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Date: 14 April 2008 17:38:47
This Sunday was dubbed 'Vocations Sunday' and a rather nervous-looking young man from a neighbouring parish climbed into the pulpit to tell us all about his vocation to the ministry. Vicars do seem to be getting younger and younger these days, but I don't think he's of the tradition where he will expect all the old ladies to call him 'Father'. It was good to have enough basses this morning for a good, firm lead in 'Teach me O Lord' (Attwood).
The civic service saw a much-enlarged evening congregation, with various mayors dressed in fine regalia, and a small Salvation Army band. Fortunately their harmonies were mostly the same as ours, although there was some uncertainty at the end whether they were giving us an introduction to 'God save the Queen' or not. Fortunately the Queen herself was not present to hear our rather wobbly start. The choir's contribution to the evening was H. Balfour Gardiner's 'Evening Hymn' plus huge appetites for the drinks and snacks in the Town Hall afterwards.