What is Cary’s Almanac?

Cary's Almanac is a weekly celebration of a feast day or celebration church year, reconnecting readers with our Christian history, heritage and heroes. Who we are? Who were we? What changed? And what were the people who built and adorned those fabulous Anglican churches thinking?

This is from me, James Cary, a reformed evangelical (possibly a Lollard) and member of The General Synod who writes comedy for the BBC. There's not much else around like it!

If you want to get more of a sense of it, why not read this:

Why I Want to Go to Church in Medieval England

James Cary

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Jun 7

The feast days and festivals have been coming thick and fast all year. It might seem that barely a week has passed when there hasn’t been an excuse to parade around the parish waving something in the air, duc…

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And this:

Everything We Need Is Right Here

James Cary

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October 27, 2023

When I was elected to the General Synod of the Church of England, I thought I knew what I was getting into. There was going to be conflict ahead. But that’s nothing new. As an avid reader of Church History, I knew the stories of Archbishop Cranmer, forced to watch two dear friends burned ali…

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