Remembrance Sunday
To St John the Baptist Purley for Catenian mass for deceased brothers - only 5 of us there. Canon Jim presided and directed the irritating servers! Sat with David and met a gentleman I met at CASE conference! Picked up Liz - it was chorister for a day at cathedral so Paul was at the Mass. Caught up on HDD recordings and watched the fine Royal Albert Hall Royal British legion festival of remembrance which has been updated well.
Sunday to church in suit wearing poppy and Dad's little RAF service ribbon as he always did. Both services went well and we sang Thou knowest Lord and Faure Pie Jesu in 2 parts. I had a lot to play including Last Post and Solemn melody, Nimrod, Thalben-Ball Elegy and Bach St Anne fugue. Good trumpeter at second service. At coffee asked what a modern service meant - seems it is aimed at teenagers. Picked up Liz - Bishop Moth at solemn requiem (Durufle). After an excellent M & S lunch to Southwark Cathedral for interfaith prayers for peace at 4.15. Some people could not be heard well - Alan and the rabbi were fine. Excellent exhibition from World Congress of faiths and spoke to people I know and a lady from Devon. Home to watch a bit of the Cenotaph and picked up Liz from St John's where they had sung the Coleridge-Taylor canticles. Watched Songs of Praise for remembrance (the Falklands hymn rather fine and I vow to thee my country) and Antiques roadshow.
Monday 36 lengths and saw Humphrey and the kids on train. Survey is finished and some very nice comments about the library. To tai chi and on to moves 3 and 4 of the new form. Watched an Island parish and a bit of Life but fell asleep. University challenge - woeful ignorance!
Sunday to church in suit wearing poppy and Dad's little RAF service ribbon as he always did. Both services went well and we sang Thou knowest Lord and Faure Pie Jesu in 2 parts. I had a lot to play including Last Post and Solemn melody, Nimrod, Thalben-Ball Elegy and Bach St Anne fugue. Good trumpeter at second service. At coffee asked what a modern service meant - seems it is aimed at teenagers. Picked up Liz - Bishop Moth at solemn requiem (Durufle). After an excellent M & S lunch to Southwark Cathedral for interfaith prayers for peace at 4.15. Some people could not be heard well - Alan and the rabbi were fine. Excellent exhibition from World Congress of faiths and spoke to people I know and a lady from Devon. Home to watch a bit of the Cenotaph and picked up Liz from St John's where they had sung the Coleridge-Taylor canticles. Watched Songs of Praise for remembrance (the Falklands hymn rather fine and I vow to thee my country) and Antiques roadshow.
Monday 36 lengths and saw Humphrey and the kids on train. Survey is finished and some very nice comments about the library. To tai chi and on to moves 3 and 4 of the new form. Watched an Island parish and a bit of Life but fell asleep. University challenge - woeful ignorance!
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