Thursday, September 8, 2016

Perth Anglican Archbishop 'seeking counsel' over his future

From Australia-

Archbishop Herft served as the Bishop of Newcastle between 1993 and 2005.

He admitted to the royal commission last month he had been told three times that the defrocked dean of Newcastle Graeme Lawrence had sexually abused children, yet failed to report the information to police.

Archbishop Herft told the commission he gave “incorrect” evidence when he testified previously that no one raised issues of concern with him about Mr Lawrence. In a post on his website, Archbishop Herft said he was conscious of the impact the hearings were having on the survivors of abuse.


More here-

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/32559947/perth-anglican-archbishop-roger-herft-seeking-counsel/#page1

Anglicans look to Pope as role model of Christian leadership

From The Vatican-

Among the thousands of pilgrims and visitors present in St Peter’s Square for the Pope’s general audience on Wednesday was a group of Anglicans from all over the world who are taking part in a week long study course on Christian leadership.

Organised by the Anglican Centre in Rome, the course is based on Biblical scholarship, case studies of exemplary leaders, past and present, and field work in Rome and Assisi.


Participants from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Nigeria and Myanmar were among those attending the audience, while the director of the Anglican Centre, Archbishop David Moxon and Zambian Bishop William Mchombo of the Central African province were also able to exchange a few words with Pope Francis.


More here-

http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/09/07/anglicans_look_to_pope_as_role_model_of_christian_leadership/1256533

Longtime rector reveals he will resign at Trinity Church

From Boston-

The Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III, longtime rector of Trinity Church in Copley Square, announced this week he will retire in June after two tours totalling nearly two decades as leader of the historic church.

In a letter to the congregation released Monday evening, Lloyd, 66, said he had suffered recurrent headaches in the last year. He said that he had responded well to medication and felt vigorous after a good summer but that Trinity needed a leader “at the top of his or her energy level.”


More here-

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/09/07/trinity-rector-announces-retirement-after-nearly-two-decades-leading-historic-church/LJwqDWVOz9HvCMzfoJCkrM/story.html

'I was hungry and you gave me food'

From Anglican Journal-

Take a priest who was a Wisconsin dairy farm boy, instill in him a longing for the fields, place him in one of the most fertile valleys in the Northwest, surround him with Episcopalians and others called to serve their communities, and the yield is more than a million servings of winter squash.

The farmer-priest is the Rev. Jim Eichner, also the rector of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Redmond, Washington, a wealthy nexus for technology companies, including Microsoft. The farm is the Food Bank Farm, sponsored by Holy Cross. Food Lifeline, based in nearby Seattle, is the recipient and distributes the produce to its 275 members that run feeding programs.

Eichner and the parish began the farm in 2011 with 12 volunteers, on land in the Snohomish River Valley at Chinook Farms. The 132-acre community-supported swath of land on which niche farmers lease growing ground is owned by Eric Fritch, senior warden at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Snohomish. Eichner and the volunteers took out 3,750 pounds of food from their plot that first year.

More here-

http://www.anglicanjournal.com/articles/-i-was-hungry-and-you-gave-me-food

Florida diocese investigating ex-head of Rhode Island school

From Charlotte-

An Episcopal diocese in Florida says it is investigating a former headmaster at the elite Rhode Island boarding school St. George's, which is at the center of an abuse scandal.

The Rev. George E. Andrews is accused of failing to report sexual abuse by a teacher to authorities when he led the school in the 1980s. He now runs a consulting firm that places chaplains at Episcopal and other schools. His son-in-law is the Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, and his daughter sits on the St. George's board.

The Diocese of Southeast Florida opened an investigation into Andrews earlier this year after news broke that dozens of students had been abused at the $58,000-per-year school in Middletown. The church investigation was put on hold while police and independent investigator Martin Murphy looked into St. George's, according to Bishop Peter Eaton of the Diocese of Southeast Florida.


