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On this evening children are trampling the streets with adults (many of whom will not have undertaken risk assessments or had CRB checks) pestering with people with threats of "trick or treat" in the expectation that these people.... many of them vulnerable elderly people.... will have stocked up on sweets with which they can ensure that nothing nasty happens to their house, garden, car or person.
These young people are dressed as witches and wizards, vampires and Frankenstein's monster, and all many of other creatures that have as little to do with light and goodness as is possible. As fast as many organisations are ditching any official recognition of Christmas they are embracing and even encouraging children to celebrate the forces of darkness. "Oh, but the children love it," said one mother to me. Of course, the reality is that these parents are trivialising evil and do not understand that this simply is not Christians being party poopers.
Many years ago I went to see a family about baptising their toddler who was less than two years of age. During the visit the said toddler came into the sitting room and proceeded to switch the television on and the video recorder, then to insert a video cassette into the player and press play. As the toddler sat down the mother informed me "Oh, X likes this one" and lo and behold up came the title of the film on the screen: "Poltergeist." With such an appalling lack of parental responsibility today, bolstered by companies out to make a profit (even M&S !) and encouraged by educationalists and others in positions of power and influence it does not take a lot of working out to see why we have so many problems in society today.
Of course, it is all to easy to identify the problem, but The Church needs to be more proactive in countering this situation. Simply condemning it will not work. Perhaps leading by example would be better. We need to recover the observance of ALL HALLOWS EVE and see it as a festival of light and goodness.
Here at the Vicarage we have tried to do our bit to reverse the trend and hope to pass this practice on next year to all of our folk and who knows, perhaps it might catch on elsewhere - and others may have good suggestions too. What we did was buy a large pumpkin (why should it be used to make ghoulish faces?) and, having hollowed it out the Holy Name of Jesus and a Cross were carved in it. This evening it was placed outside the front door with a living flame inside. Unfortunately, the flash on my camera is a tad too powerful and the effect of the light shining through the Holy Name is not brilliant but I hope this picture gives you an idea of what we did.
Thanks to the ATG family for the plug! They are London Graffiti Kings, and a creative collective of forward thinking Designers, Artists, DJs, Party Promoters and Recording artists, and they get cute girls too.
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I found this on my hard drive while looking for something new to post. I don't think I've ever put this one up on the blog. I remember doing this one afternoon - probably spent 2-3 hours on it. Done in Photoshop CS3.
36th Anniversary of the Universal Zulu Nation Come and Party with Hip-Hop's 1st Family Peace, Love, Unity & Having Fun
Interview with Lord Yoda X of the Zulu Nation Supreme Council, Crash Crew member, Hip-Hop Elder and Radio DJ
Interview with Community Leader, and member of Universal Zulu Nation, Blackwatch & X-Clan from excellent blog by Community Film Maker Carlos In DC He breaks down the history of the Zulus, the Mis-appropriation of Hip-Hop Culture, Gang Violence and Unity through Hip-Hop. "Get off your ass and get out there with the people! Show some love!"
David de Rothschild photo that featured in a recent Observer interview "David de Rothschild is a traveler and adventurer who also happens to be heir to one of Europe's largest banking family fortunes."
Jesus
It is very possible the photographer who took the above photo that featured recently in the Observer Magazine decided to frame Mr. de Rothschild as a Messiah figure, perhaps due to his apparent shunning of his "families values". But as he mentioned himself in the article, "Conspiracy Theorists" are suspect of his motives, and he even mentions that he is supposed to be a "Reptile". We ofcourse are not suggesting he is, or that he doesn't have the best intentions for his positive mission, but you would think his P.R. people would be a bit more careful with how he is being portrayed in the media.
