Caterham

To * am Mass at St Mary's. Fr Celestine's homily hard to follow and screaming kids. Rather interesting to sit in the congregation at St John Caterham and get a better idea of the volume between organ and the small choir. The congregation do not sing Lamb of God at all and only a few try to join in the Sanctus. The most rousing singing was the last hymn "And can it be". We heard from Wendy Rogers about TRIO the responsibility is ours - giving needs to increase to meet their weekly shortfall! Nice cake and coffee in the hall afterwards. About 50 in church including some youngsters. I do not think the tuba tune is at all suitable for the 5th Sunday of Lent and Robert's style is rather lumpy and often too loud! Not many listen to the final voluntary and the bells keep going until 5 minutes before the service! 4 in the choir and I did not get any words in the Lole anthem. The organ was too loud in places. Really enjoyed Spartacus from the Bolshoi at Clapham picturehouse. Fabulous dancing and what a score! Borodin, Tchaikovksy, Stravinsky all meld into Khachaturian. The only thing that bothered me was the Bolshoi audience's tendency to clap too early! The percussion soloists got a credit!