Read more here:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/article100408292.html#storylink=cpy

The 'Stained Glass Ceiling' Shatters in Virginia

From Virginia-

But really, we just hired the best priest
Last Sunday, historic Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia welcomed the Reverend Noelle York-Simmons as its 28th Rector. She is also the first woman rector in the church's 243-year history.

It was said that we broke the 'stained glass ceiling' in hiring a woman rector at a cardinal church in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. I'm happy if we lit the path for others. Our goal, however, was always about one thing: hiring the best person to lead our church. As chairman of the Rector Search Committee, I know we all feel blessed to have found her.

During our 18-month national search, our committee reviewed the qualifications of many talented spiritual leaders. We evaluated all candidates in light of the most important gifts, graces and priorities established by the parish and Vestry of Christ Church through our extensive discernment process. Rev. York-Simmons emerged as the best of the best in meeting the present and future needs of Christ Church. The Vestry voted unanimously to approve our recommendation.


More here-

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/stained-glass-ceiling-shatters-virginia-john-m-lawson

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Top Anglican official backs Bishop of Grantham over sexuality

From Christian Today-

The Bishop of Grantham, Rt Rev Nicholas Chamberlain, has received high-level support from the most senior official in the Anglican communion after controversy erupted over his sexuality.

Chamberlain has been backed by Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon, the secretary general of the Anglican Communion, who said in a statement: "It is clear that Bishop Nicholas has abided by the guidelines set down by the Church. In fact, his lifestyle would make him acceptable to serve the church at any time in its history. I reject the suggestion that his appointment is an 'error'.

"I do recognise that this is a sensitive area for many people whatever their convictions. It is also a difficult time for Bishop Nicholas with revelations about his private life being made public in such a dramatic way, against his will, by anonymous sources that seem to be out to make trouble."


More here-

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/top.anglican.official.backs.bishop.of.grantham.over.sexuality/94779.htm

White male leadership persists at evangelical ministries

From RNS-

While America’s population is becoming less white and while gender diversity is transforming workplaces, white male leadership persists at most evangelical parachurch organizations — the thousands of nonprofit businesses that carry out various kinds of Christian ministry.

Only one of 33 major national organizations contacted for this article is led by a woman — Jane Overstreet at Development Associates International. And only three are led by nonwhite males.

“Some groups are talking about greater gender diversity, while others talk about racial diversity,” says Amy Reynolds, an associate professor of sociology at Wheaton College in Illinois, a leading evangelical institution that recently appointed its first female provost in its 156-year history. “The question is, what are they willing to do to get there?”


More here-

http://religionnews.com/2016/09/06/white-male-leadership-persists-at-evangelical-ministries/

Nobel laureate Tutu marks 2 weeks in South Africa hospital

From South Africa-

The family of Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu says he is responding well to treatment for an infection after checking into a South African hospital two weeks ago.

The family of the retired archbishop said in a statement Tuesday that the 84-year-old Tutu will undergo a small surgical procedure in Cape Town on Wednesday. The statement does not specify what kind of infection Tutu has.

He was hospitalized several times last year.

Tutu was an outspoken opponent of apartheid, South Africa's former system of white minority rule, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.


Read more here:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-world/article100127782.html#storylink=cpy

Hermosa Beach Rector on Short List to Replace L.A. Episcopal Diocese Bishop

From Patch-

A Hermosa Beach rector was the five candidates named to replace the retiring Los Angeles Bishop Diocesan J. Jon Bruno, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles announced.

The Rev. Rachel Nyback, the rector of St. Cross, was named as a coadjutor candidate and is up for election at the December Diocesan Convention meeting in Ontario. Nyback, 46, has served in ministry in Southern California and Washington D.C. after teaching in Kuwait. She was the first woman rector in St. Cross' 100-year history.

"I give thanks for the members and work of the search committee, and for all the people who have offered themselves as candidates," said Bruno, who was elected bishop coadjutor in 1999.


