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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 -- cfsmtb |
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Holy Bicycles Batman!
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 -- SteveA |
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Holy Bicycles Batman!
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.. -- flyingdutch |
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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. : -- cfsmtb |
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Holy Bicycles Batman!
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 |
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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! |
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Holy Bicycles Batman!
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) -- SteveA |
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Holy Bicycles Batman!
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 |
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Holy Bicycles Batman!
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 -- suzyj |
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Holy Bicycles Batman!
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. |
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