3rd before Lent
As it was the first Sunday in the month, the 3rd Sunday before Lent was celebrated with a family service with the new junior choir singing. As ever, it was an eventful service.
The choir members themselves were in line to be presented with some shiny new medals to mark their achievements thus far. Many choirs follow the Royal School of Church Music’s training scheme and ours is no exception. The children and, indeed, their parents looked suitably proud. One boy ran across their aisle during the recessional to wave his medal at his parents nearly causing a pile up.
This sunday was unusual in that my agnostic partner came to church too. This was largely due to a lunch invite from the rector and his wife. I think he understands a little of why I come home slightly frazzled when I have been serving on first of the month sundays. The gospel reading for the day was the call of Simon Peter, so our intercessions took place in the form of writing on fish, which were then collected by the children and placed in a net in front of the altar.
Lunch was a very civilised affair and as we were not the only guests, it was good to make the acquaintance of some of the newer members of the congregation. Some surprising, teeth-sucking comments were made though open warfare was avoided…
I am serving next Sunday – let’s see what that brings.
