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Date: 16 December 2008 13:55:06
A good swig of communion wine helped clear the throat to sing 'Rejoice in the Lord always' (anon) this morning. A Lord who obviously knew what he was doing when he instituted this method of remembering him by.
A snifter of something rather stronger would have been very welcome at the start of the other benefice church carol service in the evening. The blessing of the new heating system took place outside (brrrrrr) with doors left open and a terrific draught blowing in - thus negating the whole point of the heating system in the first place. We sang ourselves warm again - not easy when several of the carols were all about snow - and then enjoyed a glass of mulled wine with homemade mince pies and cheese straws. By the time it was time to leave, the church was beautifully warm and cosy and we were reluctant to move. 26 beautifully decorated christmas trees (on the theme of A-Z) were in place to be admired as we munched and drank.