clerksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-77493988711023875622015-02-13T20:22:20.991+00:002015-02-13T20:22:20.991+00:00Monmouth Diocese doesn't have any difficulty i...Monmouth Diocese doesn't have any difficulty in advertising for new members.<br /><br />http://monmouth.churchinwales.org.uk/news/2015/02/cathedral-choir-seeks-new-members/<br /><br /><br />Llandaff Pewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-70477669784092179922015-02-13T20:09:57.840+00:002015-02-13T20:09:57.840+00:00One suspects you're on the right track Episkop...One suspects you're on the right track Episkopos.<br />The chances are that Bazza's glove puppet Capon and his glove puppet Bielby have already decided which gullible and naiive students they want for the posts but since employment law dictates that positions have to be "advertised" they're ticking that box by placing a small discreet "advert" just within the Cathedral building.<br />God forbid that any of the old Lay Clerks that could actually DO the job properly were to find out about the new posts and apply for their old jobs back...........<br />There's a thought.<br />Now where did I put my phone book...........................? Harold Darkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-36984971037271237062015-02-12T18:51:20.907+00:002015-02-12T18:51:20.907+00:00No press release concerning the "new" Ll...No press release concerning the "new" Llandaff Cathedral Choir recruitment scheme on either the Llandaff Diocese or the Church in Wales websites and no classified ads on The Church Times website.<br />Perhaps it's meant to be a secret like Christopher Gower's "Organ Scholar"?Episkoposnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-54108766838458031412015-02-12T17:19:39.030+00:002015-02-12T17:19:39.030+00:00The scab singers, as you call them, may not be aro...The scab singers, as you call them, may not be around for too much longer nor in such great numbers.<br />An advertisement appeared on the notice board next to the West door last week specifying vacancies for 6 singers (2 altos/counter-tenors, 2 tenors & 2 bass) for the period of 1st March to 15th July only with remuneration of £1800.<br />The ears in the Cathedral walls report there are ructions in Chapter over this because it took a full Chapter meeting to vote (unanimously according to Peggy the Pilot's press release but NOT according to Ancient Briton's blog) to get rid of the old professional Cathedral Choir but it seems that Bazza's glove puppet has taken it upon himself to hire himself a new choir without reference to the Chapter. 1662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-86933006946252798292015-02-11T20:03:03.365+00:002015-02-11T20:03:03.365+00:00With apologies to Ancient Briton, I realise this i...With apologies to Ancient Briton, I realise this is somewhat 'off topic' but the heading "Time to move on - but is it possible?" could apply to a number of situations and circumstances - like the latest crap going on at Llandaff Cathedral.<br /><br />See http://fcm.org.uk/Publications/Cathedral_Voice/CathedralVoiceCopies/Cathedral%20Voice%201501.pdf<br /><br />What utter compost!<br />In what Universe do these idiots live?<br />Last Sunday morning's 11am Eucharist was, in musical terms, an exercise in humiliation.<br />The setting of Darke in F broke down not just once, but twice.<br />Darke in F for effs sake! Twice!!<br />The volunteers in the Merbecke choir can provide a decent performance of Darke in F but it is clearly beyond the abilities of Bielby and his imported scab singers.<br />Llandaff Pewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-46634370067645595172015-02-09T18:07:18.721+00:002015-02-09T18:07:18.721+00:00Don't forget the wonderful Cathedral in Istanb...Don't forget the wonderful Cathedral in Istanbul, the Hagia Sophia.1662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-87905129910773456652015-02-09T14:21:08.920+00:002015-02-09T14:21:08.920+00:00Just think what would happen if Americans invaded ...Just think what would happen if Americans invaded Mecca and destroyed the Grand Mosque. Imagine the world-wide consequences. Then remember that the Muslims did a similar thing in Jerusalem, to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and that the Crusades were the Christian reaction.Evangelical Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393283334628401985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-9108802009562428562015-02-07T21:57:17.855+00:002015-02-07T21:57:17.855+00:00President Obama attempts to placate the Muslim c...President Obama attempts to placate the Muslim communities, but the problem is that the extremists are just pure evil. Simple soulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-57671438856689087482015-02-07T19:16:41.575+00:002015-02-07T19:16:41.575+00:00The Christian crusaders fought a small number of b...The Christian crusaders fought a small number of battles to defend the holy places against arab invaders and their "religion of peace". The reality is that the invaders brought down classical civilisation by waging war on many fronts over many years, fuelled by the promise of booty, slaves and conquest, as this map shows: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I_To-cV94Bo/maxresdefault.jpgHenrynoreply@blogger.com