Low week, but building

It's been a bit of a low week at St. Bartholomew's. First we had the snowstorm at the beginning of the week as already noted; the snow, ice and slush on the roads seemed to keep a number of people home for a few days. (It kept me from getting my little 4WD -- temporarily now 2WD due to a front hub failure -- up the road to the house until last night.)

Then we had the threat of a second snowstorm coming in Wednesday night. In a quarter-century here I don't recall any such back-to-back storms before. But in any case, the end result was that there were only three, Patrick, Fr. Daniel and Josephine, present for Wednesday evening's Evensong, Supper, Study and Compline.

I don't know how bad the evening's weather was elsewhere in the area, but by Thursday morning it was cold occasional rain and slowly-melting slush. Kathy joined Fr. Daniel and Josephine for 10 AM Mass on St. Andrew's Day, and lunch following.

I gathered from Fr. Daniel that it's been a bit of a quiet week, but I think it may be the calm before the storm. Sunday, of course, is the First Sunday in Advent, not to mention the first Sunday of the month. We'll be saying the Litany, for one thing.

I don't know if the Girls' Choir will sing this Sunday, but the Schola Cantorum has been asked about practices with an eye to singing for the service for Derek in a couple of weeks, on Rose Sunday and Christmas Eve.

(On a personal note, I learned this afternoon that another old friend has now passed away. His memorial service will be held the 9th; his absence here will be felt.)

But St. Bartholomew's also has a special and happy occasion ahead. Christmas Eve will be the 20th anniversary of our very first service in this building, which you can read a little about here.