"My brother wonders why I can't just throw an egg at the prime minister," says de Rothschild, "but we live in a world obsessed by events, and we have to create events to make people sit up and notice." - David de Rothschild***
The image of the Skull and Bones has become an extremely popular icon in the modern visual Lexicon recently, especially on clothes. Interesting choice for a man who is pushing life, and that it references the flag of the original "God's Bankers" - Knights Templar after being repelled from Jerusalem. Most likely a coincidence no doubt...
In recent years Rothschild has formed an organization to help raise awareness of global climate issues as well as green living and technology.* The logo for his organization Adventure Ecology features a very Pyramid like shape. Perhaps rising over the crest of the North Pole where he sponsored a trip.
Logo for the upcoming trip. "His most recent project, Plastiki, is scheduled to set sail in April 2009 for a 7,500 mile sea voyage on recycled plastic bottles."*
Logo for the "Educational Series" with Adventure Ecology logo floating above the earth
"He's got the whole world in his hands..."
Mr. Rothschild sporting one of the signature Adventure Ecology watches
Jesus Preying
Nice bit of Eye of Ra imagery from the website thrown in for good measure...
"David de Rothschild is the scion of one of Europe's oldest banking families, but he has a different idea of wealth: a healthy planet. So he built a boat from plastic bottles to sail the Pacific in search of flotsam and wisdom"**
"David de Rothschild Fast Facts Full name: David Mayer de Rothschild Born: August 25, 1978 One of small group who has traveled across the arctic and antarctic ice caps Named as an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic in 20072 Founded Adventure Ecology" *
Many so-called "Conspiracy Theorists" claim that Global Warming is a "World Stealth Tax" by "The Banking Elite" and that the Earth is either naturally heating up or cooling down. Infowars.com & Prison Planet's Alex Jones interviewed David Mayer de Rothschild in 2007 and the alternative theories are expressed her and all over the web. Listen to the interview here
His guide on Surviving the forth coming disaster discussed here
Russian Dolls featuring President Barack Obama & Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Is it us or is Politics becoming a bit similar? Here is a collection of stories that seem to suggest so....
UN Meeting last Month: "As Russian, US and Chinese leaders delivered their speeches before the UN, it became apparent that global tendencies are changing and the alliances that seemed unlikely only a year ago have already started to form.
"All three leaders built their speeches on similar schemes – they presented a list of challenges that humanity in general, and the United Nations in particular, must, in their view, concentrate on.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave five points of the development program: creating a body to coordinate international economic activities, ensuring the security of energy supplies worldwide, strengthening the UN’s role, nuclear disarmament and tackling regional conflicts. US President Barack Obama said that there were five challenges the international community has to face now: terrorism, local conflicts, nuclear proliferation, climate change and poverty. Chinese President Hu Jintao said that the key issues were international security, free trade, joint fighting against climate change and promoting international tolerance and diversity."
Although Medvedev and Obama’s reports were very different in style, both speeches were strikingly similar in essence." - Russia Today
U.S. Military so desperate for the go ahead with European Missile Shield that they will bring Russia into the fold??? Wasn't it created to protect Europe against Russia? Russia Today - Joint use of Radar? http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-10-04/pentagon-russia-use-radar.html
Obama new missile defense policy to shield Russia too?
The Ex-Presidents from the film Point Break
Ex-Presidents with current President Obama after he took office 2 Republicans & 2 Democrats The Ex-Presidents, arranged un-simetrically and un-chronologically, Obama's fellow Democrates are on the outskirts of the Bush huddle.
Building with Bill, Hillary hangin' with Big Dubs! The two former Presidents and wives at Ted Kennedy's Funeral Interesting video of Clinton commenting on investigating UFO reports and the Bio-technological future. "I wouldnt be the first President that underlings have lied to".
Obama Administration Defending Bush Civil Liberty Violations and more??? Interesting Russian website Russia Today has featured the recent lawsuit against military intelligence elements in the U.S. Government "The law suit is filed against the National Security Agency (NSA), which was given permission to wiretap people’s conversations within the U.S. after 9/11." Russia Today
Also mentioned is the fact that the States Secrets Act has been over used, denying transparancy in goverment and un-Constitutional. More info here
Interesting interview with author and political consultant Naomi Wolf about alleged sanctioned Allied torture, and Obama Administration Whitewash of Civil Liberty violations.
