Tonight in Sanctus1 the service is called 'The Movie Mass'.
The service will be almost entirely led by film clips with different films leading us through different stages of the service. There will be a a film led call to worship, confession and absolution, reflection on 'the word', time of sharing bread and wine, prayers and finally a blessing...
Join us tonight at 7:30 for Coffee and 7:45 to start in Nexus.
Transfigurations' with Peterson Toscano.
I just got an email telling me about this event - sounds fascinating, any going to go?
Transfigurations', with Peterson Toscano.
Tuesday 19 May 2009 8pm.
Taurus Bar, 1 Canal Street, Manchester, M1 3HE
Tickets £5 (+£0.95 booking fee per order) or phone 0870 428 0785.
Trans Bible Characters??? You betcha!
In this one-person play, theatrical performance activist Peterson Toscano unearths transgender Bible characters, those people who do not fit in the gender binary, and who in transgressing and transcending gender, find themselves at the centre of some of the Bible's most important stories. After the interval, Peterson will share excerpts from other plays including The Re-Education of George W. Bush, Queer 101-Now I Know my gAy,B,Cs, and Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House.With stories from the road, new material, and always a few surprises, Peterson shares his own story of trying to 'de-gay' himself and the process he took to integrate his sexuality with all parts of his life.
Peterson Toscano is a gay US-based theatrical performance activist and comic actor who travels internationally with original one-person shows that address transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay and queer concerns as well as issues of race, gender, environment and faith. He spoke at the 2008 Lambeth Conference and has been featured in the Times, BBC World Service, the New Statesman, The New York Times, People Magazine, Logo Channel, PBS and the Tyra Banks Show.
Transfigurations', with Peterson Toscano.
Tuesday 19 May 2009 8pm.
Taurus Bar, 1 Canal Street, Manchester, M1 3HE
Tickets £5 (+£0.95 booking fee per order) or phone 0870 428 0785.
Trans Bible Characters??? You betcha!
In this one-person play, theatrical performance activist Peterson Toscano unearths transgender Bible characters, those people who do not fit in the gender binary, and who in transgressing and transcending gender, find themselves at the centre of some of the Bible's most important stories. After the interval, Peterson will share excerpts from other plays including The Re-Education of George W. Bush, Queer 101-Now I Know my gAy,B,Cs, and Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House.With stories from the road, new material, and always a few surprises, Peterson shares his own story of trying to 'de-gay' himself and the process he took to integrate his sexuality with all parts of his life.
Peterson Toscano is a gay US-based theatrical performance activist and comic actor who travels internationally with original one-person shows that address transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay and queer concerns as well as issues of race, gender, environment and faith. He spoke at the 2008 Lambeth Conference and has been featured in the Times, BBC World Service, the New Statesman, The New York Times, People Magazine, Logo Channel, PBS and the Tyra Banks Show.
The F word
On the spot on Wednesday night, our group named a few female icons and inspiring women...
It's amazing what your brain mulling something over, and the input of a few mates, can do in 36 hours, isn't it?
Abigail Witchells
Amelia Earheart
Ang San Su Chi
Angela Merkell
Anita Roddick
Ann Begg
Annie Oakley
Billie Holiday
Boadicea
Camilla Batmanghelidjh
Charlotte Bronte
Debbi Harry
Delia Smith
Dorothy Day
Eleanor Rosevelt
Ellen McArthur
Emily Bronte
Emily Dickinson
Emmeline Pankhurst
Estelle Morris
Esther (Bible)
Eve (Bible)
Fiona Castle
Florence Nightingale
Gee Walker
Germaine Greer
Helen Keller
Ida Lupino
Jacqueline Wilson
Janet Street Porter
Jennifer Beals
Jo Brand
Jo Whiley
Joan of Arc
Jocelyn Bell-Burnell
Julian of Norwich
Julie Walters
Karen Brady
Kate Bush
Kate Winslett
Kylie
Madonna
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Thatcher
Marie Curie
Martha (Bible)
Mary (Bible)
Mary Seacole
Michelle Obama
Mother Teresa
My mum
My nan
“myself”
Nancy Rothwell
Naomi (Bible)
Patti Smith
PJ Harvey
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Margaret
Queen Victoria
Rachel Whiteread
Rosa Parkes
Ruth (Bible)
Sam Taylor Wood
Sheila Hancock
Tamar (Genesis 38, Bible)
Tanni Grey Thompson
Virginia Woolf
Vivien Westwood
Winnie Mandela
It's amazing what your brain mulling something over, and the input of a few mates, can do in 36 hours, isn't it?
