Our Master of Ceremonies

Here we see our MC with the newest member of the Guild of St Stephen. On this particular occasion he acted as thurifer, and had our new recruit as his boat boy.

I am always pleased to see our senior servers taking such good care of the younger servers. They set an excellent example, and I know that the young servers look up to them. What a pity that some parishes make such little use of altar servers these days.

A new altar server

On the same day as I enroled one of our servers into the Guild of St Stephen, we welcomed a brand new server to our team. He performed his duties as boat boy very well, and I look forward to enroling him into the Guild before too long.

I am delighted to report that other new recruits will be serving for the first time this term. All our servers (young and old) can look forward to a trip to Legoland, Windsor towards the end of June.

Enrolment into the Guild of St Stephen

It gave me great pleasure to enrol one of our young altar servers into the Guild of St Stephen last Monday.

Here we can see my Assistant Mr Malcolm Smith, and our Master of Ceremonies, checking to make sure that I make no mistakes!

I really value the ministry of our altar servers, and would like to take this opportunity to thank them for all that they do in the Chapel of the Resurrection.

Peter the Tellytubby

One of the Prep School pupils (who saw the picture below - with what appears to be a lighted candle growing out of my head), said that I look like one of the Tellytubbies about to receive a transmission. I'm not sure which Tellytubby they meant!

Join our happy throng!

Here are some happy faces photographed at a Chapel service earlier this week.

We really do make something of Easter in the Chapel of the Resurrection - and our festivities continue throughout the Great Fifty Days. Not only did we sing lots of alleluias - we also feasted on pizza, salmon, sausages, garlic bread, chocolate eclairs, and choc ices! Why not come and join us!

I particularly like the Paschal Candle behind me - it rather looks like the Day of Pentecost!

It is the Lord!

This lovely picture reminds us of the two disciples on the Road to Emmaus who recongnised Jesus in the breaking of bread, and of Peter and the other disciples who recognised the Risen Lord as he cooked breakfast for them on the Lakeside.

Today is a Day of Resurrection, and we should be filled with holy joy as we proclaim in our Sunday Eucharist - 'It is the Lord!'

Blessed are those who believe!

We were not there in the Upper Room on that first Low Sunday when Jesus appeared to the eleven, including Thomas. Jesus said to Thomas,'blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believe.'

When we attend the Eucharist, we too can proclaim the mystery of faith; 'My Lord, and my God!'

Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief! Amen.