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Swam 20 and did some reading around the Stations and the Coexist site. To Caterham for choir practice Jill and 4 singers. We went through everything for Holy Week - lots of sightreading. There are some good ideas Psalm 22 to chant on Good Friday and all the psalms at the Vigil! Train at 7 back at 10! Had a quiet day and watched Father Brown, Great interior design challenge and Mary Berry's Easter feast. Dear John, This Easter, Premier Christianity has embarked on a dramatic new project called The Stations. The Stations is a photography project created in collaboration with creative director, Marksteen Adamson, reflecting on the Stations of the Cross and the suffering of Jesus through images and stories of today's refugees. The traditional ‘stations of the cross’ are a series of 14 images depicting the stages of Christ’s journey on Good Friday. This unique photographic study is a parallel journey retold through the lives a...

Swam 20. Liz went to Mass and to get shopping and in the afternoon the servers council met the Cardinal! So we both saw him this week at Archbishop's house. I went to Methodist central hall to see the simple cross in the chapel and to the Gandhi statue in Trafalgar Square then to see Sr Catherine -  a very helpful session. To Cavendish Square on the bus to see the Epstein and the Wallace collection which had  a useful guide to the Crucifixion in art even on armour! To the ctahedral and guiding with Monica, John and David. Met some nice Americans and saw Fr Christopher, Francis and Nick, also Bianca practising the school play! Then to Royal academy for the superb Giorgione friends day - not too crowded and met Rita Day and her friend. To Regent Street for art class with Nelson and did outline. Picked up Liz on her return from visiting Claire in Orpington hospital. Watched Land of hope and glory about Country Life. I now only have 3 stations left! Got a menu from Ryde for Oct 1...

Woke early as I dropped off last night on the settee and got to bed early 11.15 p.m. Read rest of last week's Tablet. To morning prayer and again the choir sang superbly. I led in with James and we had to genuflect. Bishop John presided. Victoria and Anerio and tenebrae (George on puting out candles) but no strepitus! I did the Stations using the booklet from the Holy Land pilgrimage and Cormac Rigby's excellent meditations. The Eric Gill stations are very beautiful. Am now home for a rest and Liz has stayed to help set up for the Vigil. Liz has made 2 lovely cakes decorated with small eggs. I think the Passion has been more personal this year in some way helped by the mediations on the work of the Spirit each day and Gordon Giles' excellent book on Feasting and Fasting. Also the Holy Land pilgrimage brings back so many lovely memories. I was very struck by the Eastern feel of the plainchant setting this morning of Jeremiah and how the text reflects what has been happening...