Interfaith

 Blackfriars. A long day on zoom with IFnetwork - a lot to take in. Day of recollection so we had silence at 12 and we shone our torches at the door at 8 but nobody else in the street did! Nelson forgot the Brague so to Glasgow for discussion with Cardinal Fitzgerald who was in my breakout room. Delightful talk about the Abbey with Dr John Hall and he answered my question really well mentioning Mark and Canon Christopher and Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Drawers off. Gresham lecture on spying for Queen and country Robert Cecil and the modern period. 

Tuesday Blackfriars. An excellent retreat morning on truth at Belmont and Ignatian spirituality with Rosemary Moffat. Henry and Ann-Marie brought us delicious birthday cake from Ann-Marie's 40th. Bed changed. Repair shop and Drawers off. Fr Tom rang. Vespers from Belmont Annunciation. SMITF Bread for the world and Lent sharing group. They are having a Palm procession! Nobody else is? Tom |Winpenny playing at St Alban's and Callum Alger playing Durufle.

Wednesday one long zoom again! Blackfriars, SMITF just the music. St John's zoom did not open. Briefing about London Climate action week impressive. SLIFG Sheila was excellent and committee went well too. Laudato Si' animators finally got in. Drawers off. Gresham lecture on Prokofiev piano music. Churches trust on the Annunciation in medieval art Fr Jeremy Haselock. Last GH session 290 there. More people got in touch. Live Simply explained by Paul Kelly. 

Woke late after a bad night with 2 trips to the loo! Blackfriars and SMITG morning song. Watched latest Southwark diocese video. Booked 2nd vaccination. Dennis and Ann-Marie brought milk. Zoom for diocesan contacts went well and welcomed some newcomers. Ahmaddiya mosque zoom couldn't really listen. Drawers off won by Husna. Four in a bed final. To surgery to get Liz's letter for hospital next week if she goes. Call my agent.

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