The organist librarian

Tuesday to mass at Anerley then drove to St John's school Caterham. CRB done and saw Stacey who produced a list of hymns they know. I went round trying to get the poster up - library, museum, shops £3, Morrisons board full. The community boards are for charity only it seems. Came home for lunch and went back on train to GROW meeting at the vicarage - all very straightforward. To Acton. wednesday Sean happy to play at home - hide and seek, snakes and ladders, jigsaws.  14 came to the excellent talk on Laudato Si' and Amoris Laetitia by Dr Susy Brouard theological advisor to CAFOD. We had a good discussion on being more welcoming at church. Why do people look right past you when greeting you? Would not the Asian hands together gesture be a better alternative to the handshake at the Peace? Some new comers as well. To 5.30 mass - rather a nice setting by Isaac sung by the men. Liz got home after me. Baby not coming home just yet. My CAFOD box emptied and taken to school £28.  Th...

By staying overnight at Acton we were able to go with Louise and Tom to Ciarán's assembly and he was David beckham in a feature on the news. I went to Mass at Acton with the funny little Irish man singing 2 hymns badly. Checked Acton library and got overground to Fnchley. Coffee at O2 and enjoyed the Freud museum and the special exhibition by Paul Coldwell.  The Catholic church is huge but no signposts (building work). Went into Waitrose to use the loo and could not find lunch stuff so got it at Marks at Victoria. Victoria coach station had old coaches and an amazing sleeper coach on show to mark 85 years and bought the booklet. Home to watch pottery throw down, Extremely British muslims, House of Lords and Real marigold hotel in Kochi.