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Triduum

The Triduum marathon is completed! I played for the 8 p.m. vigil at Anerley RC 3 hymns and Hallelujah chorus. 2 baptised, 1 received, 3 confirmations. It was much appreciated by Fr Sunith and Fr Stuart who sang superbly. So nice to have  Dennis Woodhouse  with us for dinner of pork and apple frangipane tart and at Mass. Home by 10.30 and straight to bed! Clocks forward and woke at 3.30 a.m. I was at St John Caterham by 5 a.m. magnificent full moon. It's 10 miles by car. The rain which had meant everything was indoors last night held off for the kindling of the new fire outside at 5.45 a.m. and we were launched on all 6 readings and Mawby psalms ably sung by Jill and Peregrine. Finished with Hallelujah chorus and off to a cooked breakfast. 10 a.m. at St John Caterham and an Easter egg well earned! Bach Christ lag in todesbanden, Christopher Tambling O filii and Rosalie Bonighton Easter hymn. Greening setting and Shephard "Sing choirs of heaven". New vestments blessed and ...

Monday

To swim - 30 - it was pouring so took car. Liz went to Glyn Close to clean up painting. To Battersea for mosaic taster which I enjoyed and project is half way there! 2 at tai chi and did the Chinese breathing again. To Battersea library to get Kipling's "Puck of pook's hill" for April reading group. Staff delighted to see me and said they enjoyed the retirement party. PMM mag came with lovely tribute to Fr Mark Hartley. Liz to confirmation first session and I went to joint meeting between Bromley and Beckenham circles - chatted to Mike Doyle and Barry Mellish.