Pentecost

 Preludes on Veni creator Bach, Alec Wyton, Pachelbel and Walther. Like the murmur of the doves song Alan Smith Come Holy Ghost. Improvisation on Veni creator John Cook for Pentecost. I thought the loop was not working but it was wax blocking my right ear hearing aid! Lots of traffic! Lovely to have the chant sung so well at Blackfriars, Commissioning of animators from Rome and Assisi some technical problems Cardinal Tagle delightful! Lovely singing at Arundel cathedral Catenian conference Mass and Bishop Richard spoke well. Death cafe,  Christopher Stoakes playing Leeds Town hall organ. Gonville and Caius vespers. Martin Baker playing in socks and large choir! Antiques roadshow. Call the midwife was lovely and addressed Asian women. Pursuit of love. 

Monday woke at 6. Blackfriars at 7.30 SMITF. Created Facebook and Instagram LSIUK pages. Webinar with Cardinal Turkson on WASH safe water for medical facilities. Colette's zoom chaired by Fr Tom covered a lot of ground. Eleni played well at Cornhill and some Greek works. Delivered letters to 2 and 4 Canham about green paddling pool in lane - was it blown there or dumped? Woman at no 2 very abrupt I am late. Catholic posters on windows!!  No reply from 4. Christopher Stokes playing Widor. Evensong from SMITF with canticles by Peter Klatzow. Exercises. Durham and Portsmouth. Balham circle meeting. Excellent SCIAF event with bishops and young people! I decided not to go to Beckenham circle. Programme on de Chirico painting. 

Tuesday. Blackfriars and end of SMITF. Soft launch of Laudato Si' platform actually a press conference so no translations from Italian but some of it was in English. Sr Sheila very good. Henry came and I made him promise to clear up which he did! Track, bear hunts, talking about fruit, mixing a whip. I was quite tired so lay on bed for quiet time. Fascinating webinar from British Museum on the construction and destruction of the cult of Becket with Diarmuid and Nick. Brian and Mikey Maggs coming to the cathedral and Fr Andrew to Rickmansworth. Good news. Hindu and Sikh young people on Faith and nature. Bake off professionals. Yorkshire farm. California mega landfill.

Wednesday woke at 6 Blackfriars and SMITF . Long chat to Ann. Doctor at last next Tuesday. Washing in. Rebekkah has sounded off about the Bishops statement makes ours look very mild, Mikey and Brian coming to cathedral and Andrew to Rickmansworth. Meditation. James Alison at Sion centre on Sideways God. USeful discussion with Caterham PCC members about the way forward. Sewing Bee. Dominic Cummings rubbishes the government.

Thursday Blackfriars at 7.30 and SMITF at 8.30 Liz to Guys for MRI scan of legs. Good chat to Clare. SLIFG with Peter Batty on Saints and scholars. 12 there. Committee a bit annoying. Prem in another meeting, Rizwan in car! Ebrahim finally turned up. Rashid did make some good points. Rizwan annoyed me by refusing to do anything more and requesting more from me!! Janet Gough on Cathedral cloisters. Council committee burbling on about Brick by brick and not getting onto libraries so abandoned it for Gallery prommers. Susan annoyed me with her dismissive comments again. The prospectus arrived - full of gaps, no season tickets! Organ recital on a Sunday morning again! Not impressed. Liz home late. Programme on processed food very disturbing.