"A New World Order is emerging" - Gordon Brown (again...) at the G20 1.1 Trillion Dollars pledged to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank "The world's biggest economy, the United States, has the largest quota in the IMF", and has by far the largest amount of votes within the Organization*
Previews of Marvel's solicitations for January 2010 have started to appear, and included is The Marvels Project #5. Here's what's going down in a few short months:
THE MARVELS PROJECT #5 (of 8) Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils & Cover by STEVE EPTING Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN Variant Cover by GERALD PAREL Marvel's ORIGIN story continues! Out of the ashes of the Project: Rebirth comes America's first Super-Soldier -- Captain America! Witness the first mission of Cap in New York...as Namor stalks the city streets and the Angel finds the hero killer he's been searching for. By the award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99
Once again trying to emulate the feel of the old pulp cover paintings. Love that triangular shield!
The Bishop of Ebbsfleet and the Bishop of Richborough have issued the following statement in response to the historic announcement today from the Holy See with regard to those seeking full and visible communion with the Catholic Church. I note that the blogosphere is awash with comment and not a little despicable invective. May I draw the attention of all in our parishes to the words of Bishops' Andrew and Keith: This is not a time for sudden decisions or general public discussion. We call for a time of quiet prayer and discernment.
Statement by the Bishops of Ebbsfleet & Richborough on the Apostolic Constitution on a Personal Ordinariate for former Anglicans
WE WARMLY WELCOME news on Tuesday 20th October of the forthcoming publication of a Apostolic Constitution outlining a fresh initiative in the search for Unity with the Holy See which many Anglicans in the Catholic tradition have prayed for and pursued.
This is not a time for sudden decisions or general public discussion. We call for a time of quiet prayer and discernment. The coming season of Advent and the celebration of the mystery of the Incarnation at Christmas, seem to us to provide a good opportunity for this quiet prayer and discernment to take place, as well as some pastoral discussions. Some Anglicans in the Catholic tradition understandably will want to stay within the Anglican Communion. Others will wish to make individual arrangements as their conscience directs. A further group of Anglicans, we think, will begin to form a caravan, rather like the People of Israel crossing the desert in search of the Promised Land. As bishops we would want to reassure people that, whatever decisions people, priests and parishes make, they will find peace and blessing in following what they discern to be God's will for them. We have chosen 22nd February, The Feast of The Chair of Peter, to be an appropriate day for priests and people to make an initial decision as to whether they wish to respond positively to and explore further the initiative of the Apostolic Constitution. Many, understandably, will need a much longer period of discernment and we would counsel against over-hasty reactions of whatever kind.
The Bishops of Ebbsfleet and Richborough visited Rome in Eastertide 2008 and, graciously, were given a hearing in the Vatican. We were becoming increasingly concerned that the various agendas of the Anglican Communion were driving Anglicans and Roman Catholics further apart. It was our task, we thought, to take the opportunity of quietly discussing these matters in Rome. We were neither the first nor the last Anglicans to do this in recent years. Following the decision of General Synod of the Church of England in July 2008 to proceed with the ordination of women to the episcopate, we appealed to the Holy Father for help and have patiently awaited a reply. This Apostolic Constitution, addressed worldwide, feels to us to be a reply to concerns raised by others and by us and an attempt to allow all those who seek unity with the Holy See to be gathered in without loss of their distinctive patrimony.
Two great events this week in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month!
Noche de Ciencias & A Night at the Theater!
Noche de Ciencias
Tuesday, October 20th, 6 - 8 pm
The MBHS students that will be attending are Latino students who have shown interest in pursuing studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Noche De Ciencias is a SHPE initiative put forth to encourage students to prepare for a STEM education and career, as well as to extend the future pipeline of SHPE professionals and leaders.
