whollytrinity

Web Tidy

2009-10-06T09:28:00.002Z

Patient and devoted Wholly Trinity fans will be glad to know that a reworking of the web and blog site is quietly taking place behind the scenes.

Watch this space over the coming weeks and get ready to follow Wholly Trinity into its next phase.

Summer Break

2008-08-03T20:15:00.002Z

Wholly Trinity has been off the air for the summer. With the new year starting in just a few weeks it is time to get back into the swing of things.

How about a little something from Dave Walker to get us started?

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

The rapture

2008-05-19T11:01:00.002Z

Just in from a Baptist who shall remain nameless...some rapture related videos. They may be useful for the C250 essay.

The following is the most disturbing one - don't watch it if you have rapture fears

and this one you actually see someone being raptured!!!

pastoral group quiet day

2008-05-09T09:32:00.002Z

I am sure we all had diverse and rewarding days on Wednesday!? It seems the Brentry context have had a particularly edifying time - they even saw the leg of a monk!

Trinity Blogs

2008-04-10T17:45:00.000Z

Jonathan Taylor is blogging...to read his blog click here. Enjoy!

The Gospel According to Quality Street

2008-03-24T11:44:00.000Z

This film has been made by a friend of mine - Angela - and is a retelling of the gospel using quality street chocs. Genius.

P-ain’t no problem

2008-03-20T11:44:00.003Z

Ever wish you could buy cool/abstract/not too cheesy art that would grace the wall of your home/study or be an acceptable gift for a Christian friend/ leaving Ordinand/Vicar, at a reasonable price. Well now you can.

Yes, Becky will do anything to avoid writing essays…

Contact Becky in person, via her pigeon (hole) or smoke signal.

awareness test

2008-03-19T17:50:00.000Z

Squirrel Revival

2008-03-13T15:43:00.002Z

Will Dr John have to eat his words? The wonders of Youtube bring proof that squirrels are good for the church.

With thanks to Dave Walker at the Cartoon Blog. As Dave so wisely warned his readers, this may contain country music: watch and listen at your own risk.

Trinity ladies

2008-03-11T23:04:00.001Z

Don't we look a a lovely lot? (click on the image to make it bigger) - thanks to Sudharshan for the photo.

Christian Pat and his Charismatic Cat

2008-03-07T10:41:00.001Z

Download your George Mask Here!

2008-02-24T17:59:00.002Z

Thanks to the wonders of technology (and Paul), clicking on the link below will provide you with a pdf that can be printed and turned into your very own George Mask. It is intended that the masks will be used for joining in the Trinity Sport Relief Mile, but we won't delve deeper to find out what other uses you might find for it.

http://www.whollytrinity.co.uk/downloads/kovoormask.pdf
The download is almost 1MB in size, so don't attempt it on dial-up.

George Mask

2008-02-22T15:44:00.002Z

The latest paper edition of Wholly Trinity promised a pdf of George for all those who are joining in the Trinity Sport Relief Mile.

Do not be troubled, it will appear here at some point soon, just not quite yet.

While you are waiting, do watch the clip in the previous post. I'm still recovering.

How not to preach - the difference between men and women

2008-02-21T14:33:00.003Z

thanks to the Real Live Preacher and the Cartoon Church for this link...

learner ordinands

2008-02-11T13:09:00.001Z

Paul gets his L-plates.

Squirrel Cake

2008-02-06T17:50:00.000Z

Neil McCleod blesses new Olympic Tsar

2008-01-30T20:46:00.000Z

I thought Neil was busy with ICP but it seems he is part of the commissioning team for the new Olympic Tsar...

Olly Mears wins Vicar X Factor

2008-01-29T19:16:00.000Z

"Three cheers for Olly Mears. The flock lucky enough to have him as their shepherd will be blessed indeed." is the concluding comment of Amanda Lynch's article on Trinity college's preaching teams in The Times, January 26, 2008. The whole team gets a mention, as does the Rev Symmons.

To read the whole article go to this link.

