Br Dave, AG
@rattigan.bsky.social
Franciscan friar & deacon in the Church of England. Curate of St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth, in the Diocese of Liverpool. Love Hammer horror, good coffee and a decent pint of ale.
Music this Saturday, 12 July, in Liverpool
St Margaret of Antioch (Princes Rd, Toxteth), 6pm, SOTTO VOCE STRINGS, 8-18 ensemble from Utah, USA. Free entry, 1hr approx.
Then St Bride's (Percy St, Georgian Quarter), 7.30pm, THIS IS ME, Liverpool Community Orchestra & Choir, plus soloists £10/£7.50
St Margaret of Antioch (Princes Rd, Toxteth), 6pm, SOTTO VOCE STRINGS, 8-18 ensemble from Utah, USA. Free entry, 1hr approx.
Then St Bride's (Percy St, Georgian Quarter), 7.30pm, THIS IS ME, Liverpool Community Orchestra & Choir, plus soloists £10/£7.50
July 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Music this Saturday, 12 July, in Liverpool
St Margaret of Antioch (Princes Rd, Toxteth), 6pm, SOTTO VOCE STRINGS, 8-18 ensemble from Utah, USA. Free entry, 1hr approx.
Then St Bride's (Percy St, Georgian Quarter), 7.30pm, THIS IS ME, Liverpool Community Orchestra & Choir, plus soloists £10/£7.50
St Margaret of Antioch (Princes Rd, Toxteth), 6pm, SOTTO VOCE STRINGS, 8-18 ensemble from Utah, USA. Free entry, 1hr approx.
Then St Bride's (Percy St, Georgian Quarter), 7.30pm, THIS IS ME, Liverpool Community Orchestra & Choir, plus soloists £10/£7.50
Can anything gold stay? A reflection on saying goodbye to Lucy: brotherdave.co.uk/2025/07/05/can-anything-gold-stay/
July 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Can anything gold stay? A reflection on saying goodbye to Lucy: brotherdave.co.uk/2025/07/05/can-anything-gold-stay/
Chillout with @doombiscuit.bsky.social last night - hopefully a more frequent occurrence now we live closer. Enjoyed Alien Romulus.
July 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Chillout with @doombiscuit.bsky.social last night - hopefully a more frequent occurrence now we live closer. Enjoyed Alien Romulus.
On Saturday, the Rt Revd Geoff Pearson ordained me as a deacon in the Church of God.
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
On Saturday, the Rt Revd Geoff Pearson ordained me as a deacon in the Church of God.
Seems to be working for me (in SD, though - not sure if you get HD if you pay).
February 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Seems to be working for me (in SD, though - not sure if you get HD if you pay).
Night out on the Transpennine real ale trail.
December 27, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Night out on the Transpennine real ale trail.
Charming gift in the mail today, from a fellow Anglican Greyfriar.
December 16, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Charming gift in the mail today, from a fellow Anglican Greyfriar.
This morning's gig!
December 14, 2024 at 11:08 AM
This morning's gig!
Preparing for an informal presentation to my peers on the interpretation of the Revelation to St John. Taking my cue from the Visual Commentary on Scripture, I'm roping in some of my own favourite art, namely the 1958 film of Dracula. #Hammerhorror #biblicalstudies
December 1, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Preparing for an informal presentation to my peers on the interpretation of the Revelation to St John. Taking my cue from the Visual Commentary on Scripture, I'm roping in some of my own favourite art, namely the 1958 film of Dracula. #Hammerhorror #biblicalstudies
I opened up my Advent calendar and found Jesus.
December 1, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I opened up my Advent calendar and found Jesus.
Astonished that Amazon Prime Video has an 'abridged' version of It's a Wonderful Life that cuts the entire final act - the best and most important bit, the whole 20-minute sequence where Clarence shows George what Bedford Falls would have been like without him. Bizarre.
November 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Astonished that Amazon Prime Video has an 'abridged' version of It's a Wonderful Life that cuts the entire final act - the best and most important bit, the whole 20-minute sequence where Clarence shows George what Bedford Falls would have been like without him. Bizarre.
Gorgeous choral setting of Psalm 133 on the #CofeE Daily Prayer App for Evening Prayer today. player.captivate.fm/episode/28378053-7398-4658-8ed5-ae4b39a9854a?t=123 Only just realised there's a 'Notes' feature that tells you who's leading the service. Would be good to see composers, too!
