Fill to me the parting glass ...

Today began with a funeral and ended with a farewell dinner - both connected with Holy Trinity Church, both very typical in their way of what we have come to expect of our church. The morning saw the burial in the churchyard of a very old lady with a long-standing association with the church; the evening saw the current congregation and friends saying goodbye to our rector of 8 years who leaves shortly to be a bishop.

Both goodbyes in their different ways, both occasions of mixed emotions. In the morning I was singing hymns; in the evening a small group of us sang The Parting Glass. It's still echoing in my head as I write this.

So goodnight, and joy be with you all...