Sunday 5th September, 4.30pm. Seconds before Mass starts an effulgent ray of divine light illuminates the dozing guide dogs.
In the sacristy, the crack team of altar servers are the epitome of relaxed calm.
The bell rang and off we went.
The three girl servers sang their liturgical party piece, the Penitential Rite and Gloria (they're used to multi-tasking!)
The First Communicants themselves brought the gifts to the altar....
....while we did our best on the sanctuary to introduce a note of extra solemnity: plain chant, buckets of incense, and a spot of the old ad orientem.
The three children came to receive the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time....
....and after the closing prayer and blessing we beat a hasty exit: first out got to the front of the queue at the party!
Here are a few snaps taken in and around the presbytery, after the end of Mass:
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