Have a go at our next caption competition (above). Send entries by email only to captioncompetition@churchtimes.co.uk by 9 a.m., Monday 22 April.
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:
Diocese of ChesterDiocese of Chester
Like Moses, his Triumph was heard throughout the land (Mark Parry)
A SELECTION of entries for this week’s competition:
“Bishop Mark was determined to rev up the diocese of Chester” (Richard Hough); “Proclaiming the Good News, one rev at a time” (Jessica Snowdon); “Revving up for the Sunday service” (Julie Smith); “The Revd and revved cobbled together” (Bill de Quick); “I wanted the reg. 666, but with the ten-per-cent tariff, I had to accept 733” (Ray Morris); “Born to be mild!” (Fiona Drinkell); “Faster than a speeding PEV flyer, more powerful than a Harley-Davidson Nightster. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s the BMW 1200cc Biking Bishop!” (Ed Banks); “Never mind Elijah and his fiery horses — I’ve got some pretty fiery horsepower here” (Gillian Woodall); “‘What’s that loud engine noise?’ asked the congregation. ‘That’ll be the Rev,’” confirmed the verger” (Philip Lickley); “Wife has taken the push bike!” (Paul Pearsall); “As a bishop, all he knew was how to rev it up” (Martin Kettle); “To visit all the Revs in Cheshire, he now has all the revs he needs” (John Saxbee); “Would you sponsor me 50 laps around the Chester city walls on this bad boy?” (Tony Endean).
“Bishop Mark prepares his visual aid for the Anglican cycle of prayer” (Paulette Yallop); “No escape for the Archdeacon from me, now” (Chris Coupe); “I’m one of Heaven’s Angels” (Michael Doe); “When the advert said that transport was provided, I imagined something more weatherproof” (Valerie Budd); “Bikers and believers both know: it’s all about the journey” (John Davies); “London has Boris bikes, Chester has Bishop bikes!” (Peter Bacon); “Torque of the devil? On the contrary, power of the Spirit” (John Lander); “To be a hairy vicar, it’s necessary to wait for a beard to grow!” (Sue Chick); “Anglican fudge: all bishops issued with motorbikes. No Flying Bishops” (Philip Goggin); “Not the Rock of Ages, just an Ageing Rocker” (David Norfolk); “You put the satnav where?” (Keith Stewart); “Sorry, I thought Corinthians said “’Thanks be to God — who always leads us to a Triumph!’” (Karen Bowman); “‘Well,’ said Stuart confidently, ‘the donkey’s off sick, but this will do fine for the Triumphal Entry.’ Few agreed with him” (Margaret Wallis); “Revd Marcus wondered whether the time had come to update the Palm Sunday donkey” (Michael Foster).
As ever, the winner receives a prize of Fairtrade chocolate, courtesy of Divine Chocolate.
