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A laughoutloud memoir of becoming a 21stcentury priest Touching Cloth is also a love letter to the Prayer Book Liverpool lager funerals homemade lemon curd and above all to what the Church of England can be at its best

The very word reverend inspires solemnity To be a priest is to dedicate ones life to quiet prayer and spiritual contemplation Isnt it

Fergus ButlerGallie reveals what its like to become a priest in the twentyfirst century Find out why black really is slimming how to keep a straight face when someone is inadvertently hotboxing a funeral and which royalthemed biscuit tin can best contain a very loud personal alarm that no one knows how to switch off Spot a sweet old lady trying to pay for a taxi with coinage from fascist Spain Congratulations shepherd shes your problem now

Behind the daily scrapes is an alltoohuman love letter to the Church of England and the amazing variety of people who manage to keep it going providing a listening ear company and community at a time when so many people desperately need it as well as a reflection on what it means to follow a spiritual path amid the chaos of the modern world

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