YIC flew back to Christchurch today for a couple of days en-route to a mountain race in Arthurs Pass. He left Queenstown on the 1035 flight and still made it to ChristChurch Cathedral for the 1205 communion. Their Wednesday service is in the Celtic style and included some Taize chants and a meditation from Lindisfarne. The service was taken by Linda who concluded with this blessing:
O God: bless to us the sky above us;
Bless to us the earth beneath us;
Bless to us friends around us;
and bless your image deep within us.
Thursday - Bonny Scotland seems to be following YIC around the globe. There is a highland pipes competition in Christchurch at the weekend and all the bands are tuning up in the parks around the city. YIC enjoyed a stroll around the Botanical Gardens this morning accompanied by the skirl of the pipes.