More here-

http://patch.com/california/hermosabeach/hermosa-beach-rector-short-list-replace-l-episcopal-diocese-bishop

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Secretary general clarifies view after gay English bishop ‘outed’

From ENS-

The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has moved to clarify any misunderstanding among Anglican provinces around the world after news emerged at the weekend of the first English bishop to declare that he is gay and in a relationship.

The suffragan bishop of Grantham in the Diocese of Lincoln, the Rt. Rev. Nicholas Chamberlain, told the British media he had adhered to church guidelines under which gay clergy must be celibate and cannot marry. He said his sexuality was no secret and was part of who he was – but it was his ministry that he wanted to focus on.


Idowu-Fearon said: “It is clear that Bishop Nicholas has abided by the guidelines set down by the church. In fact, his lifestyle would make him acceptable to serve the church at any time in its history. I reject the suggestion that his appointment is an ‘error’.”


More here-

http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2016/09/06/secretary-general-clarifies-view-after-gay-english-bishop-outed/

Servants To All to open overnight homeless shelter

From PA (Trinity Epsicopal is invloved in the project)

Servants To All is opening up an overnight homeless shelter before temperatures drop this fall at the United Presbyterian Church, 214 Mahantongo St., Pottsville. Thirteen beds will be available at the church starting in October, Albert Nastasi, program director, said Wednesday.

“We certainly want to thank the church and the congregation,” Nastasi said.

The shelter will be for men and women and staffed at all times. It will only be open overnight from 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.



More here-


http://republicanherald.com/news/sevents-to-all-to-open-overnight-homeless-shelter-1.2087220

Gay bishop revelation stirs simmering tensions in Church of England

From Crux-

The Church of England faces one of its periodic meltdowns, when deep-seated disagreements between evangelicals and liberals suddenly rise to the surface.

The presenting issue, as ever, is homosexuality, sparked by two revelations: that a bishop of the Church of England is gay and living with his partner in a ‘celibate’ relationship, and that both facts were known to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, when he consecrated Nicholas Chamberlain in November last year.


After a Sunday newspaper threatened to expose him, Chamberlain, who is the Bishop of Grantham, decided to become the first Church of England bishop to declare he was gay and in a relationship.


More here-

https://cruxnow.com/analysis/2016/09/06/gay-bishop-revelation-stirs-simmering-tensions-church-england/

The Episcopal Diocese of New York Launches the Harlem Valley Ministry

From New York-

The Episcopal Diocese of New York has launched the Harlem Valley Ministry, an area pastorate that is a collaboration of two Episcopal churches and a mission in Putnam and Dutchess counties.

The three parishes are St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Brewster, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Pawling, and MESA in Dover Plains. MESA stands for Misión Episcopal Santiago Apóstol /St. James’s Episcopal Mission.

The Rev. Jose Martinez is joining the Harlem Valley Ministry to serve as Priest-in-Charge and will lead services at all three churches. He will celebrate Holy Eucharist on alternate Sunday mornings at St. Andrew’s and Holy Trinity, and hold services at MESA on Sunday afternoons. He will be available to each parish for pastoral care.


More here-

http://patch.com/new-york/midhudsonvalley/episcopal-diocese-new-york-launches-harlem-valley-ministry

Monday, September 5, 2016

Vicar fears gay marriage change could cause society disintegration

From The BBC-

A Jersey vicar has said society could begin to disintegrate if the traditional view of marriage was lost.

The Reverend Canon Dr Gavin Ashenden, Vicar of Gouray, was responding to the appointment of the Bishop of Grantham, who is gay and in a relationship.


Dr Ashenden said it was marriage between a man and a woman that held society together.
"Anglican Christians look to the bible and tradition and say 'we do what we do because God tells us to'," he said.


He said he found it hard to respect Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's decision to appoint Dr Chamberlain when he knew he was gay and said he thought his sexuality was "irrelevant".


More here-

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-37271512

Bishop David Jenkins obituary: A controversial cleric

From The BBC-

David Jenkins was an Anglican bishop who questioned some of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity.

His views on the virgin birth and the resurrection caused a storm of protest and considerable opposition to his appointment as Bishop of Durham.


