06 September

Dear Friends,

An Unusual Cathedral Procession

During the winter of 2020-2021 the great cathedral in Salisbury opened its massive doors as a vaccination centre in the fight against Covid19. Indeed on the first day of opening a thousand people in the over-eighties age group were vaccinated. The cathedral organist volunteered to come in and play throughout the day. He played Bach, Handel and Pachelbel to sooth people as they awaited their life-giving jabs. To the accompaniment of glorious music a long procession of the elderly proceeded through the mediaeval splendour of that great church. It was an event which embodied the heart of the gospel. God’s church was continuing its life-giving ministry and doing it accompanied by music composed to the glory of God. No doubt the angels watching from heaven were applauding loudly!

Denis Campbell