Stop the Parish, I Want to Get Off!

Based on the book by Audrey Carter. Read by Lynn Robertson Hay. Meet the Carter Family: Audrey, her husband Tom, their three nearly grown up sons Derek, Anthony and Martin, Pooky the cat and Samuel Smudge the dog. Tom was a high-flying businessman before the call to church ministry hit; he’s now a newly ordained minister in the Parish of St Jude's in the Church of England. Through a series of frank and often funny letters to God, Audrey gives us an unfiltered picture of life as a vicar’s wife. Stop the Parish, I Want to Get Off! was first broadcast on Premier Christian Radio in 1997-1998.

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St Jude’s hosts a Service of Light on Holy Saturday.

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Good Friday gives Audrey some time for reflection.

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It’s Maundy Thursday. St Jude’s has its first foot-washing service.

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St Jude’s has a Palm Sunday parade. At the rectory, there are more growing pains with the new dog.

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The questions at the last Lenten Bible study group are a bit too hard for Tom to answer. There are more teething problems with Sally.

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Someone wants to book St Jude’s for a wedding, purely because they think the church looks pretty.

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The search for Samuel’s replacement begins in earnest. Meanwhile, the Lent Bible study group discuses the Body of Christ.

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It’s Mother’s Day, so the Sunday School children join in the main service.

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Tom is annoyed by a newspaper article about what clergymen should wear.

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Derek receives a hard welcome to adulating when his first electricity bill arrives.

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A visiting preacher leaves Audrey pleasantly surprised.

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It’s only Day 2 of Lent, but Audrey feels that the Peace is already gone.

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It’s the beginning of Lent, but Audrey has yet to decide what to give up.

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Poor Sammy passes away. Do all dogs really go to Heaven?

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Sammy has a heart attack. Audrey prays for a miracle whilst having an internal debate about euthanasia.