[Magdalen] Happy Christmas

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Just back from the early children's service.  (early service for children,
not the service for early children, but then you probably knew that)  Those
simple unpretentious services have a lot of charm. In another hour I'll be
going back for the later bog peoples service (you might say the service for
the big people, or the big service for people, and both would probably be
arguably right)

And this time, I've got the sopranino. "Joy to the World" is the
recessional, after all.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Michael Bishop <rev at michaelbishop.name>
wrote:

> Happy Christmas to all listsibs from the Midlands of England. I am just
> home from our midnight service. It was particularly significant for me as
> this is my last Christmas as rector - before Christmas comes again I will
> have joined the ranks of the retired. It seems strange to be doing various
> things for the last time here. I have had a very happy twent years in my
> current parishes and retire in late August or early September next year.
>
> --
> ....
> ....
> God bless
>
> Michael Bishop
> rev at michaelbishop.name
>
> Rector of Boylestone, Church Broughton, Dalbury, Longford, Long Lane,
> Sutton-on-the-Hill & Trusley
>
> Diocese of Derby, England
>
>