Take My Hand a new Lifelines monologue
Since the end of C3, Ann and I have been attending “Ivy Manchester”. Ivy is very different to C3, C3 at the end had 6 of us attending on a Sunday morning, Ivy has 400. Getting involved with Ivy is not without problems – largely due to its size.
Although C3 was a church that put creativity at the heart of it’s worship, the problems of the last couple of years had forced this to take lesser role.
Over the years I have written 80+ sketches and monologues for Lifelines and many of them have been performed around the world. However it has been years since I last wrote anything and I was beginning to think my writing days were over.
At Ivy, a sermon by Anthony Delaney, music from the worship team and by the end of the service. A picture in my mind and a key phrase. Inspiration to write. A new monologue written the same day. My first in about 4 or 5 years. Re-inspired. Reassurance that I’m in the right place churchwise.
If you want to read the monologue you can find it on the lifelines website: http://www.lifelines.org.uk/downloads/take-my-hand/ it is about the disciple Peter and his memories of Jesus walking on the water.
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Just wanted to tag Anthony Delaney , Ivy Manchester and C3 Stockport all of whom are mentioned in my general ramblings associated with this POTD (Photo of the day) from a couple of weeks ago.
Penny says she’s heard good things about Ivy and is pleased you’ve found a new spiritual ‘home’.
Hello Ian. Just printed off your latest monologue. I look forward to leisurely reading it this evening. I still have “A Shepherd’s View” and about 5 other of your earlier scripts dated from 1985. I didn’t have to pay £5 for those! I have a script with no named author “The very last day BC” Was that yours? Very pleased to hear you and Ann like it at Ivy. Every blessing. Arthur
Hi Arthur, congratulations on becoming the first person to buy through the new script purchasing system! Good to know it works. You can still read for free but you have to do it at your screen. (just click on the preview link on the page) – you just can’t print out the unlicensed copies anymore. Sadly I’ve had to take that approach because I became aware of people performing ‘unlicensed’ copies and not paying licence fees.
The Very Last Day BC is not one of mine – or if it is I have no recollection of writing it!
Hello Ian
I read Take My Hand last night instead of watching Match of the Day, which
is not a usual decision for me! I could just imagine you performing it. I
still have a small involvement with Urban Saints/Crusaders and would like
to recommend the very popular Urban Saints resources website, Energize,
carries a link to Lifelines material. Users of Energize would be able to
see your material then decide if it would be of value to them and their
group. You may or may not want the link in place, but if you do I see that
you do not yet have your other material on http://www.lifelines.org.uk and
it would be sensible to wait until this is so before I suggest to Urban
Saints that Energize carries a link to your excellent material.
You may first wish to see the Energize website
http://energize.uk.net
If you wish to look into it in more detail I will send you my password –
given to me for free as an ancient “Crusader” leader!
But please ignore this suggestion if it’s not what you want.
Following my cycle ride to your 50th birthday celebration at your studio I
did seek to locate Ian (Pino) and Ingrid Porteous. I found out their
current address in Nottingham and a year later will contact them to wish
Ian Happy 51st Birthday.
We know of one other person in Heaton Moor that worships at Ivy and since
she is nearly a neighbour see her fairly regularly. By name of Katherine Hilditch age about 33 and has a lodger living with her who is Brian and
June Maiden’s daughter, Gillian. A small world.
Every blessing to you and Ann
Arthur