His forays into the field of politics saw attacks on both Conservative and Labour administrations for what he saw was their over-reliance on market forces.


An academic theologian, rather than a parish priest, he became for many, the symbol of modernisation and liberal ideas in the established church.


David Edward Jenkins was born on 26 January 1925 in Bromley, Kent, and brought up in a Methodist family.


Confirmed into the Church of England as a teenager, his education was disrupted by World War Two. He was commissioned in the Royal Artillery and ended the war in India.


More here-

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37093551

Episcopal Church in S.C. welcomes provisional bishop

From South Carolina-

The Episcopal Church in South Carolina welcomes a new provisional bishop on Saturday who will be present for a special diocesan convention and installation service at Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston, 98 Wentworth St.

The standing committee of the diocese nominated the Rt. Rev. Gladstone B. “Skip” Adams III as provisional bishop in June.

Adams replaces Rt. Rev. Charles vonRosenberg, who is retiring. VonRosenberg was elected bishop in January 2013 when the diocese reorganized after a schism.


More here-

http://www.postandcourier.com/20160904/160909868/episcopal-church-in-sc-welcomes-provisional-bishop

Bishop Coadjutor candidates named

From Los Angeles-

The Bishop Coadjutor Search Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has named five candidates for nomination preceding election by Diocesan Convention meeting Dec. 2 - 3 in Ontario, Calif.

The candidates are the Rev. Paul Fromberg, rector of St. Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco; the Rev. Rachel Nyback, rector of St. Cross, Hermosa Beach, Calif.; the Rev. Anna Olson, rector of St. Mary's, (Mariposa Avenue) Los Angeles; the Rt. Rev. Pierre Whalon, Bishop of the Paris-based Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe; and the Rev. Mauricio Wilson, rector of St. Paul's, Oakland, Calif.

The coadjutor-elect will succeed Los Angeles Bishop Diocesan J. Jon Bruno upon his retirement.

"I give thanks for the members and work of the search committee, and for all the people who have offered themselves as candidates," said Bruno, who was elected bishop coadjutor in 1999.


More here-

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101307179673&ca=a7cc4a16-a5b2-4ac8-bf1d-15e31dcce7d9

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Even Chamberlain never spoke in terms of “interfaith relations.”

From The American Spectator-

Celebrated British columnist Michael Wharton (“Peter Simple”of the Daily Telegraph) once wrote to the effect that the Anglican Church seemed determined to drag itself down to a level so far beneath contempt that there was no expression to adequately describe it.

Readers may contemplate the following story — I mean “narrative” — and decide for themselves whether or not he was exaggerating.

In Sheikhupur, Pakistan in June, 2009, a poor Christian woman, Assiya Noreen, mother of five children, who were the only Christian family in her village, was harvesting berries in a field with a group of Moslem women. She was asked to fetch water for the others. She did so, but stopped to take a drink from an old metal cup she had found lying next to the well. It turned ouit this was a Muslim cup and her fellow workers attacked her for this. She was said to have declared “I believe in my religion and Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for the sins of mankind. What did your prophet Mohammed ever do to save mankind?”


More here-

http://spectator.org/an-anglican-narrative/

Southern Africans Set to Test Anglican Ban on Same-Sex Unions

From Christianity Today-

When the global Anglican Communion censured the Episcopal Church in the United States for redefining marriage eight months ago, it warned that similar actions would be applied to other provinces "when any unilateral decisions on matters of doctrine and polity are taken that threaten our unity."

Next month, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) may toe up against that line.


The ACSA—which includes South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Angola—won’t allow clergy to marry same-sex couples like the Episcopal Church did, but it announced this week that when its provincial synod meets next month, the province will consider blessing same-sex civil unions and allowing clergy in legal same-sex civil unions.


More here-

http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2016/august/southern-africans-set-to-test-anglicans-same-sex-ban.html

Where will the new Anglican jurisdiction lead?

