Keith Nye's country tour and a Polish choir

Grandma still giving cause for concern and Liz, Tom and Louise visited her today. David and Sheila Dibbs gave me a lift in their jeep to the East Malling. Excellent lunch at the King and Queen pub and the we played the blue and gold organ in St James, East Malling. Someone suggested the blues! The only other blue organ case I know is in Hendon Parish church.
Then to St John the Baptist, Wateringbury - an unattractive interior but a good organ in the west gallery. Mendelssohn was played by several of us! Final stop St Peter and St Paul, Teston. A lovely sunny afternoon and the area gearing up for the Tour de France tomorrow. This last organ had stops not working well and out of tune but a nice sound. David gave Martin Ball and I a lift to Bromley and we got a train to Victoris quickly. I was at Vespers and Fr Slav was the celebrant. I was thurifer. The Polish Pueri cantores choir were excellent and even sang Elgar's "Ave verum". Came on the train with Mark. The 4 catechists had enjoyed a meal out last night. Mgr Mark has included details of the Interfaith group visit to "Sacred" on 18 July in the newsletter and gave me an invite to a Westminster Interfaith event.

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