Abigail Witchells
Amelia Earheart
Ang San Su Chi
Angela Merkell
Anita Roddick
Ann Begg
Annie Oakley
Billie Holiday
Boadicea
Camilla Batmanghelidjh
Charlotte Bronte
Debbi Harry
Delia Smith
Dorothy Day
Eleanor Rosevelt
Ellen McArthur
Emily Bronte
Emily Dickinson
Emmeline Pankhurst
Estelle Morris
Esther (Bible)
Eve (Bible)
Fiona Castle
Florence Nightingale
Gee Walker
Germaine Greer
Helen Keller
Ida Lupino
Jacqueline Wilson
Janet Street Porter
Jennifer Beals
Jo Brand
Jo Whiley
Joan of Arc
Jocelyn Bell-Burnell
Julian of Norwich
Julie Walters
Karen Brady
Kate Bush
Kate Winslett
Kylie
Madonna
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Thatcher
Marie Curie
Martha (Bible)
Mary (Bible)
Mary Seacole
Michelle Obama
Mother Teresa
My mum
My nan
“myself”
Nancy Rothwell
Naomi (Bible)
Patti Smith
PJ Harvey
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Margaret
Queen Victoria
Rachel Whiteread
Rosa Parkes
Ruth (Bible)
Sam Taylor Wood
Sheila Hancock
Tamar (Genesis 38, Bible)
Tanni Grey Thompson
Virginia Woolf
Vivien Westwood
Winnie Mandela
The 40th Day
Well 40 days done...Thank goodness for that - It was a bit of a marathon! Final day points to resurrection.
Refresh FM - contains absolutely no whales
I have been swimming in the whale-infested waters of Christian radio for about a week now.
The thing about Christian radio is that, like a lot of Christian sub-culture, it's bland, insipid and aimed at a very narrow audience (i.e. grown-ups). Manchester's Refresh FM is a pretty mainstream affair in some ways, and their mission statement is a pretty typical 'bringing Jesus into the world' type affair.
But what they excel at is letting idiots like me run with ideas and, sometimes, fall over. On air. It's a fantastic training ground, and much of Christian subculture doesn't encourage that kind of experimentation or trust.
They've let me co-present 20 two-hour radio programmes this year. I've done five and I have 15 to go. The show I do is called Theatre Of Noise, and it's on every weeknight at the moment at 9pm (information here). Me and my plucky co-host play alternative music, mostly by Christians, and run features that often involve something getting destroyed (1), burst (2), pummelled (3), collapsed (4) or boiled in oil (5).
The strange thing is, Refresh FM is the one remaining area of my life where I 'hang out with evangelicals'. But I don't feel compromised. The church it's based in seems quite traditional, but they're cool with me and I'm cool with them.
It's a microcosm (I promise never to use that word on air) of an image I have of liberal heathens and holy evangelicals working together because of mutual love and respect for each other.
Right then... off to write some more programme scripts!
Wikipedia-style footnotes
(1) we destroy things in a feature called Chainsaw Challenge (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
(2) we burst things in a feature called Balloons And Darts (Fridays).
(3) we pummell things in features called The Adventure Game (Mondays) and Sackcloth And Bashes (Wednesdays).
