Great time today with husband-and-wife vicars Iain and Beth. Being married they share quite a lot, they also share 3 churches grouped in a Benefice. For those who have yet to experience a Benefice, I thought I'd look up a few definitions. It's .....
The equivalent of a fief in the early Middle Ages (yes, I know, some churches are still there .....)
A word loved by lawyers and difficult to define
An ecclesiastical tenure (yes, I know, sounds more like an ailment)
In ancient Rome - a gift of land for life as a reward for services rendered
None the wiser? Well, Iain and Beth serve their local communities and they are looking to appoint two people, one for school and one for church, to work with children and families in the communities they serve.

And now off to Deanery Synod. For those who have yet to experience a Deanery Synod ....... (complete the sentence yourself)

And it's Advent2.