Yesterday, our new vicar, the Revd. Barry Jackson was installed, licensed etc etc. The rather formal language of the legal part of the service was tempered by the music group singing a tender song invoking the Holy Spirit - one I hadn't heard before, unusually.
The church was so full that people were standing at the back, and the singing was brilliant - hearty and joyful. Rafters were definitely raised - I could see tiny white bits of plaster drifting down - or was it dust from angel wings?!!!
The Bishop of Coventry was his usual eloquent self, and the whole event was followed by a marvellous celebratory reception in the village hall. Who says rural Christianity is in decline? Not here, it ain't!
Welcome Barry and all your family!
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