• Homily – Music Sunday Orchestral Megasong

    Here’s what I said to wrap up our West End Festival events on Sunday evening:

    As most of you will know, it is my habit to announce what we are doing at St Mary’s on the internet.

    Most people who come through the doors of this church these days for the first time have already encountered us online first.

    Our webpage and my blog attract people to this place who are seeking something. No doubt they also put off some others, and that’s OK too. Why waste people’s time if this is not what they are looking for.

    I was a little puzzled as to how to describe this service tonight.

    It is certainly choral evensong, but that didn’t seem to be enough. There is a touch of the festive about it, but even Festival Evensong does not seem to be a big enough description.

    I then looked to see how others were referring to it and found that someone who is singing tonight had referred to it as (more…)

6 responses to “Not sure who is in charge”

  1. Eamonn Avatar

    The blurred figure in the background.

    1. Ruth Avatar
      Ruth

      There’s no lead attached to the dog collar – if that’s any help….

  2. Allan Ronald Avatar

    In my experience the cat is always in charge.

  3. Pam R Avatar
    Pam R

    It’s the one with the elegant pose and the natural air of authority.

  4. Fr. Ron Smith Avatar

    The inscrutable one, of course!

  5. Augur Pearce Avatar
    Augur Pearce

    No idea, without having consulted the cathedral statutes on the relative positions of the Canon Feline and the Provost.

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