This event is scheduled to take place on October 20th from 6-8 pm. The students will be assigned a hands-on engineering project. We need professionals to interact with the students and provide advice as the students develop a solution to their assigned projects.
Manhattan Bridges High School opened its doors in 2003, catering to Spanish-speaking students who have been in the country for 4 years or less. The school fosters a family atmosphere and has an engineering based curriculum. Please join us in making this contribution to a successful future for these students.
Join SHPE for a special night at the theater. This is a special private performance for SHPE-NYC members and our friends. We have arranged a wine and cheese reception before the show and a special meet-the-cast reception after the show. Remember to bring plenty of business cards as we will have executives and representatives from various engineering and financial services firms in attendance. Space is limited so please reserve your spot as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you there!
I am delighted that in the notices at the end of the Parish Mass this morning at St Mary & St Giles I was able to announce that I have offered the Title of Assistant Curate to Daniel Lloyd who is undergoing Ministeral Formation at St Stephen's House, Oxford and who is due to be Made Deacon next Petertide.
It goes without saying that everyone was as delighted as I am about this news and we look forward to welcoming Daniel and Alexandra amongst us next year. Please continue to pray for Daniel as he continues his Ministerial Formation.
I read that that most revered of moderate people and well known restorer of the glories of the Episcopal Church in the USA (OK so I don't mean that) accuses the present Holy Father of speaking with "embarassing ineptitude," and then goes on to accuse the present Archbishop of Canterbury of believing that "rude behavior, intolerance and even killing prejudice is somehow acceptable, so long as it comes from third-world religious leaders." See Ruth Gledhill's blog for more of his ranting. The words pot, kettle and black come to mind - but that would be grossly insulting to the common, but extremely useful, clay pot.
In the late 1970s, the “greatest city in the world” was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption gave way to a city in crisis. Yet out of the economic and social strife that held the “Big Apple” hostage, a family of homegrown cultures that would forever change the world began to emerge. Downtown Calling not only documents, in detail, the evolution of New York City’s fertile music and art subculture during this period, but how its collective output continues to play a prominent, driving role in the international fashion, art and music industries today.
Downtown Calling is narrated by Debbie Harry and features interviews with pioneers of the early New York cultural scene including DJ AM, James Chace, Fab 5 Freddy, Bobbito Garcia, Nelson George, DJ Jazzy Jay, Mos Def, Arthur Baker, Daze, former Mayor Ed Koch and many others.
Shan Nicholson — Director / Producer A lifelong resident of Queens’ Long Island City and direct child of its burgeoning art scene, Shan Nicholson was reared on the streets of New York City during the politically turbulent and artistically rich period of the early 1980s. Within the span of his 15-year career as a music producer, renowned graffiti artist and DJ he has worked extensively within the genres that have since dominated the sounds of both the city and the greater world, and continues to record and publish music with his collective, Cloudkickers. Nicholson, initially introduced to filmmaking as a student at SUNY Purchase, first realized the documentary concept, as well as the grand cultural and fiscal opportunity that it presented after his audience gave him continual questions throughout a particularly energetic/successful period deejay set. The artists and music featured in Downtown Calling remain crowd-moving staples within Mr. Nicholson’s legendary DJ sets at some of New York City’s premier clubs and parties. Downtown Calling is Mr. Nicholson’s directorial debut. Debbie Harry — Narrator Most famously known as the lead singer/songwriter for the iconic new wave band Blondie, Downtown Calling’s Narrator, Debbie Harry, is recognized the world over as the iconic sex symbol of the year zero punk generation. In addition to writing and performing smash hits like “Heart of Glass”, “Call Me”, “The Tide Is High” and “Rapture”, Harry has acted in over thirty film roles and numerous television appearances.