From Christian Concern-

This week, the Telegraph reported that several parishes are preparing for what could eventually be a formal split from the Church of England, over growing concerns about the diluting of its teaching on marriage and other core biblical beliefs, including the authority of Scripture.

Although those organising the initiative have stated they do not wish to leave the Church of England and have no immediate plans to break away, it is entirely possible that this will be the outcome.  


Rev Dr Gavin Ashenden illustrated on Archbishop Cranmer’s website that there are some cases where leaving the metaphorical ‘house’ is vital for survival, because compromise is so pervasive that it has damaged its very foundations. 


More here-

http://www.christianconcern.com/our-concerns/same-sex-marriage/where-will-the-new-anglican-jurisdiction-lead

Fourteen gay Anglican priests urge bishops to take lead on inclusion

From The Guardian-

Fourteen Church of England priests who have married their same sex partners have urged Anglican bishops to be bold and take the church forward in its stance on homosexuality and gay marriage.

Their move follows the bishop of Grantham’s disclosure that he is in a same-sex relationship. Nicholas Chamberlain is the first bishop to openly declare that he is gay.

The gay and lesbian clergy, plus an additional eight lay members of the church in same sex marriages, signed a letter to bishops – who are meeting next week – urging them to “give a clear lead that offers a way forward to greater inclusion” of LGBTI people in the church.


More here-

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/03/conservative-anglicans-appointment-of-gay-bishop-a-major-error

Gay bishop: Appointment of Nicholas Chamberlain 'major error' says Gafcon

From The BBC-

Appointing a gay man as the bishop of Grantham was a "major error", the conservative Anglican group Gafcon has said.

Bishop Nicholas Chamberlain said he was gay and in a relationship on Friday.


He was consecrated last year by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby - who has said he knew about the bishop's sexuality.


Bishop Chamberlain told BBC News: "We are all God's people together... I hope that you will be able to understand."


He also said he understood and lived by the Church guidelines, which say gay clergy must remain celibate.



More here-


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37267148

Pottstown church helps another in time of need

From Reading-

Christ Episcopal Church in Pottstown has stepped up to help another local church in a time of need.

Since April, First Baptist Church at 301 King St. has been seeking money to demolish a leaning steeple that was deemed a safety hazard.


Worried the stone steeple might fall, Pottstown officials closed off a portion of Charlotte Street between Lesher Alley and King Street.

The church was looking to raise about $600,000, which is a large sum for a small church. But thanks to generosity and good timing, Christ Episcopal at 316 E. High St. was able to put forth about $90,000 for the demolition.


"We're the farthest apart as far as religion, but there are times when that doesn't matter," said Susan Furman of Christ Episcopal's rector search committee.


More here-

http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/pottstown-church-helps-another-in-time-of-need

Saturday, September 3, 2016

CofE bishop reveals he is in gay relationship

From The BBC-

The bishop of Grantham has become the first Church of England bishop to say that he is gay and in a relationship.

Bishop Nicholas Chamberlain, a suffragan in Lincoln diocese, was consecrated last year by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - who has said he knew about the bishop's sexuality.
He was in a "long-term and committed" relationship, Archbishop Welby said.


Bishop Chamberlain says he obeys Church guidelines which say gay clergy must remain celibate.
The archbishop also said: "His appointment as Bishop of Grantham was made on the basis of his skills and calling to serve the Church in the Diocese of Lincoln.



More here-


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37257005


also here-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3771473/Bishop-Grantham-Church-England-bishop-declare-s-gay-relationship.html

Former WV priest named in school’s report of sexual abuse

From West Virginia-

A former Episcopal priest from West Virginia was among those named in a report this week that described how an elite New England boarding school became a kind of “private hell” for dozens of students who were sexually abused in the 1970s and 1980s.

The students at St. George’s in Middletown, Rhode Island, were manipulated and abused by faculty and staff, according to a report issued Thursday by an independent investigator, Boston lawyer Martin Murphy. He was hired by the school and the survivors’ group SGS for Healing.

