Possibly the most spectacular venue yet for our little Moot Labyrinth, Lutheran & Anglican ministers of the Porvoo covenant from Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, England & Ireland experienced walked together whilst journeying with God. Much of the conversations have been around a positive engagement with the changing contemporary culture, particularly how to engage with people who are focused on new forms of mysticism. Also, another co-hort of people have been discussed, a new group who appear to me consumptive and contented, who do not have existential unresolved issues. What is clear, is that the Scandinavian churches do not yet face the same issues of walking away from the established church, although it is changing quickly. I was struck though, how the church in Estonia, with the effect of the USSR for so long of its recent history, has been left with a huge hole after independence created by communist anti-lutheran policies, and now left with a largely post-communist and post-christian context, which although different has many similarities with the UK with its own particular secular/mysticism context. It is clear that consumerism has become the central organising principle of life for all the churches of the Porvoo agreement. Thanks Gareth & Mike for assisting with the service. To see more photos, click here. I am sure Mike will add a link to his photos soon to.