Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas!
(backposting) Yes, the girls were very excited. We let them open their stocking presents when we got up, and then, after breakfast, headed off to the 1000 at Halstead, where I was deaconing. I hadn't deaconed for a while, and it was good to get my hand back in. We only had around 57 - though no choir - the service seems to have lost out to the crib service on the night before, and we need to find a way to get more families to it, I think. Clergy I've spoken to seem to have churches that split into two camps - those who have large congregations at the main Christmas morning service, and those who have been losing numbers recently.After the service, we did presents and then had lunch - nibbles and salmon. The afternoon was chilling, playing with presents, and a Leo, a good friend from King's, joined us in around 1600. Lovely, lovely turkey, and a stuffing that really worked beautifully. Good wine, good food, good company, and a good evening. And noone got murdered in an in-law-fuelled killing spree. A near-perfect Christmas. Oh - forgot to mention: Moo did a great ham with black treacle last night. Should have mentioned it.
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