I have previouslywrittenextensively about my struggles with faith and the particular mode of agnostic faith that I hold. Recently, Fr. Oliver Brewer-Lennon was kind enough to host me at his home for hours where we had a wide-ranging conversation, including about my faith. For the first time in my life I found a priest who I feel I can rely upon for spiritual direction and who also is just a good friend. He offered a compelling solution to my census dilemma — I can just write "Scottish Episcopalian" on the form. Surely if people can write Jedi as their religion, Scottish Episcopalianism would be acceptable. Next time I visit Edinburgh I will probably take part in a ceremony where I can be officially received into the church. Even though I am thousands of kilometres away usually, I can still call St. Michael and All Saints my parish
and Oliver Brewer-Lennon my priest.
He was also nice enough to give me free access to the church whenever I want to use it, so I have been chanting the evening office there according to the Use of Sarum. To avoid keeping 17 places open in 3 books simultaneously, I transcribed large parts of the Sarum vespers and compline office into Forester. You can see the results here for example, but there are more that can be found by searching "Ordo". They use my chant plugins. Fr. Oliver will join me for the vespers and compline of St. Blaise next week.
On the way back from our chat I stopped by a charity shop and got this old illustrated KJV bible for free:
