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Date: 19 March 2006 18:44:51
You can't beat an experienced priest who knows how to keep a service moving. It's just a pity that one day they have to retire and only help out occasionally. I never thought I'd enjoy a sermon on the Ten Commandments so much - there is a first time for everything!
I prefer 'Panis Angelicus' (Franck) sung as a solo followed by a duet or four-part harmony. However, the full four-part harmony version made a good change and you could hear a pin drop while we were singing it. Fortunately the toddler who had the screaming abdabs five minutes before had been duly distracted and was by then playing happily.
It's strange how an interregnum, and the ensuing discussion groups, leads to people talking to those they have barely exchanged words with in church before. I have a feeling we may yet all emerge from this time knowing each other a little better.