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September 12th, 2007

Why I went to Deanery Synod

waiting patiently

This is just a sensationalist headline to make you think that I had a grandiose purpose for going to deanery synod when I am not on it, whereas the reality is that I had nothing better to do and it is better than wandering the streets. It was an open meeting at which an area dean was installed in part one and then after the break there were some speeches about women in the episcopate, which were interesting.

This cartoon isn’t meant to be especially good or funny. It is just that I promised myself I would not turn on the computer unless I had drawn something to put on the blog. I often make these deals with myself, but usually break them within five or ten minutes. Usually you are none the wiser, as I keep it to myself and just live with a sense of inner failure. But as I kept my side of the bargain I am telling you about it, though you have to live with the second rate cartoon and two paragraphs of third rate waffle.

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This is a single Cartoon Blog entry, posted by Dave on Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 at 3:10 pm.

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6 Responses to “Why I went to Deanery Synod”


  1. Sarah B says:

    “I had nothing better to do and it is better than wandering the streets”… Detached youth work not for you, Dave? Though as you’re not a youtworker anymore… can you BE a detached cartoonist???

    September 12th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
  2. Jeremy says:

    What you haven’t said is how many other casual attendees there were. Prior to this post, my guess would have been the average deanery synod attendance additional to members and administrators over the country and century as a whole would be as near to zero as makes no difference*.

    Now I wonder.

    * Pah. I’m a mathematician. So I must correct myself and insist that a number as near to zero as makes no difference must be zero.

    September 12th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
  3. Dave says:

    Sarah – detached cartoonist – brilliant.

    Jeremy – I don’t really know who else was there casually, as I was there casually so I don’t know who is there normally. There were stickers being given out, but there was no room to mingle so other people’s stickers were not really observed.

    September 12th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
  4. Aaron Orear says:

    Having been at a fair number of deanery and synod liturgies, usually experimental in nature and never before done, I think this is a first rate cartoon! The nail has been hit on the head.

    September 12th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
  5. Rachel says:

    When you have to write yourself a name label, do you draw it? Or add an enigmatic doodle?
    I also wonder what a detached cartoonist is detached from? Perhaps his computer? Or his pen?
    Keep going Dave, you make me smile and relax. Thank you.

    September 13th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
  6. John says:

    There is only ever one good reason for going to deanery synod, and that is to go home when it ends.

    September 17th, 2007 at 4:38 pm