Archbishop delivers ‘Holy Grail’ to Pope

2008-01-29T18:48:00.000Z

This was the headline from the Yorkpress news today. I was very excited - after all it would be remarkable if, after Indiana Jones et al couldn't find it, the grail had been in York all this time and the Arch- Bishop had decided to hand it over to Rome for verification. Unfortunately it turns out that this holy grail is of the beer variety, brewed in Yorkshire at the Black Sheep brewery. What a laugh the Bishops must have had as the cracked open the crate. The mental image of the moment is forming in my mind as I write.

Eco group - report back

2008-01-25T14:39:00.000Z

As you may know Trinity students and staff have formed an eco-group to discuss ecological matters and how we might live more gently here at college. The purpose of the group is to spend prayerful time talking about what we already do and what we might do to be greener. The point of this is to be more intentional about the way we live, to encourage the community to consider living more consciously – “of our environment, of our fellow global citizens, of our own health, of our presence on this good earth – we might start to become a real force for good.” (see living Generously)

The group is open to everyone, it will meet every two or three weeks, meetings will be approx 1hr and you don’t have to be a hippie to attend. Present at the first meeting was John Bimson, Emma Bray, Ian Cook, Kenneth Cross, Ellen Loudon
We had apologies from: David Carrington and Catherine Gillham. A number of associated interested parties are also involved in the group: Adrian McConnaughie, Fran Brealey, Emma Ineson, Andrew Lucas, Marion Williams, Gordon Wenham.

Being good Anglicans we began in prayer. After brief discussion we decided that we would break the Trinity tradition of printing everything off and putting paper notes in pigeon holes and try to work electronically using email. We felt that our initial prime purpose was to take realistic practical steps to make the College more eco-friendly in the ways outlined below. However, medium and long term goals may include a wider education programme, exploring environmental spirituality, bringing in people from A Rocha and undertaking a full environmental audit with recommendations of the whole college, staff, students and premises. At this stage, it is best to do a few small things well and go from there.

We talked round a number of issues which we felt were attainable as short term goals:

• Encourage replacing endless paper memo's and information with e-mail.
• Explore 'green living' in college houses.
• Review the need for a soft drinks dispenser, another fridge for a few cans.
• Use 'Wholly Trinity' as a medium for eco-awareness
• Kitchen waste to be explored, and what and how we eat - this is already in process (see below)
• Paper/cardboard and other recycling awareness to be raised not just in Carter but throughout college
• Develop better publicity and look to developing policies.
• Lighting use of low energy bulbs and turning off unneccesary lights
• Produce a personal Carbon Footprint test
• Transport and car sharing

One of the issues raised at the Principals forum was that of food waste. Catherine Gillham reported virtually to the group (from her room in Carter!) on how these issues might be addressed:

Food portions (both Fran and I have talked to Henry about reducing amounts sent to the tables in trays) - in essence this sounds simpler than it is as Henry generally has to order meat etc often over a week in advance - meaning that he is constantly guessing the numbers who'll be here as most people haven't signed up so early. And, I'm not sure if it is practical to get people to sign up so soon - still thinking about that one!

Composting - Dave and Nigel Terry were in discussion about where a larger compost heap might go (Dave currently has 3 already on site for garden waste and is happy to have another for food etc), and Dave is checking exactly what can be composted. This might mean that part of the responsibility for the food servers at meals to sort food into three bins (eek!) - one for compost waste, one for non-compost food waste, and one for other rubbish ( e.g. marge containers etc)... and then possibly to take the compost waste to the site (it won't be far from the kitchen).

Council collection - Fran is chasing up cost for collection of some food waste alongside other recycling.

Squirrel Origami

2008-01-25T14:35:00.001Z

For those of you who would like to have a go at folding your latest copy of Wholly Trinity into the shape of a Squirrel here is the squirrel link The first person to present their folding to Ellen or Liz gets a prize!

GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING - don't swallow gum

2008-01-24T17:25:00.000Z

thanks for the advice Kenneth!

Brentry context - Christmas review

2008-01-21T11:44:00.000Z

If you missed Brentry Context group's offering to the Christmas review or you might like to see it again...well, here it is

Trinity Blogs

2008-01-20T15:58:00.000Z

Two new links to Trinity blogs.

