Welcome to the Third week of our SUPER time, “Pythonalia Honoraria” where we will spend four weeks celebrating the four Honorary Pythons.  This week as we celebrate the man who wrote most of the Monty Python musical elements, please enjoy not only his musical efforts but remember he also played in some of the best sketches of the Prophets ministry. 

Please open your Hymnal to page 3 and join in our processional  “O Lord Please Don’t Burn Us” Verse 1

O LORD, please don’t burn us,   Don’t grill or toast your flock,

Don’t put us on the barbecue,  Or simmer us in stock,

Don’t braise or bake or boil us,  Or stir fry us in a wok. 

Now please open The Holy Text volume 1 to episode 22 page 295 where the prophets say …

2nd Bruce

Goodday, Bruce!

1st Bruce

Oh, Hello Bruce!

3rd Bruce

How are yer Bruce?

1st Bruce

Bit crook, Bruce.

2nd Bruce

Where's Bruce?

1st Bruce

He's not here, Bruce.

3rd Bruce

Blimey, s'hot in here, Bruce.

1st Bruce

S'hot enough to boil a monkey's bum!

2nd Bruce

That's a strange expression, Bruce.

1st Bruce

Well Bruce, I heard the Prime Minister use it. S'hot enough to boil a monkey's bum in 'ere, your Majesty,' he said and she smiled quietly to herself.

3rd Bruce

She's a good Sheila, Bruce and not at all stuck up.

Open your hymnal to the blue insert page C and join us in singing “When does a Dream begin” verse 1

When does a dream begin?  Does it start with a goodnight kiss?
Is it conceived or simply achieved,  When does a dream begin?
Is it born in a moment of bliss?  Or is it begun when two hearts are one
When does a dream exist?  The vision of you appears somehow
Impossible to resist,  But I'm not imagining seeing you
For who could have dreamed of this?  When does a dream begin?
When reality is dismissed?  Or does it commence when we lose all pretence
When does a dream begin?

Now please open The Holy Text volume 2 to episode 29 page 80 where the prophets say …

Woman

There's another dead bishop on the landing.

Church Policeman

Suffragan or diocesan?

Woman

How should I know?

Church Policeman

It's tatooed on the back of their neck. Ere! Is that rat tart?

Woman

Yes.

Church Policeman

Disgusting! Right! The hunt is on. (kneels) Oh Lord we beseech thee tell us who croaked Leicester.

Organ music. A huge hand descends and points at the man.

Man

All right, it's a fair cop, but society is to blame.

Church Policeman

Agreed.

Man

I would like the three by the bin to be taken into consideration.

Church Policeman

Right. And now, I'd like to conclude this arrest with a hymn.

Homily  Parishioners, this week I thought I would take a look at some intriguing news from the realm of “Science” that has recently broken through the clutter of lies usually bombarding us from the media.  First off, I thought it appropriate to start “out of this world”, literally, on the Moon.  It turns out that scientists have discovered a huge heat radiating mass under the moon’s surface (https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/heat-radiating-huge-mass-under-moon-0).  Naturally no one knows for sure what it is or what it does, or how it does it, but it is a very interesting discovery.  The scientists are guessing it a some sort of radioactive reaction going on.  However, I prefer to think that perhaps the old Police song is the truth and we have finally found the “Invisible Sun”. 

Turning our attention to our own spheroid.  Scientists have determined that our core has not only slowed down, but actually gone into reverse (https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-ve-confirmed-slowdown-earth-100054337.html)!  Once again no one knows what this means, what it will do, or how it happened, but it is an interesting development.  Scientists think it could have something to do with the process of pole reversal, but that is just one of many ideas floated.  Continuing my musical musings for this week, perhaps it is just Gloria Estefan finally managing to “turn the beat around”? 

Lest you worry too much about either of these developments in science I will close for this week by pointing our that Scientists have determined that they previously severely miscalculated the Earth human population ( https://www.yahoo.com/news/oops-scientists-may-severely-miscalculated-143000821.html)!  It turns out that because they have screwed up counting rural areas they have badly undercounted the human population on the planet.  They now argue that there are more than a billion MORE humans that determined previously, or over 9 Billion souls.  So just remember that all of these stories depend on our scientists counting properly, and apparently they simply can not do that! 

Amen

Please join us in our recessional on page 3 of your hymnal “O Lord Please Don’t Burn Us” second verse. 

Oh Please don’t lightly poach us,  Or Baste us with hot fat,

Don’t fricassee or roast us,    Or boil us in a vat,

And please don’t stick thy servants, Lord,  In a Rotissomat. 

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