November 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Gorgeous choral setting of Psalm 133 on the #CofeE Daily Prayer App for Evening Prayer today. player.captivate.fm/episode/28378053-7398-4658-8ed5-ae4b39a9854a?t=123 Only just realised there's a 'Notes' feature that tells you who's leading the service. Would be good to see composers, too!
Since now I know you like British crime shows and you are frustrated with the Manchester-Liverpool line, you'll get a kick out of this tweet of mine that went semi-viral a couple of years ago.
November 25, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Since now I know you like British crime shows and you are frustrated with the Manchester-Liverpool line, you'll get a kick out of this tweet of mine that went semi-viral a couple of years ago.
Sorry to hear that the actor Eryl Lloyd-Parry has died. It was lovely to get to know him in my first production with MATE/Imaginarium, Shakespeare's As You Like It, in 2016. Proper old-school classical thesp and a really affable chap, universally loved.
November 21, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Sorry to hear that the actor Eryl Lloyd-Parry has died. It was lovely to get to know him in my first production with MATE/Imaginarium, Shakespeare's As You Like It, in 2016. Proper old-school classical thesp and a really affable chap, universally loved.
Overnight dusting of snow at Henley Park, Whiston
November 19, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Overnight dusting of snow at Henley Park, Whiston
Post a picture you took (no description but use alt text) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Post a picture you took (no description but use alt text) to bring some zen to the timeline
Child being prepared for confirmation in my parish this morning was asked what we mean by 'confession.' She answered 'Being honest about our sins before God' - a verbatim quote from the teaching Eucharist I led a couple of months ago. Her mom told me, 'She still has all the cards at home.' Chuffed.
November 17, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Child being prepared for confirmation in my parish this morning was asked what we mean by 'confession.' She answered 'Being honest about our sins before God' - a verbatim quote from the teaching Eucharist I led a couple of months ago. Her mom told me, 'She still has all the cards at home.' Chuffed.
For years I've checked regularly for news of an Audible (audiobook) edition of John Masefield's The Box of Delights, but I can only assume there's some sort of Amazon-related rights issue, because to this day it just doesn't exist. It would be a hit. The BBC Blu-ray is on my Christmas list, obvs.
November 15, 2024 at 9:26 AM
For years I've checked regularly for news of an Audible (audiobook) edition of John Masefield's The Box of Delights, but I can only assume there's some sort of Amazon-related rights issue, because to this day it just doesn't exist. It would be a hit. The BBC Blu-ray is on my Christmas list, obvs.
Watched Scrooge (1970) yesterday. Despite the liberties it takes with Dickens, I love this version immensely. It's the first version I remember seeing.
December 16, 2023 at 6:43 PM
Watched Scrooge (1970) yesterday. Despite the liberties it takes with Dickens, I love this version immensely. It's the first version I remember seeing.
On the Feast of St Francis I was made a postulant in the Anglican Greyfriars. Here are a few photographic highlights of our chapter retreat at Neston this week, ft. me with Brs Kevin, Alasdair, Rhodri and Brian (canine).
October 6, 2023 at 6:20 PM
On the Feast of St Francis I was made a postulant in the Anglican Greyfriars. Here are a few photographic highlights of our chapter retreat at Neston this week, ft. me with Brs Kevin, Alasdair, Rhodri and Brian (canine).
Returned home from a visit to friends in Wales with two books I forgot I lent them years ago (Bruce Malina's The New Testament World & John Dominic Crossan's The Historical Jesus) and two new acquisitions (Kenneth Leech's True God and CS Song's Jesus in the Power of the Spirit).
August 25, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Returned home from a visit to friends in Wales with two books I forgot I lent them years ago (Bruce Malina's The New Testament World & John Dominic Crossan's The Historical Jesus) and two new acquisitions (Kenneth Leech's True God and CS Song's Jesus in the Power of the Spirit).
This absolute chancer would have just kept on arguing with the Canaanite woman until she slunk away defeated, wouldn't he? Lord, have mercy.
August 20, 2023 at 7:11 AM
This absolute chancer would have just kept on arguing with the Canaanite woman until she slunk away defeated, wouldn't he? Lord, have mercy.