I gave the intercessions and acted as one of the sidespeople at All Saints Church, Winterslow this morning which meant I had to be up early again. As is usual, when writing and preparing the intercessions for delivery, I first of all went on the Internet to see if any overnight news might have changed their tone or content. Fortunately, nothing major had occurred - the main news continuing to be the unrest in Syria. I left for church early with Sara and the children following on later. The service was a Parish Eucharist with Nils leading and Andrew preaching on the subject of the Transfiguration and "blindness" which I had also used as a theme for my intercessions. On my return home, I cooked the Sunday lunch as is now my role - roast garlic chicken, roast vegetables and potatoes, pigs in blankets and stuffing followed by mince tart made by Sara. This afternoon Tom and I watched the Stevenage v. Tottenham Cup Tie which resulted in a 0-0 draw - a great result for Stevenage who replaced Grimsby Town in the FA League. They will now have to replay at White Hart Lane. Later on Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion with a massive 6-1 win at Anfield. Liverpool will now play Stoke in the Quarter-Finals. Tonight I attended Evensong at Farley where Mandy, Zoe and Sara (Bossom) were being commissioned as Lay Worship Leaders. A lovely service with my tutor, Philip, preaching. He had recently marked my portfolio on theological reflection and I offered to mark his sermon for him! Not likely, was his response! After the service I went back to Mandy's and Stuart's for champagne and nibbles to celebrate her commissioning. Richard phoned for our usual Sunday evening pub meeting but I declined as I had already enjoyed a drink at Mandy's and have quite a bit of work to catch up on this evening. I shall lose two days next week with having to go up to Grimsby and Cleethorpes.
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