The organist librarian

Chris came to paint the door frame in the kitchen and plastered the back wall. Lovely day for it! Family Eucharist 30 there including lots of little kids! We did sing "Hail the day" and the Groves piece on Llanfair got a clap before the service! The rest of the hymns Make way. Majesty, All heaven declares and Jesus is Lord! all a bit too evangelical for my taste. I did play a Stanley voluntary and Bach prelude for Ascension. To St Paul's cathedral for Dr Peter Tyler's excellent talk on Teresa of Avila - he is amusing and engaging. I asked about interfaith and he was delighted to plug the St Mary's conference I am going to! To South Norwood country park for a lovely walk on my own. Home for tea and got petrol then to St Dominic Waddon for Mass for vocations for the circle. Only Derrick and Sheila were there! The brothers have had plenty of notice of these events! The organist was competent but seemed to use the same stops throughout. Fr Paddy is delighted with the...

Swam 20. Dreamed about Meryl! Paul off to Egham. Ann and I looked through photo albums and did the South Norwood country park walk which was very nice and took an hour. I heard the first part of the cathedral Mass - superb Vaughan Williams Mass and mandatum. Excellent homily from the Cardinal. Did not like the Messiaen beforehand and the lack of a responsorial psalm, At Beckenham only 12 there but went well and good hymns. Lady chapel of repose looked lovely. Masterchef on TV.