Ben Velez — Producer Ben Velez has turned a lifetime steeped in downtown NYC culture into a craft for launching and growing brands. Known for rebranding and growing the international streetwear brand Triple Five Soul (at which he served first as Global Brand Director before becoming Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations), his career has also included playing an integral role at Burton Snowboards’ higher echelon line, Analog and UK luxury streetwear brand, Maharishi. A multi-disciplinary background in deejaying and music journalism to fashion styling and public relations, combined with an anal-retentive professionalism and a lifelong set of strong relationships with peer creatives and businesspeople alike, has led Velez through a successful and renowned career that has traversed the high-end sportswear, streetwear, action sports and music industries. Velez has also spent the better part of his life compiling and curating music for fellow artists, producers and companies, and is currently the owner of his own full-service marketing consultancy and music supervision company. In addition to his corporate skillset, Velez has, over the course of his lifetime, built a strong, personal network of music celebrities and record label honchos upon which he relies upon regularly to combine work and pleasure. David Viola —Producer David Viola, a native New Yorker who has been working in the film business in varying capacities since his graduation from Binghamton University in 1998, is a film producer at Filbert Steps Productions in New York. He is currently in post-production on Trumbo, a film about the Hollywood blacklist and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s resultant experiences. Featuring Liam Neeson, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane and David Strathairn, Trumbo expects to make its world premiere at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. Previously, David produced Runaway, which premiered to rave reviews at the Tribeca and Toronto Film Festivals and won the Best Narrative Feature award at the 2005 Austin Film Festival. Runaway starred Aaron Stanford (X-Men 2 and 3, Tadpole and The Hills Have Eyes) and Robin Tunney (Vertical Limit, End of Days, The Craft and Fox’s “Prison Break”). Before joining Filbert Steps, David’s experience included stints at Julia Roberts’ Revolution-based Shoelace (now Red-Om) Productions and indie-leading Artisan Entertainment during the Blair Witch Project and Requiem for a Dream projects. He had also freelance-evaluated scripts for independent production companies and studios throughout the city. Viola brings his invaluable, personal industry relationships with top festival programmers, agents, distributors and sales reps to the Downtown Calling production team. Michael Holman – Producer Born in San Francisco, Producer Michael Holman has lived, worked and remained a cultural influence in New York City since 1978. An original fixture in New York City’s burgeoning art and club scene, Holman, together with artist Jean Michel Basquiat, formed what was arguably one of the first industrial noise bands of the period, Grey, in 1979. Their success in the downtown art world led them to performances at legendary clubs such as the Mudd Club, CBGB’s, Hurrah’s and The Rock Lounge. Being that he was one of the truly first journalists and impresarios of hip-hop culture, Holman’s nights at Club Negril became the launching point for the globalization of hip-hop culture (mostly due to his personal crusade to cross pollinate New York City’s uptown and downtown music scenes). Having graduated New York University’s Graduate School of Film, Holman directed Catch a Beat (the first B-boy/breakdance film (1981), Associate produced Beat Street (the first hip-hop feature film) for Orion Pictures (1984). Lastly, and perhaps, most notably, Holman produced, wrote and hosted, Graffiti Rock, the first ever Emmy Award nominated hip-hop television show (which aired in 88 syndicated markets nationwide) in 1984.
Reid Van Renesse – Producer / Director of Photography / Editor Reid van Renesse was initially introduced to the downtown New York City streets through skateboarding, the hardcore music scene of the late 1980s and bike messenger culture. There are four themes that have remain constant throughout his life: music, motion, art and adventure. In 2003 Reid directed, shot, and edited, Dithers. Shot in New York City, San Francisco & Los Angeles, Dithers is the first documentary to capture the wide array of contemporary artists and designers creating the visual landscape of today’s urban culture. Van Renesse has a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from SUNY Purchase and currently lives in Brooklyn, where he continues to shoot, edit and direct independent fashion and music video projects.
