The organist librarian

It seems some people have moaned about him to the patrons who come nowhere near the church so the Bishop has decided to move him without any consultation! It's a disgrace. I will be looking at my own position. His last Sunday is Easter Day. I saw Sean the former church warden who used to go Our Lady’s Addiscombe outside today. He says he goes to St James - he looks very pale and his foot is still in plaster. I think he had been to get the service sheet to see if Paul had announced it there (he hadn’t). I reckon he has worked with the awful treasurer John Williams to complain to the patrons. Paul announced it at the end of the service and he told me the Bishop had not been in touch with him at all. He will be at Foots Cray. I know his wife works and I’ve no idea what the housing is like. He has worked really hard and what worries me is only 18 at a family service today and no children. It is not viable except that they have all of Alan’s money. The other problem is the outrageou...

Worked on essay from seminar. To St John Waterloo for Isaiah community service including address by Revd Richard Cheetham Bishop of Kingston on Justice, Islam and Christianity - he saw friendship as central and took a trinitarian view. Commended "Meeting God in friend and stranger". Siriol introduced me to him and also met Stephen a black teacher from Clapham. Giles the vicar was friendly - lovely church with fine paintings. To Acton. Wednesday took Ciarán to Amandas and Louise came too. It was wet and I had forgotten my umbrella. Had a look in the church on Turnham Green after we had been to Starbucks. To Polka theatre for "Treasure" and it was very well done with no dialogue and using blue household objects. I got underground to cathedral and 13 came to the interfaith group including Katharina Muller. We discussed Prayer and worship. To 64 Whitehall for the freedom of religion debate. Rabbi Julia Neuberger and Bishop Nazir-Ali spoke really well.

In my discussion with Rabbi Julia she praised Cardinal Cormac but admitted Archbishop Vincent was an excellent speaker but she is not impressed with him about the Big Society. In another restless night I dreamed about meeting the Cardinal after cleaning the floor of his room. He offered me a tip which I refused. My point was that he took a while to get to know whereas Vincent knows names! Swam 26 yesterday and 22 today and Liz came. We were given a day off by Louise!

The family returned safely from Ireland where Ciarán enjoyed the farm and slept in a bed! To Heythrop on Tuesday and 4 for chat before lecture - Ben seems very odd indeed. Damian was amusing. On return home found I got 60 out of 100 for my first essay so happy with that. Wednesday to serve at the St Cecilia service for Musicians Benevolent Fund. The 3 choirs were stunning - Victoria Ave Maria, Ronald Corp's Laudate dominum with a perfect boy soloist, Croce and Elgar Great is the Lord. We had a perfect seat on the sanctuary to watch Martin Baker at work. Dame Felicity Palmer read a section from Pope Benedict perfectly and the Archbishop gave a wonderful address on music - love and adoration, communion, maybe music is the answer to the losses on our society? To M & S for tea and toasties. Excellent evensong from Windsor. To Streatham liberal synagogue to hear Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger launch her book "Is that all there is?". She spoke about caring, dying, volunteer...