The organist librarian

Swam 36 lengths. Tuesday was just one of those days! First a man came to check the emergency lighting. He may have left something on in the toilet because the fire alarm and burgar alarm went off so we cleared the building and found some smoke evidence in the public toilet. Then the front door would not close! I did get to the lunch-time farewell to Becca Jones the Age Concern actitivities co-ordinator who is expecting and met her replacement. Chris Lally rang to say the Plasma screen was now connected with local heritage scenes and events. Watched An Island Parish on TV about the Scilly Isles. The heating failed but was restored!

Edmund, David, Jackie and Eleanor in Istanbul

They that go down to the sea in ships ... well a ferry ride to Uskudar in Asia!

To St Peter's Ealing for the funeral of Joan Price alto in the chorus for many years.She was 85 and had chosen all the music herself. Stephen Rose played. We sang "He watching over Israel" and "Gaelic blessing". Hymns were "The king of love", "Angel voices ever singing" and "Love divine". We also went to the crematorium where we sang "Soul of my saviour". Stephen played "Cast thy burden". It was a lovely funeral and our singing was much appreciated. Stephen's wife Moira sang a simple song "In this very room". The organ is fine Bishop originally and then Walker and a splendid church with an excellent vicar Mark Powell. Good to see older members of the chorus there including Irene who I used to lunch with at the BBC. Jean Taylor too. Back to work and lots of emails! To Catenians. Liz went to hear Bishop John on reconciliation.

As the lift at Louise and Tom's was not working everyone gathered here and Louise cooked delicious terrine (salmon, turbot and herring) Irish pie and specially for me lemon meringue cake! We had a good lunch and then took Bruce up to Grandma's where he put up a new curtian rail in the lounge. The man has been working for 7 weeks on the new bathroom! I had to make 2 trips home looking for a hacksaw. Watched Lark rise. Louise starts a new job Monday.

Here is the St Andrew’s Coulsdon March 2008 Music list included so you can read the text of today's new anthem by David Ogden based on St Anselm The gospel acclamations for Eastertide are from Music for the Parish Communion by Martin How. The Alleluias in the Easter season will be the Celtic Alleluia by Fintan O’Carroll Mar 2nd Fourth Sunday of Lent Mothering Sunday Parade service We are called to reconciliation with God Organ: Meditation on Arcadelt’s “Ave Maria” Franz Liszt 222(i); Psalm 34 v 11-20 (Ouseley); 376; CP 238 (tune 188); 39 As a mother cradles her child David Ogden Ave Maria Jakob Arcadelt Organ: Fantasia in C minor Johann Sebastian Bach March 9th Fifth Sunday of Lent We are called to find new life in Christ Organ: Prelude “O man thy grievous sin bemoan” Johann Sebastian Bach Kyries and acclamations from Mass in the Phrygian mode Charles Wood 97; Ps 130 (Purcell) CP 103 (tune 149); 99 (ii); 95 God so loved the world John Stainer Organ: Prelude on “R...

What better subject for Mother's Day than the scenes from the life of the Virgin!