(4) we collapse things (mainly quiches) in a feature called Flansubstantiation (Mondays).
(5) we boil things in oil in a feature called Friar Tuck Shop (Fridays).
The thing about Christian radio is that, like a lot of Christian sub-culture, it's bland, insipid and aimed at a very narrow audience (i.e. grown-ups). Manchester's Refresh FM is a pretty mainstream affair in some ways, and their mission statement is a pretty typical 'bringing Jesus into the world' type affair.
But what they excel at is letting idiots like me run with ideas and, sometimes, fall over. On air. It's a fantastic training ground, and much of Christian subculture doesn't encourage that kind of experimentation or trust.
They've let me co-present 20 two-hour radio programmes this year. I've done five and I have 15 to go. The show I do is called Theatre Of Noise, and it's on every weeknight at the moment at 9pm (information here). Me and my plucky co-host play alternative music, mostly by Christians, and run features that often involve something getting destroyed (1), burst (2), pummelled (3), collapsed (4) or boiled in oil (5).
The strange thing is, Refresh FM is the one remaining area of my life where I 'hang out with evangelicals'. But I don't feel compromised. The church it's based in seems quite traditional, but they're cool with me and I'm cool with them.
It's a microcosm (I promise never to use that word on air) of an image I have of liberal heathens and holy evangelicals working together because of mutual love and respect for each other.
Right then... off to write some more programme scripts!
Wikipedia-style footnotes
(1) we destroy things in a feature called Chainsaw Challenge (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
(2) we burst things in a feature called Balloons And Darts (Fridays).
(3) we pummell things in features called The Adventure Game (Mondays) and Sackcloth And Bashes (Wednesdays).
(4) we collapse things (mainly quiches) in a feature called Flansubstantiation (Mondays).
(5) we boil things in oil in a feature called Friar Tuck Shop (Fridays).
Day 37
Name: Kevin Leadbetter
Are you an artist?
Three Items:
1 - A large box of recycled paper
2 - A sharp pair of scissors
3 - A roll of Gaffer Tape
Why: Loneliness is something we all feel, even though we have the opportunity to be always online and always connected. By transforming the lonely, desolation of an empty space into something living, I'm intrigued to see whether it is possible to get a feeling of connection, or home, even whilst being watched like a caged animal.
Are you an artist?
Three Items:
1 - A large box of recycled paper
2 - A sharp pair of scissors
3 - A roll of Gaffer Tape
Why: Loneliness is something we all feel, even though we have the opportunity to be always online and always connected. By transforming the lonely, desolation of an empty space into something living, I'm intrigued to see whether it is possible to get a feeling of connection, or home, even whilst being watched like a caged animal.
Mark Kermode in Sunday School Exorcist shocker!!
Great interview with the man of movies in the Grauniad today - displaying humour, thoughtfulness and irreverance about his job, faith and approach to Richard Curtis films...
Stan's Cafe/ GB09
This will be stunning at GB - it comes highly recommended! (even though it sounds incredibly arty and abstract)
Day 36
Name: Charlotte Turton
Are you an artist: Yes
Three Items:
1 - Typewriter
2 - Blue Tac
3 - paper
Why? solitude is pace for the imagination. I am interested in generating text which bridge imagination and memory.
Are you an artist: Yes
Three Items:
1 - Typewriter
2 - Blue Tac
3 - paper
Why? solitude is pace for the imagination. I am interested in generating text which bridge imagination and memory.
Christianity21
Don't suppose anyone wants to cover my costs to fly out to this...? Looks like an amazing line up, some great conversations...
April fool
maybe this is the future...?
link
although "the Daily Mail recently pioneered an iPhone application providing users with a one-click facility for reporting suspicious behaviour by migrants or gays" unfortunately isn't that unbelievable...
link
although "the Daily Mail recently pioneered an iPhone application providing users with a one-click facility for reporting suspicious behaviour by migrants or gays" unfortunately isn't that unbelievable...
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