The Reverend Canon Andrew Neaum
ANDREW NEAUM
1 Monmouth Court, Union Street, Wells, Somerset BA5 2PX
Phone: 07808 057168
Email andrew.neaum@gmail.com
Formerly: Rector of Gatooma in
Zimbabwe 1977-1982; Vicar of the Cathedral on the Island of St Helena
1982-1985; Rector of parishes in the Dioceses of Ballarat and Wangaratta
in Australia 1985-2013; "House for Duty" Anglican Priest
of John the Baptist Boldre with St Nicholas' Pilley 1913-2022 and
now retired to the Cathedral City of Wells, in Somerset
One time Editor of the Ballarat Church Chronicle, Columnist
for Church Scene, "Vicar of Verse" for the Australian
Broadcasting Corporation, Editor of "Affirmation"
This site contains light verse, a variety of articles; the weekly pewsheet of St John's Church Wodonga and St Augustine's Shepparton in Australia; the pewsheet of St John the Baptist, Boldre, in England, from 2013 to 2022; weekly articles from "Behind the Balustrade" in the Cathedral City of Wells.
MOST RECENT UPLOADS:
The week by week ruminations,
considered comments and sometimes footling observations
of a retired, Vicar, now resident in the lovely city of Wells and a
volunteer Cathedral 'day chaplain':
FROM BEHIND THE BALUSTRADE July 2025 - December 2025
FROM BEHIND THE BALUSTRADE January 2025 - June 2025
FROM BEHIND THE BALUSTRADE July 2024 - December 2024
FROM BEHIND THE BALUSTRADE January 2024 - June 2024
FROM BEHIND THE BALUSTRADE August 2023 - December 2023
FROM BEHIND THE BALUSTRADE February 2023 - July 2023
TRIBUTE: ANTHONY PATRICK DAVID SPOONER R.I.P.
Christmas Letter 2016 - - Christmas Letter 2017 - - Christmas Letter 2018
Christmas Letter 2019 --- Christmas Letter 2020 --- Christmas Letter 2021
Christmas Letter 2022 --- Christmas Letter 2023 --- Christmas Letter 2024
Memorial Homily John Roome - - Patronal Festival Homily 2019
Homily "Married at Boldre" 2019 - - - The Call to Boldre --- I was adored once too
The Ballad of Boldre's St John's --- St John's Boldre --- Memorial Homily Peter Chitty
LINKS TO "BOLDRE STILL AND BOLDRE"
(The weekly ruminations, aired prejudices and footling observations of a House for Duty Priest
January 2023 (continued in 2023 as "From Behind the Balustrade" above)
January 2022 --- February 2022 --- March 2022 --- April 2022 --- May 2022 --- June 2022 --- July 2022 --- August 2022 --- September 2022 --- October 2022 --- November 2022 --- December 2022
January 2021 --- February 2021 --- March 2021 --- April 2021 --- May 2021 --- June 2021 --- July 2021 --- August 2021 --- September 2021 --- October 2021 --- November 2021 --- December 2021
December 2020 --- November 2020 --- October 2020 --- September 2020 --- August 2020 --- July 2020 --- June 2020 --- May 2020 --- April 2020--- March 2020 --- February 2020 --- January 2020 ---
December 2019 --- November 2019 --- October 2019 --- September 2019 --- August 2019 --- July 2019 --- June 2019 --- May 2019 --- April 2019 --- March 2019 --- February 2019 --- January 2019 ---
December 2018 --- November 2018 --- October 2018 --- September 2018 --- August 2018 --- July 2018 --- June 2018 --- May 2018 ---April 2018 --- March 2018 --- February 2018 --- January 2018 ---
December 2017 --- November 2017 --- October 2017 --- September 2017 --- August 2017 --- July 2017 --- June 2017 --- May 2017 --- April 2017 ---March 2017 --- February 2017 --- January 2017 ---
December 2016 --- November 2016 --- October 2016 --- September 2016 --- August 2016 --- July 2016 --- June 2016 --- May 2016 --- April 2016 --- March 2016 --- February 2016 --- January 2016 ---
December 2015 --- November 2015 --- October 2015 --- September 2015 --- August 2015 --- July 2015 --- June 2015 --- May 2015 --- April 2015 --- March 2015 --- February 2015 --- January 2015 ---
December 2014 --- November 2014 --- October 2014 --- September 2014 ---- August 2014 ---- July 2014 ---- June 2014 ---- May 2014 --- April 2014 ---- March 2014 ---- February 2014 ---- September 2013 to January 2014 ---
DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS TO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE
(An account of a journey on the freighter Bahia from Melbourne to Philadelphia via the Panama Canal and from Philadelphia to England on the freighter Rickmers Seoul to Antwerp and then on to England by ferry to take up a position in a very lovely parish in the Winchester Diocese)
Down to the Sea.... (1) --- Down to the Sea.... (2) --- Down to the Sea.... (3)
Down to the Sea.... (4) --- Down to the Sea.... (5) --- Down to the Sea.... (6)
Down to the Sea.... (7) --- Down to the Sea.... (8) --- Down to the Sea.... (9)
Down to the Sea.... (10) ---Down to the Sea.... (11)
FAIRLY RECENT ARTICLES:
"Let Rechabites Weep & Wowsers Howl" (2017) "Australia Australia Australia" (2015) "John the Baptist as Uncouth Patron" "Oom Yacka Wurka" "The Groom's Speech" "Even as the Flowers of Spring" "Its God they Ought to Crucify" "Returning to Zimbabwe 1 & 2 &3 etc" "Robust Belief" "Burp, Burp Alleluia" "Brendon Gallacher" "Rector's Report in Verse 2011" "Laughter" "Warm to Sin" "Missing the Breeze for the Trees" "This & That (Ongoing Diary)" "Eggs, Folly, Cash and Age" "Christmas Round Robin 2011" "Respecting the Clergy at Christmas" "Perfidious Pommie, Ambivalent Aussie" "From the Rector: "Hoist by his Own Petard" "The Truth about Shepparton" "Return to Tristan da Cunha" "His Final Rector's Report" "In My End Is My Beginning" "A Walking Paradox" "To and Fro" "Celebrating Our Australian Connection 2014"
VERSE
COLLECTED LIGHT VERSE --- The Ballad of Hazlewood John;
RETURN TO TRISTAN DA CUNHA (Sept 2012 to Oct 2012):
CREATED DURING A 2012 TRIP TO ENGLAND
2010 Wedding Photographs here The Groom's Speech : Page 8 - Wedding Graces
The Reverend Canon David Neaum
THE WRITINGS OF CANON DAVID NEAUM
(09/06/1912 – 28/12/2001) ONLINE:
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
(Incidents from life before his ordination, growing up in Belper (Derbyshire) to his marriage and his first Parishes)