Day Three Hundred and Sixty

Inside my church, St Paul's C of E. For some reason I found it really hard to concentrate this morning, its easy to tell because to help I focus on the crucifix up near the roof and am left with a stiff neck for the rest of the day!

Day Three Hundred and fifty-six

Church at night! This evening we held our Ash Wednesday service. The term ash comes from the ash of the palm leaves (from last years palm sunday) which is used as sacramental by the vicar in marking a cross on your forehead.

Day Two Hundred and Eighty-two

After attending Midnight Mass here last night, but being rather ill (why do I always get sick at Christmas?) and unable to recall much of it, I came back again today for the Christmas Morning service.

Day Two Hundred and Eighty-one

This is St Jude's Church in Cedar City. Its the closest relation to Church of England to be found in America and in fact formed out for the CofE. When America gained its independence, clergy of the church were unable to continue to swear allegiance to the Monarch of England who is the head of the CofE, forcing the formation of the first Anglican Province outside the British Isles, the Episcopate Church.

Tonight I'll be attending Midnight Mass here.

Day Two Hundred and Twelve

Its been 156 days since I last went to a football (soccer) game, so despite being in a foreign city and in a country that doesn't really buy into the sport like Europe does, it still felt like a bit of a home coming when we travelled up to Utah's capital to see Real Salt Lake defeat FC Dallas 2-0.

We made the day of it so I could see the sights in what was a surprisingly small, but very pretty city. Two sister missionaries were kind enough to show Amanda and I around Temple Square, and educate me a bit more about the Mormon religion and the history of the area. It was a very insightful day.

Here's Amanda's Temple...

And here's mine...