The organist librarian

To the cathedral to serve at confirmations for Kensington deanery with Bishop Alan. I was thurifer which I have not done for months but all went well. I did turn to cense Archbishop Vincent and he had gone so Bishop John did not get special treatment! Rebecca was acting like an assistant MC. It seems she is serving Good Shepherd masses to get experience with children! I don't mind as I need the time and no work has been done today at all. Met priest from Our Lady of Victories.Did not have time to get to Bloomsbury Baptist to hear John Scott-Whiteley so tea at Marks. Vespers and Mass with Canon Christopher for Trinity Sunday. Nice Indian dinner and watched Come dine with me and The Apprentice.

Saturday there were lots of people at Vespers and Mass as there had been a day with Mary in the cathedral. We found ourselves helping to cense the altar at Vespers and doing everything at Mass as young Philip is still in the Philippines (sounds sort of right!) We drove to West Wickham arriving just after grace. As President elect I presided at the annual dinner of the Bromley and Croydon organists association. Dr Stephen Cleobury from King's, Cambridge was a delightful guest and spoke so well. He was very complimentary about the chorus and told us of the new appointments at St Paul's and Norwich. Oliver Brett is going to Westminster cathedral as organ scholar. He is senior scholar at King's and a very good organist. The other guest was our old friend Fr Tomas Creagh-Fuller now at Beckenham Hill and and he too spoke well. The meal was excellent and much enjoyed by all. Stephen's challenge was to encourage more young people to play the organ and sing and also to bear in m...