Pentecost

It rained continuously all day today.  Despite the warmth and dryness of yesterday, the rain was ceaseless.  This was Tom's first real baptism of a Sunday paper round in the pouring rain.  Mary stayed over at Sophie's last night and so it was very quiet this morning.  Sara felt a bit achy and so decided not to come to church today.  That was a pity as it was a brilliant service today.  As a Team Service it was taken by all four priests with a worship band made up of players from several of the Team churches.  The children played a large part in the service with a three-dimensional jigsaw of the Clarendon Team (clearly Steve's handiwork) which they had made and thousands of small pieces of red and orange tissue paper were strewn all over the church - a complete and utter "messy church".  People were encouraged to wave flags and dance through the aisles.  There was cake and coffee afterwards.  About 100 people attended which made for a very enjoyable and lively service.  I had a long chat with Cynthia, Zoe and Nils about yesterday's experience.  Back home, Sara cooked grilled chicken for lunch and I had an uncustomary nap this afternoon - the busy events of yesterday and not being able to sleep very well last night have taken its toll.   Tonight, Richard, James and I were hosting the monthly Pub Quiz at the Lion's Head.  Not many takers this month - probably a combination of appalling weather, the Grand Prix on TV and so many people going to the Lord Nelson last night.    Predictably, Klynn's team (Klynn with Hamish and Jeremy) won convincingly.  Another late night tonight as Richard, James and I stayed on for an extra pint afterwards.