The organist librarian

Got bus and tube to Heythrop. Cardinal Kasper's excellent talk was read by Fr Curran. Professor Raymond Cohen and David Niehaus SJ were both excellent. Anthony O'Mahony spoke on Paul VI's visit to Jerusalem in 1964. It was an excellent day focusing on Jewish Christian relations. Abp Kevin agreed to speak on Laudato Si', Bishop Paul will come to some of the sessions, Anthony will find me an Orthodox speaker and a Jewish lady has offered. Met Revd David Wheeler. Xavier came home with me and we changed for clergy supper (black tie) but he went off to Tooting to see a family soon after we got here. Fr William was on good form but the meal was not great nor was the speaker. 

Went to St Chad's at 11 and I am glad we both went. Linda the secretary was very formal and obviously furious. Fr William appeared to start from a position of not being willing to change the arrangements for Mary's funeral but we came to a compromise that he would check with the servers and we could both serve. An organist has been booked - they seem to alternate between Louis and a lady. The nephew has no idea of our offer which is not good. We parted amicably and he has clergy supper in his diary! I do think that people living alone are very vulnerable and there should be some way of letting neighbours know that somebody has gone in to hospital. I left a card in the house porch and somebody was there but did not take it! Chris finished the painting and it looks fantastic and his charges were by the day and reasonable. Liz got more plants and I had a sleep after doing various email tasks. To May supper at the club and the meal was excellent and everybody enjoyed it. We came h...