Philip Cochrane (who left June 2007 and was student president) has recently started a blog, "Curate's Egg - Reflections on contemporary life, politics and Christianity by a Church of England curate who used to be involved in politics. Like the egg, I hope this blog will be good in parts!

Jonathan Swales has a theological blog "The Theological Ramblings of an Anglican Ordinand"

Both blogs are very interesting. Do take a look.

If you have a blog please let me know...

new year - slow start

2008-01-14T18:55:00.000Z

Sorry to be so slow about posting anything useful, funny or dumb. Blogging is an art and as such needs time to ferment and distill. So, here goes...a sparkling wine full of useful tit-bits (steady Geoff!).

If you are an Anglican blogger you may be interested in joining this little on-line group which has been set up by Dave Walker (AKA the Cartoon Church). Anglican-bloggers hopes to draw together some disparate blogging addicts into a tidy pile. I joined and so far nothing terrible has happened to me...

Those of you Anglicans who are busy emerging might also like to join Anglimergent (yes it's really true a group is there for you). I was in a joining mood so joined that one too. Again nothing bad has happened and I don't feel I have compromised by joining both Christian blogging networks at the same time. Yet.

If anyone has any useful websites they would like to recommend do pass on info and any details and I will post them up here.

Happy new year!

Happy Christmas

2007-12-24T23:29:00.000Z

why don't you elf yourself...like me!

Prize for best Trinity-related Limerick

2007-11-27T19:41:00.000Z

As promised in the latest issue of Wholly Trinity, there will be a small edible prize awarded for the best Trinity College-related limerick received in the comments to this post.

When I say 'best', I mean the one that the Editors think is best. It could be one that makes us laugh the most, or perhaps the one that boosts our egos the most. Who knows?

Anyway, do get thinking.

The closing date will probably be before the end of term, but I'll update this post when I decide.

Photos

2007-11-26T18:27:00.000Z

You may well remember that Mark Loudon came into college to take some photos of us at work, play and praise (and walking down stairs). Well, they are all available for you to look at on Mark Loudon's Picassa page. Take a look and see what you think - please let us know via the comments or email.

Please don't take copies without asking Mark first (he'll not say no but he likes to be kept in the loop).

24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot

2007-11-17T20:18:00.000Z

....when technology was much much more basic

I post this here for Paul. xxx

Sinead O’Connor, Theology

2007-11-13T10:09:00.001Z

Lucy Wright has written a great review of Sinead O’Connor's album Theology. Lucy raises some interesting questions about how we respond to popular music and the way it expresses gospel values. Well worth a read.

something for the ladies

2007-11-10T20:28:00.000Z

Next week sees the arrival of the first clerical wear company wanting to take leavers orders ready for ordination in July 2008. Some of ladies are struggling with the latest clerical fashions and are looking for something a bit more contemporary. Maggie Dawn was having a similar crisis this week and suggested a the work of Swedish woman Maria Sjodin AKA the Casual Priest. It is Genius! Watch out J&M new ideas for clerical shirts are on the way...

its all about me

2007-10-24T20:40:00.000Z

this was sent in by Lee Barnes...who knows a thing or two about these things.

BBC Bristol - Thought for the Day

2007-10-18T16:07:00.000Z

BBC Bristol's Thought For The Day slot is every weekday morning at 7.40am. A more substantial religious programme is Sunday Starts, every Sunday morning between 6.00 and 10.00am.

BBC Radio Bristol is looking for some new people to contribute to its Thought For The Day slot at the aforementioned time. They need people with something to say from all faiths and none. As it says on the tin, talk needs to be thought provoking (1.5 minutes or 270 words) and contributors need to be confident communicators.

This is a gig for love, not money - as they simply give a £5 allowance towards petrol. However, if you're bright, want to challenge people before they start their working day and love the idea of using radio, then do get in touch. BBC Radio are particularly interested to hear from any women who like the idea.

The vital numbers are: Julia Causton / Robin Markwell 0117-974-1111 or email: julia.causton@bbc.co.uk. Alternatively contact - Tim Pemberton 0117-974-7733 or email: tim.pemberton@bbc.co.uk.

