tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post7017293309861527364..comments2024-02-08T17:05:51.909+00:00Comments on Solomon, I Have Surpassed Thee: Annual Mass for Altar ServersMark Langhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05040760021187483441noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-7524066897135071752007-02-16T16:51:00.000+00:002007-02-16T16:51:00.000+00:00A post on servers will certainly be coming up!A post on servers will certainly be coming up!Mark Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040760021187483441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-70319310640559957052007-02-16T11:08:00.000+00:002007-02-16T11:08:00.000+00:00Mgr Mark,This mass looks most fun! I sever in my o...Mgr Mark,<BR/><BR/>This mass looks most fun! I sever in my own parish and I have often attended the 5.30pm weekday masses. I have always been interested in the servers and how well they sever. I would love to see a post on the servers in the cathedral. Severs do keep the mass running and are a key feature in the smoothness of a serves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-85113178933275632562007-02-13T20:44:00.000+00:002007-02-13T20:44:00.000+00:00"Ours it may not be to sufferLike St Stephen unto ..."Ours it may not be to suffer<BR/>Like St Stephen unto death;<BR/>But a service we can render<BR/>To our last and failing breath.<BR/>Ours to serve our loving Saviour:<BR/>Ours to help His sacrifice:<BR/>Ours to give Him daily homage:<BR/>Till He calls to Paradise."<BR/><BR/>The third verse of our hymn, when I was a member of the Guild.Ttonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185875893212146794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-52968962891413920762007-02-13T09:18:00.000+00:002007-02-13T09:18:00.000+00:00n&j: I do, and I will, when I get my scanner up an...n&j: I do, and I will, when I get my scanner up and running!Mark Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040760021187483441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-17022440839650953122007-02-12T22:51:00.000+00:002007-02-12T22:51:00.000+00:00I'm sure your readers would be charmed to see a ph...I'm sure your readers would be charmed to see a photo of you as a young altar server if you have one and weren't to shy to post it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-66812083550355617162007-02-12T11:53:00.000+00:002007-02-12T11:53:00.000+00:00Mgr Mark,Thanks very much for the superb photos & ...Mgr Mark,<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for the superb photos & your comments. As always it was a wonderful occasion & many I have spoken to said how much they enjoyed the Mass and Bishop Bernard Longley's homily. Seven servers from my Parish attended & two of them were chosen to serve on the Sanctuary & all of them said it was a great experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-78908674210498575412007-02-12T04:03:00.000+00:002007-02-12T04:03:00.000+00:00The inscription records the visit of Pope John Pau...The inscription records the visit of Pope John Paul II to the Cathedral in 1982, and notes that he said his first Mass in England here. I'll do a posting on it in May (the anniversary of the visit).Mark Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040760021187483441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-7392432166590314452007-02-11T20:07:00.000+00:002007-02-11T20:07:00.000+00:00In the next to last picture, there appears to be a...In the next to last picture, there appears to be an inscription on the floor in front of the steps that lead to the main altar. What is the text?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115875609078917723.post-42536309946581636522007-02-11T12:09:00.000+00:002007-02-11T12:09:00.000+00:00This looks marvellous!In my Anglican days I was a ...This looks marvellous!<BR/><BR/>In my Anglican days I was a server in a very traditional Church and I have a big soft-spot for serving done well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com