Stir-up Sunday

..aka the feast of Christ the King; it's the Sunday before advent. As well as a biblical link it is also associated with making a Christmas pudding (in good time to mature for xmas).

Pictured is the Chapter House (which has the leaves masonry) as I left.

Tonight's evensong was the perfect end to a very peaceful weekend. The very modern word-looping style hymn below was beautiful, incense a plenty and we all joined a procession into the nave from the quire whilst singing at the end. Some cleric collars made by the church sewing guild were also blessed with holy water prior to being used.

Seek him that maketh the seven stars - Jonathan Dove  (born 1959)

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Memo for me - this French 17th century hymn also seemed to be ahead of it's time with some interesting melodies.

Let all mortal flesh keep silence - Picardy (French 17th C)