Have a go at our next caption competition (above). Send entries by email only to captioncompetition@churchtimes.co.uk by 9 a.m., Monday 11 August.
We invite readers’ ideas for photos: please provide a credit and confirm that those pictured are happy for the photo to be used.
Here is the winning entry for the previous competition:
Susan WrightSusan Wright
The Rapture had started, but was experiencing a buffering problem (John Appleby)
A SELECTION of this week’s entries:
“Some like it hot!” (Robbie Porter); “Well, it makes a change from getting your knickers in a twist’’ (Peter Walker); “The first test of the cassock cannon to speed up robing doesn’t quite go to plan” (Philip Lickley); “Some brands of incense are stronger than others” (Patrick Irwin); “The Reverend was in the wrong place at the wrong time for the giant pancake competition!” (Fiona Drinkell); “Although swinging the thurible was a breeze, he was blown away by the whole event” (Martin Kettle); “She felt he’d gone a bit over the top with the com over” (Anthony Gore); “Is that the hat you wore for Ascot this year?” (Susan Patel); “The blue whale is taking communion today” (Helga Brandt); “How many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn’t see? The answer, MC, is blowin’ in the wind. . .” (Julian Ashton)
“Stole-way to heaven” (Fiona Mair); “Ms Monroe made this look so much easier” (Anne Robertson); “Surely you can cope with this garment” (Richard Hough); “Lot’s wife laid to rest at last” (John Saxbee); “The new lightweight cope really wasn’t up to the job” (Valerie Budd); “Robes that were surplice to requirement?” (Chris Coupe); “The thurifer wasn’t clear where the wind was coming from, but he had a pretty good idea where it was going” (Richard Strudwick); “(Nearly) Gone With The Wind” (Paul Lodge).
“The PCC accounts showed a large surplice” (Michael Doe); “Everyone enjoyed the impromptu game of Holy Hide and Seek!” (Jo Mash); “He had forgotten to put on the safety belt” (Brian Stevenson); “The occasion proved to be a very uplifting experience” (Michael Foster); “Unfortunately this was not the right occasion for a Pentecostal enactment” (Philip Goggin); “When you mishear ‘Bring your best ear to the church meeting’ and take it a little too literally” (Anthony Greenman); “Don’t get your vicar in a twist” (Alison Nuorto); “The sun has disappeared! Is it the end of the world?” (Nick Baker)
As ever, the winner receives a prize of Fairtrade chocolate, courtesy of Divine Chocolate.
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