Rector hits the Solent airways.

Our new Rector told BBC Radio Solent on October 21 that she thought those who had chosen her were “courageous and brave” to appoint a “youngish” woman to the important role.

The Rev Catherine Cowie was appearing on the radio station’s “Tomorrow’s news today” programme to give the answer to a quiz question – how many times is the word love mentioned in the Bible?
Well, she said, the number was anything between 300 and 800 depending on the translation and sometimes the perceived meaning of the word.
In her first interview since she arrived at the end of September, she said her husband Alexander had first spotted the obligatory vacancy advert in the Church Times - and suggested to her “that sounds absolutely right for you.”
After the interviews took place she said she would wait until she had a sign from God that He wanted her in the Beaulieu Benefice.
“That sign came,” she said, “as I sat under an oak tree by the Beaulieu River. And here I am.”

The Rector said she was grateful for the support she had received not just from the congregation, but also from everyone she had already met in the area. She was keen to build on the enthusiasm for the future she had encountered at every turn.

You can listen to the interview on BBC Sounds. The reference is bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jtp2pt the piece starts about 1hr 14 min from the beginning and lasts about six minutes. It is available until about 19th November.