Wholly Trinity on facebook

2007-10-17T09:04:00.000Z

I have set up a Wholly Trinity facebook group...if you'd like to join you know how to do it.

If you haven't done so already do join us on facebook. It is a great way to keep in touch (though it is a bit weird to be facebooking people in the next office).

There are a load of pictures from the welcome weekend and the weekend away in both the Wholly Trinity group and the Trinity College group.

wholly trinity - new information issue is your pigeon hole!

2007-10-15T15:25:00.000Z

Just to let you know that if you have been holding your breath for the next issue you can breath now - it's in your pigeon hole. It will also be available on-line shortly. It is a stonking issue...with some great contributions from some lovely people. We at WT HQ would love to get your feedback so please do let us know what you think.

thanks.
Ellen

new trinity bloggers

2007-10-09T19:09:00.001Z

welcome to two new trinity bloggers:
Jude Smith
Lee Barnes

If there is anyone out there who is blogging and would like to have a link from here then please let me know.

harvest

2007-10-06T20:16:00.000Z

If you don't know who to give your harvest offering to this year can I suggest Farm Africa. FARM-Africa is an international non-governmental organisation that aims to reduce poverty in eastern and South Africa. They work in partnership with marginal farmers and herders, helping them to manage their natural resources more effectively and build sustainable livelihoods on their land.

Ellen Loudon

church vs football

2007-10-04T22:34:00.000Z

this is for Stuart Rason et al. Love you, love your footballs!

thanks to the Cartoon Church (click on the image and it magically gets bigger!)

10 things I hate about commandments

2007-09-29T20:26:00.000Z

warning - this video contains limited swearing. That apart it is a funny movie mash-up.

Are you interested in the internet?

2007-09-25T10:54:00.000Z

We are interested in starting an Internet forum at Trinity and would like to meet people who are currently using the Internet for study, networking, discussing theology, as an evangelistic tool, for entertainment etc etc. We would like to enhance the current provision as well as develop the community's use of the Internet. It would be great to share ideas.

Please get in touch with either Ellen Loudon or Liz Hassall.

Get Greek Font

2007-09-19T14:08:00.000Z

The Greek font that is listed in the computer handbook has a new link (the one on the computer file won't work).

To upload it to your computer please follow the How to install the SPIonic Greek font used on Monachos.net instructions.

The Max @ Woodlands Christian Centre

2007-09-17T16:04:00.001Z

If you have children between the ages of 5-12 then you might be interested in K-Factor which takes place at Woodlands Christian Centre on 22nd Sept between 6pm-8pm. Those of us who's kids have attended can testify to the fact that this is a great evening and that they come back tired and happy. If you want to know more about it (or share lifts) then contact Ellen Loudon or Simon Dunn.

The Max is also happening on 10th Nov, 26 January 08, 22 March 08, there isa big event taking place between 23-25th May 08 and the last Max for the year will be 21st June 08.

If you would like more info about the event itself and would like to speak to one of the Max team then contact Margaret Lilley on 07977478341

aussie independed vs ordinand #5

2007-09-14T19:42:00.000Z

This is the last in the series - to view in order scroll back to #1...

aussie independent vs ordinand # 4

2007-09-13T22:13:00.000Z

big bible day

2007-09-12T20:59:00.001Z

I know it's been done before but you can't have big bible day and not play 'I like Big Bibles'. Classic...

aussie independent vs ordination students #3

2007-09-11T22:05:00.000Z

aussie independent vs ordinand students #2

2007-09-11T10:36:00.000Z

This series of videos was found at youtube...but if you want to saturate yourself with Christian videos (though it is slightly more censored than its secular counterpart!) then go to GodTube (if you dare).

aussie independent vs ordinand students #1

2007-09-10T13:39:00.000Z

facebook

2007-09-09T22:14:00.000Z

If you are logging into this blog for the first time - then welcome!

You might be interested to know that a large number of Trinity students are using facebook to communicate (and I use this term in the broadest sense) with each other.

