The organist librarian

Lovely to spend time with Peter Simpson and a short visit to York art gallery. ellent tour of York Minster, saw King's Book and shop. Lovely unaccompanied evensong. Soft singing in the psalms magic, basses a bit strident at times. Bednall anthem, Tallis canticles. Good meal at Gusto. Really enjoyed the SSG assembly in York. Great talks and discussion, lovely food, beautiful Mass! John ainslie and I sang Christus vincit. English Martyrs is a fine 1930s church with a lovely hall. Journey fast and non-stop and buses took me from centre to Bar Convent and station. River high. 

Kept waking up as had to be up early. Gave Liz her book and card and got early train to East Croydon - result at Euston far too early for 8.22 train to Coventry whcih only cost me £7.50. Daquise on the train and Kris Pears picked us up. Martin Foster did a workshop on seasons then 4 servers and 3 priests at Mass - Martin Barry's setting was good and the choir sounded good. The church is spacious and the parish priest and MC friendly. Cooked lunch and then we had the AGM and Fr Kevin McGinnell took over from Caroline who will be much missed. Fr Andrew Cameron-Mowat gave the Crichton lecture on Francis a Jesuit Pope and liturgy. He's a bit dour and one would have liked mor eof the joy but it's interesting that Francis mentioned beauty so much. We saw a mockup of the new website and then I served Vespers and Benediction and all went well depsite the thurible sticking before the service! Lift to station and quite a lot of us in the quiet coach. Somebody was in my seat but no m...