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Date: 15 October 2012 14:54:42
Good to be back in my home church again after our holiday. It's been a long time since we sang How's 'Day by Day' so we valued a choir practice to refresh the memory. Only four sopranos turned up but a brave attempt was made to stay in time with a rather flowery piano accompaniment.
Instead of Evensong, it was the annual Civic Service. Fortunately this year the mayor is a member of our own congregation, so knows how such occasions should be conducted. Prayers and readings were provided by members of other churches in the town, so it was a truly ecumenical affair. A retired priest, a well-known figure in the town and also a former Olympic medallist, preached on 'service', after which we sang Rutter's 'Look at the World' - this time fortunately with a clearer piano accompaniment and rather more sopranos. In the Town Hall afterwards was the best ever sandwich, pasty and cake spread - as I said our mayor knows how to do things properly.