Attended 9am Eucharist. Hymns from a set hymnal, sermon reflective piece on wheat and weeds, intercessions first prayed by priest from requests entered into intercession book and then by intercesseor for general prayers, notices after the peace and before Eucharist, intincting and drinking from common cup, morning tea provided afterwards of juice, cherries and cake. Were welcomed by a parishioner who had been there for 42 years and loved the openness of theology....

Attended 9am Eucharist. Hymns from a set hymnal, sermon reflective piece on wheat and weeds, intercessions first prayed by priest from requests entered into intercession book and then by intercesseor for general prayers, notices after the peace and before Eucharist, intincting and drinking from common cup, morning tea provided afterwards of juice, cherries and cake. Were welcomed by a parishioner who had been there for 42 years and loved the openness of theology....

The New York Stock Exchange where there was wall to wall sky scrapers, tight security and tourists everwhere. The BULL was a main attraction with people clamoring to get close for a happy snap - perhaps they were hoping to get a touch of good fortune and benefit from a race on the exchange! This end of town was pristine. The buildings were majestic, soaring to the heavens, and it was definitely the business end of town. In front of the Stock Exchange there wa...

Brilliant costumes, stage production, performers! Had excellent seats 2 rows back from the stage. First time ever that I have seen the facial expressions of performers in a musical - absolutely stunning. The artistry was breath taking as human merged into animal form and animals became alive in their own story of good triumphing over greed and desire for power. The circle of life twisting and coming to fruition bearing thr fruit of wisdom and courage in a young l...

Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge with Rebecca and Liz was wonderful. Although the crowds were everywhere, including us, we managed to take lots of photos, check out the incredible skyline of New York, Liberty Island, East River, Brooklyn, and of course, enjoy the 'moment' of being tourists together. It was alot of fun as we chatted and avoided being run over by cyclists! I discovered there was a definite line on the bridge which was the boundary between cyclu...