Holy Bicycles Batman!

Hmmm, will wonders never cease? For a wondrous event, read th
article on "Blessing of the Bicycles". Think the '3-in-1 oil' would b
cheaper & wiser than the going rate of 60 quid a barrel...

'Bloomberg: Crude Oil Trades Above $60 on Concern Over Irania
Production ' (http://tinyurl.com/9qqsr)


Vancouver's bikes are blessed, anointed with '3-in-1 oil'
'Bicycle is symbolic of an ecologically responsible lifestyle,
reverend says
http://tinyurl.com/dbhcv

Rev. Emilie Smith of the Anglican Church and Rev. Peter Fischer,
Lutheran, blesses bicycles and bicyclists at Christ Church Cathedral i
downtown Vancouver Friday afternoon. A dab of sunscreen went on the nos
and a drop of oil on the chain of bicycles.

CREDIT: Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun
Rev. Paul Borthistle blesses bicycles and bicyclists Friday.

About 50 people stood on the steps of Christ Church Cathedral wit
their bicycles Friday listening to the ringing of bells. Bicycle bells
that is.

Mounted on bicycles wearing their bike helmets and rain jackets, th
cyclists rang their bells to start Vancouver's first blessing of th
bicycles event aimed at promoting cycling as an alternate means o
transportation to the automobile.

Reverends Paul Borthistle and Emilie Smith of the Anglican Diocese o
New Westminster and Rev. Peter Fischer of Christ Lutheran Church le
the blessing, that included the sprinkling of holy water over cyclist
and the anointing of bicycles with "blessed 3-in-1 oil."

"We're trying to draw the connection between responsible use o
creation and bicycles," Borthistle said in an interview.

"The bicycle is symbolic of an ecologically responsible lifestyle, s
when we're blessing the bicycle, what we're saying is we'r
acknowledging that [cyclists] have made a conscious choice to live i
an ecologically responsible way."

Almost every part of the bicycle was blessed at the event. "Bless thes
seats that they shall carry us in comfort...Bless these wheels and tire
that they soften the blow of the unsuspected pothole...Bless thes
bicycles, martyred saints of the machine age," cyclists recited on th
steps of the cathedral over the rumble of buses, cars and truck
driving past on the corner of Burrard and Georgia Streets.

While the ceremony had a lighthearted feel to it, Borthistle said th
blessing did have a significant purpose. "In this case, we're no
causing anything to happen, and we're not creating a blesse
relationship...We're naming before the people in attendance
relationship that already exists.

"By naming it, you give it power," he said.

Ellisha Kamell, 27, took a bus all the way from Chilliwack t
participate in the event with a new bicycle she bought earlier in th
day. "It's a great thing to ask for God's blessing for makin
responsible choices about sustainability," she said of the event.

Paige Dampier, one of the organizers of the event, said the idea cam
from similar blessings that had taken place in New York City and Lo
Angeles. "We timed it so it coincides with the Critical Mass ride i
June which tends to have a festival atmosphere because it's Bik
Month," she said.

She said the event is part of a larger campaign to think about how ou
transportation choices have social concerns. "It's a way to say that a
faith communities, we are concerned about the state of the planet an
want to be part of a positive solution," she said.

As part of the ceremony, a moment of silence was observed for cyclist
who had been injured or killed in a cycling accident showing th
dangers cyclists face on the streets with automobiles.

"Cycling is a lot of fun, but there's risk involved when it's used fo
daily transportation," said Fischer who does not own a car and bike
around town.



MANY BLESSINGS

What else besides bicycles will a cleric bless for you?

- People, relationships

- Pets, animals

- Jewellery marking special moments

- Cars, vehicles

- Homes, buildings

- Boats, ship

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cfsmtb

cfsmtb Wrote:
Hmmm, will wonders never cease? For a wondrous event, read th
article on "Blessing of the Bicycles". Think the '3-in-1 oil' would b
cheaper & wiser than the going rate of 60 quid a barrel...

'Bloomberg: Crude Oil Trades Above $60 on Concern Over Irania
Production ' (http://tinyurl.com/9qqsr


Vancouver's bikes are blessed, anointed with '3-in-1 oil
'Bicycle is symbolic of an ecologically responsible lifestyle,
reverend say
http://tinyurl.com/dbhcv

Rev. Emilie Smith of the Anglican Church and Rev. Peter Fischer,
Lutheran, blesses bicycles and bicyclists at Christ Church Cathedral i
downtown Vancouver Friday afternoon. A dab of sunscreen went on the nos
and a drop of oil on the chain of bicycles.

CREDIT: Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun
Rev. Paul Borthistle blesses bicycles and bicyclists Friday.

About 50 people stood on the steps of Christ Church Cathedral wit
their bicycles Friday listening to the ringing of bells. Bicycle bells
that is

Mounted on bicycles wearing their bike helmets and rain jackets, th
cyclists rang their bells to start Vancouver's first blessing of th
bicycles event aimed at promoting cycling as an alternate means o
transportation to the automobile

Reverends Paul Borthistle and Emilie Smith of the Anglican Diocese o
New Westminster and Rev. Peter Fischer of Christ Lutheran Church le
the blessing, that included the sprinkling of holy water over cyclist
and the anointing of bicycles with "blessed 3-in-1 oil.

"We're trying to draw the connection between responsible use o
creation and bicycles," Borthistle said in an interview

"The bicycle is symbolic of an ecologically responsible lifestyle, s
when we're blessing the bicycle, what we're saying is we'r
acknowledging that [cyclists] have made a conscious choice to live i
an ecologically responsible way.

