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Played Bach Heut triumphiret, Stanford on St Columba and Willan on Vulpius. Folake and I sang A brighter dawn is breaking. Jerry brought the icon of St John from Crete - delighted by it. Songs of Praise senior choir well done Helen Vickery! Some very fine singing and quiet singing too! Interesting interview with a Chinese priest in The Tablet this week. He cannot understand why choirs take a summer break with the organist in the U.K. as in Singapore the choir sings 52 weeks of the year. I rather think it  does the congregation good to have sing more in the summer when there is no choir. Enjoyable recorded radio 3 programme on pilgrimage. Now watching Antiques roadshow. Watched Equator from the air. Interesting programme on the Mayflower especially as we have visited where it was filmed. Brexit party doing alarmingly well in MEP elections. 

Mass, Lent group led by Steve Baptist minister. Part of Jonathan Melling's recital at Christ the King Gordon Square. Welcoming at the cathedral. Met Christopher who used to come to Battersea Park library. Watched Big painting challenge on the human form. Choir and again no attempt to get dynamics right. A crecendo starts from piano not forte! Gave David a lift home. Pilgrimage on TV.

To be a pilgrim Aug 5 2009 Take: CDs, photos, photocopies, lighter, candles, display material, books, this sheet Play Guide me O thou great redeemer during which everyone who wishes to lights a candle on the central table. Welcome Introductions and ask about pilgrimages undertaken or planned Give out psalms sheet Say together the 2 pilgrimage psalms (alternating verses) and the pilgrimage prayer we used on the Belmont Abbey Holy land pilgrimage A pilgrim (lat. peregrinus) is one who undertakes a pilgrimage, literally 'far afield'. This is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious or historic significance; often a considerable distance is traveled. Examples include a Christian or Jew visiting Jerusalem or a Muslim visiting Mecca. No religion has laid greater stress on the duty of a pilgrim than Islam in the Hajj. • An Indian pilgrim in Gangasagar in West Bengal, India Pilgrims are common in many religions, including the faiths in ancient Egypt, Persia in the Mithraic...

The day went really well and was much appreciated. All the hard work paid off! About 20 came including some who had not been to the first Wednesdays before! People liked the music and the display of pictures and the quotation from Bunyan.