The Halfway Point

Hello there! It's light snowing today in Cape Town…so it's a white Christmas in June! (Today is the 25th of June.)

Side topic: Weather is actually a very interesting point in my research…Christmas is in the middle of summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and Easter is in the Fall. Obviously, the traditional (Western) approaches to the Advent and Eastertide liturgy and music have to be adapted a bit (there isn't really a bleak midwinter to sing about during a Cape Town Christmas, for example). This is a challenge all across the hemisphere, and something I'm investigating a bit (though it's not a central focus).

I wanted to put up a post before I go "offline" for the weekend.

Today, I'm taking a day to reread my notes from Uganda and South Africa and re-direct my course, if necessary. I'm exactly halfway through my summer now, so I figured it would be a good time to reflect on my research a bit. Then, tomorrow morning I'll meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu (!!!) before heading off to a Friday and Saturday worship retreat for worship leaders from the region. Then, Sunday I'll visit St. Cyprian's, Retreat in the morning and early afternoon before heading to an evening service at Christ Church, Kenilworth to close my last Sunday in Cape Town. I'll be back with thoughts on Monday.

Will