The most prolific offender was athletic trainer Al Gibbs, who abused at least 31 girls, the report said. Gibbs was fired in 1980 after being caught taking photographs of a naked girl in his office, but the report found that he was paid a $1,200 annual grant for “distinguished service” that continued until he died in 1996. The school acknowledged in December that he abused 17 students.

- See more at:

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-education/20160902/former-wv-priest-named-in-schools-report-of-sexual-abuse

Friday, September 2, 2016

Report on St. George’s finds cauldron of sexual exploitation

From Rhode Island-

After a months-long investigation of sexual abuse at St. George’s School, a report released Thursday described the elite Rhode Island prep school in the 1970s and ’80s as a cauldron of sexual exploitation of students.

Sixty-one alumni gave investigators first-hand accounts of the abuse they say they suffered, with 51 saying the abusers were faculty or staff and an additional 10 reporting abuse by classmates. Two staff members abused at least one student every year they worked at St. George’s.


More here-

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/09/01/stgeorges/4so7ElWQwjTsnDkv5eI3NJ/story.html

also here-

http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160901/st-georges-sex-abuse-scandal-report-excoriates-school-for-decades-of-unchecked-abuse

Christian groups have renewed focus on fighting racism

From Sharon PA-

Christian groups have recently been putting more time and resources into addressing racism, with the issue at the forefront because of police shootings of black men and the Black Lives Matter movement.

One of the largest U.S. evangelical college ministries, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, took up Black Lives Matter at its most recent student missions conference.

Two overwhelmingly white religious groups – the Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church, (U.S.A.), which is the nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination – have for the first time elected black clergy as their top church officers.

The New Baptist Covenant, an initiative by President Jimmy Carter to unite Baptists, has sharpened its programming focus on building partnerships between black and white churches.


More here-

http://www.sharonherald.com/community/faith/christian-groups-have-renewed-focus-on-fighting-racism/article_14210595-d9eb-5ef0-a654-69a99e1e3550.html

Thursday, September 1, 2016

'Constantly consumed by horror': Archbishop of Canterbury's candid comments on homosexuality

From Salt Lake-

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivered some candid comments about the Anglican Communion's intense internal disagreements over same-sex marriage during a session at the Greenbelt Christian festival in the U.K. over the weekend.

Among a number of notable comments about the ongoing cultural battle over gay nuptials, Welby reportedly said he's "constantly consumed with horror" due to the way The Church of England has treated gays and lesbians.

Welby also weighed in on the same-sex marriage controversy after he was asked by an audience member who is reportedly seeking a civil partnership if the church will ever bless gay unions.

Speaking frankly, the faith leader said he doesn't "have a good answer" to the question, Christian Today reported.


More here-

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865661411/Constantly-consumed-by-horror-Archbishop-of-Canterburys-candid-comments-on-homosexuality.html?pg=all

Friday, August 26, 2016

Inside the World's Only Surviving Tattoo Shop For Medieval Pilgrims

Still fishing in Montana but ran across this and couldn't resist- (more next week)

 In Jerusalem’s Old City today, you can find a uniquely obscure historical relic—the sole surviving pilgrimage tattoo business, Razzouk Ink. It’s a place where ancient artifacts meet contemporary machines, rich history intersects with modern technology. Twenty years ago, as a budding tattoo scholar, I first read about the adventures of Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land and the indelible souvenirs they had inscribed under their skin. I never expected to one day get the opportunity to follow in their footsteps and receive my own.

Just inside the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, you can duck down the second side street to the left, as I did, finding respite from the beating sun and leaving the bustle of the crowded main square. A tiny shop, almost dwarfed by its prominent sign, lies across a quiet cobblestone road. If you didn’t know anything about the incredible, centuries-long history of the family who runs this particular shop, the sign’s tagline might cause you to do a double-take: “Tattoo With Heritage Since 1300” it reads. 


http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/inside-the-worlds-only-surviving-tattoo-shop-for-medieval-pilgrims?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20160822&bt_email=stpsvicar%40yahoo.com&bt_ts=1471873763462