The organist librarian

Woke at 3 and 5 a.m. thinking about a letter from the Jains to the Hindus and how to get it to them! I wasn't invited to either of those visits by the Cardinal!. 

Marcin's excellent photos from the prayer event and the visit to Neasden Hindu temple.

Did some more work on the Eckhart quotes. Set off early for the cathedral hall. I got a little peeved as it rapidly became clear that most of the team had not read the emails I had carefully prepared. I also had to insist that the welcome table could not go in front of the stairs! Katharina had allowed people into the hall long before the opening time but I insisted on briefing everybody at 4. Elizabeth O'Donohoe insisted on doing her own thing and Margaret Slynn was a liability.Jon Dal Din also tends to muddle through.  If asked to stay in one place why can't people do so? Any way it went off alright with lots of warm welcomes and gratifying how many people knew me and my emails! Nearly all the 100 guests came and I suppose there were around 220 there. The people filming arrived 5 minutes before kickoff! Marcin was doing photos. The actual prayers were done well and plenty of silences. Archbishop Kevn did well and I was particularly impressed by the Jewish and Muslim contribu...

Wet day - woke at 5 and read 3 stories to Ciarán at 7. Sean really trying to crawl forwards! They went off to Godstone farm with Liz and I did some work on the dialogue essay. Call from Lindy an Anglican Buddhist! To meeting in cathedral hall about Cardinal Tauran's visit went smoothly - Martin Foster was there! Washed floor - it was very dirty from the garden work. Catenian council meeting went well. The apprentice in Dubai. 

Meeting Cardinal Tauran! Thanks to Marcin Mazur for a great photo! Watched a lovely programme about the late great Sir Colin Davis R.I.P. This blog has not yet paid tribute to the late Marie-Claire Alain -  a wonderful organist! Her Westminster cathedral recitals were very special.

Bruce working on wooden raised beds in back garden. To Heythrop to sing at mass - Helen Walsh played well. She plays at Brockley and belongs to SSG so has seen the article. We had to wait to get into chapel as there was an Anglican Eucharist to celebrate St George's college, Jerusalem. I otld one of the ladies about the kneelers from Coulsdon in St George's cathedral and she knew them. To coffee and then the library, Met Fr Xavier and Ahmad, also Mike from Liz's group. Worked on essay - earlier I had uploaded declaration fors and got them worng so emailed Michael. Early at the cathedral for Mass. The European Bishops conference were meeting at St Katharine's dock about relations with Muslims. They went to vespers. Met young priest from  Denver and Fr Joseph Ellul from Malta. He is a Dominican he lectures in Arabic at the Gregorian university. Lovely singing at Mass and I was mitre. Jon Dal Din came and met Cardinal Tauran - who is quite frail and very French. He said y...