There are some Trinity related groups that might be of interest:

David Wenham (theologian) fans!
Dr James Steven (MA, BA PHD) Appreciation Society
Dr. John Bimson Groupie Group
Church of England
Trinity Theological College, Bristol

So, until the new term begins, and we get to all meet up in person, facebook is there to keep us virtually in touch.

the parish system

2007-06-03T11:33:00.001Z

This might help those leavers who don't think they quite understand how the parish system works.

the cartoon is by Dave Walker AKA the cartoon church. To see it bigger click on the image and it will expand befiore your very eyes.

Bono and the Gospel

2007-05-31T16:37:00.001Z

He preaches the gospel at the NAACP awards...best bit is the last 2 minutes!

more Christian Clowns

2007-05-28T12:10:00.000Z

this video offers some good general pastoral advice - not just for Christian Clowns.

Classic Quote:
"remember a prop is not just a prop, it's a friend"

good advice:
"if you have a flower as part of your routine then put some perfume on it"

Perhaps we should suggest training of this sort to Bill for B202 'Sickness Healing and Dying'?

Christian clown training

2007-05-27T12:35:00.001Z

The Christian Clowns are coming. Be afraid, be afraid, be very afraid.

understatement of the week:
"Clowns can be quite intimidating if you see a lot of them in one place"
no kidding!

things God doesn't do...

2007-05-26T09:40:00.001Z

smoke fags

essays, exams, reading, learning files, meetings, leaving commitments, chapel, etc etc

2007-05-24T19:36:00.000Z

There is a lot going on. My desk looks like this:



Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.


Anyone else feeling the pressure?

2007-05-21T10:03:00.001Z

If you take a look at Asbo Jesus you will see loads of interesting cartoons just like this one:

this one is 29

St Paul Takes Psych 101

2007-05-18T08:42:00.000Z

I do not understand my stimulus control. The wants generated by my orbitofrontal cortex I do not do, but what the limbic system wants. And if I do what my limbic system controls, I agree that previous legalistic attempts to solve this were good though ineffectual. As it is I have been hijacked by my limbic system. My orbitofrontal cortex thinks nothing good lives in me, that is, in my limbic system. For the former advises me to do what it thinks is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good suggested; no, my limbic system wins every time for a dose of dopamine. Now if I do what my neocortex advises I do not want to do, it is as if there were a separate ancient mammalian brain living inside me. But that can’t be right, surely?
So I find this law at work: When my orbitofrontal cortex wants to do good, the dopamine need is right there with me. For in my inner being (which doesn’t show up on the MRI scan) I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in my behaviour, waging war against the reason of my orbitofrontal cortex and making me a prisoner to any old limbic highjacking. How wretched this unresolved cerebral conflict leaves me feeling! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!

The above was taken from Bruce Stanley's website Embody

songs of praise

2007-05-14T16:03:00.000Z

I featured this on my blog last week - and it has kept me amused for almost as long. If you have seen it before perhaps you could tell us what they are really singing.
By the way - please don't watch this if you are easily offended.

Latest Update

2007-05-07T16:41:00.000Z

oooooh I have been lazy recently. Something to do with babies and dissertations...

Well I've just updated the WT site with the last issue of (WT40) and there should be another issue out later this week.

Enjoy!

There's only one way to find out....

2007-03-24T22:23:00.000Z

FIGHT!

One more for the tree?

2007-03-22T15:45:00.000Z

Poor Drunken Squirrel Minnesotan couple`s footage of a backyard squirrel that had had its fill of porch fermented pumpkins.

Perhaps too true to be funny....

2007-03-08T12:13:00.000Z

David Salter put me on to this, a little too close to the bone for some of us perhaps...

God Blogs

2007-03-01T21:02:00.000Z

A little known fact is that God is a blogger, check this out:

God's Creation Blog

Thanks again to Phil H.

Alternative to the Valedictory

2007-02-27T11:32:00.000Z

Phil Hughes showed me his alternative to the Valedictory service at the end of the Summer term, brings a whole new meaning to being sent out in the power of the Lord....

Nice One Phil!

WWJD?

