The organist librarian

Fisher House Mass St Barnabas. Sung Mass at Upper Norwood Corpus Christi where there is usually a carpet of flowers. Tonight I would have been at Caterham for Corpus Christi. This long eucharistic fast is hard to bear but we have faith that it will end.  A delightful Hansel and Gretel from the Met conducted by Vladimir Jurowski with Alice Coote, Rosalind Plowright and Philip Langridge. 2 Father Brown and Andrew Graham-Dixon on Dutch art,  Zoom Faiths together in Croydon agreed on a zoom Black lives matter Faith talks June 22 5 p.m.  Zoom from Yachad about the annexation of the West Bank which is very worrying. Britain's best parents series very interesting. 

Fisher house mass. Low mass from St John's on zoom. The Temest by Thomas Ades from the Met. Simon Keenleyside as Prospero. Amazing high soprano as Ariel. Great production. Meditation on zoom. Father Brown, come dine with me, illustrated children's books, zoom with the Palestinian  ambassador, repair shop. Sewing bee. Korea handled the crisis so much better than UK did. 

Ascension Day mass, art, SLIFG lunch and talk on Ecumenical accompaniment programme in Palestine and Israel. Chat to Fr Adrian. To Lord Ashcroft gallery at Imperial War museum. In the choir for Sung Eucharist at St Paul's Victoria. Annoyed that any attempt to repeat the acclamation of the choir was sabotaged by the organ! Amusing and inspiring talk at St Paul's by Barbara Taylor Brown on Holy Envy teaching students about other faiths. Good to see Alan Rainer. Interesting programme on Victorian decadence in the 90s.

We both went to Seán's nursery for the Christmas lunch and the excellent magician Mr Carl and Santa. I went to Hinsley room and the end of the guides talk by Canon Christopher on the Year of mercy and eats. 18 came to hear Diana Mills and Amos Trust films and photos. Lively discussion. Got home and changed as Brendan had come. To joint Blackheath and Swanley meeting at Chislehurst golf club. Meeting about Kirkham cup and sorted it all! 

Went to parliament for meeting chaired by Baroness Tonge on Palestine with the ambassador and Clare Short M.P. Iftar at the Ramadan tent addressed by Dr Harry El-Banna co-founder of Islamic relief. Delicious meal

Both swam and I did 20. Loved Mr Holmes at Clapham Picturehouse. Sir Ian Mackellan was brilliant and the music and scenery superb.T o lobby of parliament about Palestine. Saw my MP's assistant and went to meeting - several MPs of all parties said opinion was changing! We waited at 5.30 for Diane Abbott to come but she did not show so by then tea room was shut.  To iftar at Abrar House Sayed Ali Razawi spoke brilliantly on fasting Revd David Tuck and Dr Shafti spoke well.An hout to get home and tired.Cate was there but she did not speak.