Almost every part of the bicycle was blessed at the event. "Bless thes
seats that they shall carry us in comfort...Bless these wheels and tire
that they soften the blow of the unsuspected pothole...Bless thes
bicycles, martyred saints of the machine age," cyclists recited on th
steps of the cathedral over the rumble of buses, cars and truck
driving past on the corner of Burrard and Georgia Streets

While the ceremony had a lighthearted feel to it, Borthistle said th
blessing did have a significant purpose. "In this case, we're no
causing anything to happen, and we're not creating a blesse
relationship...We're naming before the people in attendance
relationship that already exists

"By naming it, you give it power," he said

Ellisha Kamell, 27, took a bus all the way from Chilliwack t
participate in the event with a new bicycle she bought earlier in th
day. "It's a great thing to ask for God's blessing for makin
responsible choices about sustainability," she said of the event

Paige Dampier, one of the organizers of the event, said the idea cam
from similar blessings that had taken place in New York City and Lo
Angeles. "We timed it so it coincides with the Critical Mass ride i
June which tends to have a festival atmosphere because it's Bik
Month," she said

She said the event is part of a larger campaign to think about how ou
transportation choices have social concerns. "It's a way to say that a
faith communities, we are concerned about the state of the planet an
want to be part of a positive solution," she said

As part of the ceremony, a moment of silence was observed for cyclist
who had been injured or killed in a cycling accident showing th
dangers cyclists face on the streets with automobiles

"Cycling is a lot of fun, but there's risk involved when it's used fo
daily transportation," said Fischer who does not own a car and bike
around town



MANY BLESSING

What else besides bicycles will a cleric bless for you

- People, relationship

- Pets, animal

- Jewellery marking special moment

- Cars, vehicles

- Homes, buildings

- Boats, ships

Jesus rides a bike. I see him around the shops near me - long hair,
beard, sandals. Or maybe he's just a hippy.

My local Anglican Church used to hold meetings at the local pub until
the pub closed down to make way for inner suburban high-rise yuppy
housing.

The pub was a good'un with Guinness, Kilkenny and other good things on
tap. Its demise is very sad especially as it was walking distance from
my house.

SteveA


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SteveA

SteveA Wrote:
Jesus rides a bike. I see him around the shops near me - long hair
beard, sandals. Or maybe he's just a hippy.


or 'THE hippy'

i think he's off on the 'da vinci code' tour at the mo.
Apparently Dan Brown claims Jesus drank over 600 different types o
beer...

i hate that book. actually i just hate that every MoFo has read it co
someone told em to. feckin lemmings..

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flyingdutch

flyingdutch Wrote:
or 'THE hippy'

i think he's off on the 'da vinci code' tour at the mo.
Apparently Dan Brown claims Jesus drank over 600 different types o
beer...

i hate that book. actually i just hate that every MoFo has read it co
someone told em to. feckin lemmings...


Ah, man, it's the Celestine Prophecy for the mid-oughties! That said
DVC still utter utter crap. :

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cfsmtb

On 2005-06-28, cfsmtb (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Hmmm, will wonders never cease? For a wondrous event, read the
article on "Blessing of the Bicycles". Think the '3-in-1 oil' would be
cheaper & wiser than the going rate of 60 quid a barrel...

Way cool.

--
TimC
The universe was strange after we had beauty and truth replaced

flyingdutch wrote:
SteveA Wrote:

Jesus rides a bike. I see him around the shops near me - long hair,
beard, sandals. Or maybe he's just a hippy.



or 'THE hippy'

i think he's off on the 'da vinci code' tour at the mo.
Apparently Dan Brown claims Jesus drank over 600 different types of
beer...


Oi Paddy, 'tis not beer, 'tis holy water!

cfsmtb Wrote:
Ah, man, it's the Celestine Prophecy for the mid-oughties! That said
DVC still utter utter crap.
Says something when the recent doco series on the DVC had Tony Robinso
(aka Baldrick) as the narrator. He was serious, but I kept waiting fo
him to explain that the DVC was 'a cunning plan, M'lord'

Steve(the DVC is as false as .... one of those big false things)

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SteveA

SteveA Wrote:
Says something when the recent doco series on the DVC had Tony Robinso
(aka Baldrick) as the narrator. He was serious, but I kept waiting fo
him to explain that the DVC was 'a cunning plan, M'lord'

Steve(the DVC is as false as .... one of those big false things)A
Did the program ``Time Team'' make it down here

http://www.channel4.com/history/timeteam

Tony Robinson's been the front man for this show for a few years no
and, in the UK at least, is more commonly associated with Time Tea
than Blackadder these days
--
Cheer
Eua

--
EuanB

Dutchy wrote:

i hate that book. actually i just hate that every
MoFo has read it cos someone told em to. feckin
lemmings..

I read it 'cos I heard it upset the Catholics. I figure anything tha
upsets the Catholics must be good. It's a good plane-flight book
Certainly a breath of fresh air after fscking Lord of the Rings.

Regards,

Suzy (hates Hobbits

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suzyj

suzyj wrote:
Dutchy wrote:

i hate that book. actually i just hate that every
MoFo has read it cos someone told em to. feckin
lemmings..

I read it 'cos I heard it upset the Catholics. I figure anything that
upsets the Catholics must be good. It's a good plane-flight book
Certainly a breath of fresh air after fscking Lord of the Rings.

Suzy (hates Hobbits)

I resisted reading the DVC because everybody told me to, but I caved in.
Not a bad yarn as yarns go. But really people, it's fiction. It upsets the
Catholics because it is very loosely based around their fiction.

Read Lord of the Rings 30 years ago. That would be before 'the time of
Suzy'. :-)

Theo
Living in what the locals call "The Shire" and wondering why all the people
born here have big hairy feet.
Nice Hobbitses.