2007-02-27T09:19:00.000Z

So they ask "What Would Jesus Do?" Well I am pretty sure He WOULDN'T manufacture Christian products in a country where Christianity is illegal and Christians are being persecuted and tortured just for refusing to recount their faith. And probably made by people who receive so little in wages they might as well be in slavery.

While in Wesley Owen last week I noticed that the WWJD wrist band bears the legend 'Made in China' Go Figure....

Check this out

2007-02-12T10:37:00.000Z

Bible stories for Kids are actually going to be aired on the CBBC channel in March.

Check out this link!

Quiet Day - more thoughts

2007-02-07T11:07:00.000Z

OK, so I feel I need to add something to my post on Quiet days. I wrote that article nearly 18 months ago, and while I still stand by what I wrote, I have also mellowed. I can use quiet to reach out to God and there are time when I find it very useful and helpful. Times when God calls me to quiet in order to communicate with me and times when I just need to use quiet to rest in Him.

I still feel however that the enforced quiet days, the guilt often piled on people when they admit to not having a regular 'quiet time' and the expectation on Christians that quiet MUST form a part of their spirituality is unequivocally WRONG. It is a medieval monastic world-view that is totally unfair to impose on others.

My quiet day is going well today, I feel the need and the desire to spend time with God in quiet, and that is what I'll do. I do hope yours is good too.

With (quiet) Blessings

Kite Flying Spirituality

2007-02-07T09:15:00.000Z

OK this is not quite what I mean when I say I am into Kite Spirituality, but it is none the less very very cool!

A Quiet day for Hyperactives?

2007-02-07T09:06:00.000Z

Its quiet day again at Trinity Today, so here - by popular demand - is a rerun of my views on quiet spirituality from last year:

I have a confession - I hate quiet days. Now before you reach for the gravel to stone me, let
me explain.

I am quite a frenetic person (as anyone who has sat near me during a lecture can testify), I
like to be busy, I like to have several things on the go at once and I like noise.

To me it is totally bizarre that fourteen centuries since the idea was first conceived, western
Christianity cannot get beyond a monastic ideology of spending time with God, when, for
many of us it just simply does not work.

Please don’t misunderstand me. I like to spend time with God, to listen for the ‘still small
voice’ and to be in His presence. But I find this virtually impossible to do through quiet days
and long quiet times. Put simply, quiet days just don’t cut the mustard for me.

When I spend time with God I like to be active and spend time with God. I like to go for a
walk, climb a mountain (well alright a small hill), take my collection of kites out for a spin. I
like to shout, to (believe it or not) sing and to talk out loud to God.

As a result of all this I have spent much of my Christian life feeling like a failure when I
haven’t met God in quiet times, or have failed to successfully sit through a quiet day without
almost exploding. It is only in the past two or three years that I have realised it is OK to
meet Him in other ways, and that not to conform to the western ideal of monastic spirituality,
is acceptable.

Now I recognise that for many of you being quiet is exactly the way you need to spend time
with God. So I have a suggestion: instead of ‘Quiet Days’ let’s have ‘God Days’ a time set
aside for us all to spend time with our Lord in a way suitable to the unique personality he
created in each and everyone of us. And for those of us who want to jump, scream shout,
play music and generally meet our Lord through noise, lets sound-proof LR1 and the rest of
you can shut us in there for the duration!

(c)Ali Mepham Nov. 2005

Ministry takes it out of you...

2007-02-06T11:49:00.000Z

Ellen Loudon put me on to these two blog posts about the managing the workload once ordained. I think its something we should all take a look at:

http://alternativeworship.org/paulsblog/

http://elizaphanian.blogspot.com/2007/01/workload-priorities-vocation.html

Any thoughts anyone?

Stick bun Competition

2007-02-01T10:54:00.000Z

As promised here are the top 3 winning entries:

3rd Simon Dunn:

to the tune of Jingle Bells

Sticky Bun Sticky Bun
I would like to win
Join the jelly in my belly
Cake is not a sin.

2nd Sarah Jarvis:

I am writing to you as Mother Superior od the Almighty-Sticky-Bun-Order or ASBO for short. We believe that the Sticky Bun is the best. If far out does every other baked product known to man. Here at ASBO we rely on the sticky bun as our daily source of strength, and unfortunately we are experiencing an all-time low in out stock, causing some rather anti-social behaviour from some of our sisters. I plead with you to send as many stick buns as you can spare - without them I really don't know what damage the ASBO nuns will do.

Thank you and may the blessing of the Sticky Bun be upon you.

Yours FAITHfully

M.S. Jarvis ASBO.

AND THE WINNER IS:

Anna Pennington (Aged 10):

I would like a stick bun because it is not very fattening for me. Because I eat veg and fruit. I try to maintain a healthy diet. Another reason is that I was able to explain to my teacher what hermeneutics meant. I am deprived because on the way home from school we used to go the bakery but now it is shut FOREVER!! So I can't have cake any more.

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A clear an worthy winner I feel!

Been a bit quiet...

2007-02-01T09:25:00.000Z

OK - so I am guilty of the biggest sin in blogging - not keeping things up to date. Needless to say things have been a bit busy recently, what with an increased family size and a dissertation and a whole load of other excuses. Still now its February and time to start up again. Hopefully there will be a new issue of the mag very soon and maybe even something controversial.

In the meantime here is a picture of Walter Brueggemann:

Pentecost comes very early in Oxford Diocese

2007-01-19T18:29:00.000Z

This is just the sort of thing we love here at WT. An Oxford vicar finds an early Pentecost comes during the Christmas 'Carols by Candlelight'.

Hee-hee!

Editor

Happy New Year

2007-01-01T13:45:00.000Z

Well, Happy New Year!

I had hoped to post here a few times over the Hol's but events got the better of me... I f you haven't heard why, read this link

Otherwise just to bless you here is a countdown for you:

&lt;a href="http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2008&amp;amp;amp;month=1&amp;amp;date=1&amp;amp;hrs=0&amp;amp;amp;min=0&amp;amp;sec=0&amp;amp;amp;tz=local&amp;amp;title=Countdown%20To&amp;amp;lang=en&amp;amp;show=dhms&amp;amp;amp;mode=t&amp;amp;cdir=down&amp;amp;bgcolor=%23CCFFFF"&gt;Countdown To&lt;/a&gt;

Kneewax

Essay Marking - the Truth!

2006-12-19T09:52:00.000Z

Essays and assessments are the most talked about topic in Trinity College. The College
operates a system of anonymous marking that gives students anonymity when submitting an
assessment. To most students the marking system remains a mystery - until now. This
exclusive, recently leaked memo gives an insight into the way lecturers arrive at their often
incomprehensible final mark!

Memo - Strictly Confidential

From: The Office of the Principal.

To: All faculty

Date: 01/07/2006

With the arrival of Context Based Training this academic year, scrutiny on the set of marks
awarded will be higher than ever. In light of this the academic executive has carried out a
thorough review of marking guidelines, and you are requested to adhere to the following
three step process.

Step 1 - The Base Mark

As in previous years the base mark for all essays is easily derived. Please refer to the college
Lectionary, where the Psalm for the day when the work was submitted will provide the base
mark. If this exceeds 80 or is less than 40, try using the Verse number from the New
Testament Reading. If neither of these are suitable simply remove the first two digits from
the students 4-digit candidate number and use that.

Step 2 - Adjustments to the Base Mark

As per normal practice, the Base Mark will be adjusted according to the content of the essay.
However, I can hardly stress sufficiently, that these adjustments must be fair and reasonable
based upon an objective appraisal of the essay's content. Merely subjective measures, or
matters of personal opinion, however well judged, will not stand the scrutiny of the external
examiners. Suitably objective measures for the adjustments may include:

* The number of books in the bibliography

* The use of semi-colons

* The maximum number of footnotes on a page

* Your house number

Step 3 - Bonus Marks

This year bonus marks are being awarded as follows:

2 bonus marks:

* each word of five or more syllables

* each book in the bibliography by a faculty member

* each quote by Rowan Williams or George Kovoor

5 bonus marks:

* each use of the word 'paradigm' or ‘eschatological’

* each quotation from a book by a faculty member

* each footnote that runs to more than one paragraph

10 bonus marks

* each reference to Wholly Trinity.