Tunnel Vision by Reid Van Renesse WORLD PREMIERE – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL October 9th, 2009 DOWNTOWN CALLING will make it’s international festival debut at the Austin Film Festival at 9:15pm on Saturday, October 24th at The Rollins Theater. An additional screening will take place at 7pm on Thursday, October 29th at The Independent at 501. Downtown Calling website On Facebook
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My source has to remain anonymous to protect his identity and the sensibilities of the diocese involved, but someone I know attended an Ordination Rite in one of our Cathedral Churches this year. From what he reported it is small wonder that the wider public see us as out of touch.
As is usual at a Rite of Ordination many of the congregation are not regular worshippers as they have come to support a member of their family who is being ordained. For a good many of these "relations and friends" this may well be their first experience of Christian Worship for a very long time. In such circumstances, and given that the Dioceses always go to the expense of having Service Booklets printed especially for the occasion, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Principal Celebrant would stick to the Order and not interject with notices, explanations and inane asides at every possible opportunity.
You might also think that the music would befit the setting of one of our cathedral churches with glorious and well known hymns and spiritual songs. You might also think that the most cherished prayer of the Christian Church: the Our Father would be the traditional version.
Instead what were this congregation with a high proportion of irregular worshippers (at best) subjected too? Yes, you've guessed it music that was some of the worst examples of the modern and banal individualistic choruses - the sort of me, me, me claptrap that might provide some sort of spiritual high for one or two selfish individuals, but do precious little for the vast majority who find them badly written, musically discordant and, of course, impossible to sing as they have never heard of them and, in all likelihood, would not mind if they never heard them again.
Given that a Rite of Ordination is a longer liturgy than one would expect in the average Parish Church on a Sunday Morning the constant interjections by the Principal Celebrant made it far longer than it needed to be. The preacher, who had never been heard of before by most of the congregation, gave an omelette (rather than a Homily befitting the occasion) which betrayed a lack of education (not to mention theological formation) and the fact that Christian content in sermons is no longer expected.
So the unsuspecting worshipper is sitting, standing and kneeling through all this and wondering what on earth has become of the Church of England they remember from when they attended worship some years ago now. As they reach the end of the Eucharistic Prayer they may spot the heading "The Lord's Prayer" and breathe a sigh of relief for at last there is something they can join in with only to find that as usual the Cof E has decided to do what many other denominations had the sense not to do and use the modern version of the Our Father. Chaos ensues as the unsuspecting worshippers begins to say what they would normally expect to say and those wired for sound booming over them with the modern version, and all find that "art" is gone and "sesspasses" ensue!
So in this liturgy those unsuspecting worshippers will surely have wondered even more why their relation or friend wanted to join this outfit. Most of our relatives think we are most odd wanting, as they put it, "to enter the Church", this sort of pratice will only confirm that view and make prophets even less honourable in their own country.
Join us for an evening of networking and celebration during Hispanic Heritage Month!
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers-New York City (SHPE-NYC) brings you the opportunity to meet fellow professionals in the Long Island Area. Bring plenty of business cards! Friends and colleagues are welcome to attend. Event is free and complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served.
SHPE-NYC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes professional development, leadership, and community outreach within the New York City area. We have been successful over the past year in developing various initiatives to address our mission: "To be the Source for Quality Hispanic Engineers and Technical Talent." We are now ready to embrace the talent that the Long Island area has to offer.
Join our talented and powerful network: Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:00 - 9:00 pm Four Food Studio 515 Broadhollow Road Melville, New York
Join SHPE for a special night at the theater. This is a special private performance for SHPE-NYC members and our friends. We have arranged a wine and cheese reception before the show and a special meet-the-cast reception after the show. Remember to bring plenty of business cards as we will have executives and representatives from various engineering and financial services firms in attendance. Space is limited so please RSVP with your attendance confirmation as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you there!
