A really busy day today - and that was without going to church this morning. As Sara and I were leading the Food for Thought service this afternoon in the Village Hall we decided to use the time, this morning, to finalise everything including the fine tuning of Sara's playlet which Richard and I were to perform. I also set about ensuring that all the Questions and Answers for tonight's pub quiz were together and accurate. I felt that the Food for Thought service went really well and was well received - especially the singing of The Twelve Days of Christmas. At the beginning, Sara explained the the significance of the song and that in the Middle ages it had been a contemporary "Deck of Cards" type song with hidden religious significance. Unfortunately, the service was poorly attended with only about 15 adults (three of whom were clergy) and a similar number of children. We certainly seemed to be "preaching to the converted" - literally. There was certainly plenty of sausage rolls and mince pies left over. It was then a mad rush to clear up and get ready for the pub quiz at the lion's Head. I gave Mum a quick ring and learned that she is to have an operation next Monday, just before Christmas. According to the weather forecast we are due for some really appalling arctic weather by the weekend and my trip up to Grimsby this weekend might have to be postponed for a second time. The pub quiz at the Lion's Head was really well attend this evening and we raised £70 for Morning Star. We were complimented on the questions and the way we had put everything together. The Twelve Days of Christmas appeared again - as did connectino rounds on Titanic and Winterslow. I was delighted to see many members of the our House Group and the church in attendance. The downside is that we will have to do a fresh quiz for the 21st December at the Lord Nelson when we are putting on a similar evening for the the church members. We had hoped we could have used the same questions. Anton bought us each of us (me, James and Richard) a pint afterwards. I finally got home at 11.30 p.m. - tired but satisfied that we had given a good account of ourselves today - both at FFT and the Quiz. Up early again tomorrow to see the dentist again!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
The Twelve Days of Christmas
A really busy day today - and that was without going to church this morning. As Sara and I were leading the Food for Thought service this afternoon in the Village Hall we decided to use the time, this morning, to finalise everything including the fine tuning of Sara's playlet which Richard and I were to perform. I also set about ensuring that all the Questions and Answers for tonight's pub quiz were together and accurate. I felt that the Food for Thought service went really well and was well received - especially the singing of The Twelve Days of Christmas. At the beginning, Sara explained the the significance of the song and that in the Middle ages it had been a contemporary "Deck of Cards" type song with hidden religious significance. Unfortunately, the service was poorly attended with only about 15 adults (three of whom were clergy) and a similar number of children. We certainly seemed to be "preaching to the converted" - literally. There was certainly plenty of sausage rolls and mince pies left over. It was then a mad rush to clear up and get ready for the pub quiz at the lion's Head. I gave Mum a quick ring and learned that she is to have an operation next Monday, just before Christmas. According to the weather forecast we are due for some really appalling arctic weather by the weekend and my trip up to Grimsby this weekend might have to be postponed for a second time. The pub quiz at the Lion's Head was really well attend this evening and we raised £70 for Morning Star. We were complimented on the questions and the way we had put everything together. The Twelve Days of Christmas appeared again - as did connectino rounds on Titanic and Winterslow. I was delighted to see many members of the our House Group and the church in attendance. The downside is that we will have to do a fresh quiz for the 21st December at the Lord Nelson when we are putting on a similar evening for the the church members. We had hoped we could have used the same questions. Anton bought us each of us (me, James and Richard) a pint afterwards. I finally got home at 11.30 p.m. - tired but satisfied that we had given a good account of ourselves today - both at FFT and the Quiz. Up early again tomorrow to see the dentist again!
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