Based on an article by Simon Stocks, President Trinity College Curry Club, 2002-2003.

Edited and updated by Ali Mepham 2006.

It's Reading Week

2006-12-11T12:00:00.000Z

Well Reading week is here, and there are record numbers of students looking harrassed and fraught desperatly trying to get essays completed in time for the deadline on Monday. Only a couple seem to be in smugsville Alabama and have already completed the deadline stuff.

Oh Hum!

Being a busy week , posts will be short here. Perhaps we'll have another dip into the archives!.

Kneewax

One from the archives...

2006-12-06T15:40:00.000Z

Here is an article that has appeared in WT in the past couple of years...

Wholly Trinity Issue 27, 22nd November 2005

An Advent Warning

Be on the alert for symptoms of inner HOPE,
PEACE, LOVE & JOY. The hearts of a great many
people have been exposed to this virus and it is
possible that people everywhere could comedown
with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a
serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly
stable condition of conflict in the world.

Some signs and symptoms of THE ADVENT VIRUS:

A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather
than on fears based on past experiences.

An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.

A loss of interest in judging other people.

A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.

A loss of interest in conflict.

A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very
serious symptom.)

Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.

Contented feelings of connectedness with others
and nature.

Frequent attacks of smiling.

An increasing tendency to let things happen rather
than make them happen.

An increased susceptibility to the love extended by
others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend
it.

Please send this warning out to all your friends.
This virus can and has affected many systems.
Some systems have been completely cleaned out
because of it.

Anon.

Belch the Creed?

2006-12-05T12:07:00.000Z

Of all the questions of theological importence, one stands out more than the others:

Mainly how much of the creed can you belch?

So far I have managed as far as 'all that is seen and...' before running out of gas. Any one got further?

God. Who knows?

2006-12-04T12:17:00.000Z

This article appeared today on the BBC news website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6199716.stm

Well worth a read!

Editor

Sticky Bun Competition

2006-12-01T11:36:00.000Z

Doubt has been raised about the stick bun competition advertised in the latest edition of WT

I can only do my best to assure you that REAL competition and that a sticky bun really will be awarded to one lucky student sometime during reading week.

Yours

Ed.

Latest Caption Competition

2006-11-30T16:51:00.000Z

Posting the last image made me think we should publish the current one too! Add your caption by commenting on this post!

Busy Term

2006-11-30T12:38:00.000Z

Well it has turned out to be a busy term, with so many calls on our time there has been little chance to catch up, let alone post to the Blog.

WT is still going strong though and the latest edition (WT38) has just been posted.

Also going strong is the Clifton Caption competition, although sadly now without Colin. The last caption competition is worthy of recording here:

Going against all his insticts the Pope chooses the one on the left
With a little help from Cardinal Rutter, the Pope pulls off his his famous "Papal Bull" impression
"Now was the bullet proof cap in my left or right hand?"
The Archbishop's Special Envoy happy slaps the Pope
The Vatican denied that the Disney sponsorship deal would maerialy effect the Church
"A crash of Cymbals, a flash of light, the Holy Father falls from sight" - from the latest Lloyd-Webber hit

After giving away his 'tricks' the Pope was expelled from the Magic Circle

And my personal Favourite:

"These White chocolte Kinder Eggs are no fun"

New Term, New Website, new blog - whatever next?

2006-08-16T16:38:00.000Z

Well, it has been a busy couple of months vacation in the WT office. (currently homeless - awaiting Fran's go ahead to get back into our studies!)

So why the blog? Well each month I have a mass of material that just doesn't fit into an edition of WT, so I figured a blog would give an oppourtunity to publish the stuff I either don't have room or the courage to print in the regular sheet. It will also give an oppourtunityfor people to offer those mindless musings we all have about life at Trinity, but that are not worth printing in full. Like: does John Bimson really eat squirrels?

I'll try to keep the site reasonable up to date and as always welcome any submissions!

Yours,

Ed.