Today was a bit more of a traditional vicar type day today where I joined with Rochester Grammar School for their Founders day Service. It was a real privilege to be part of this and see the many gifts and enthusiasm on display from these students. I also had a proud uncle moment when Rachael, who is Head Girl, read the first reading.

Later in the evening I had another privilege of eating curry and watching Monsoon Wedding as part of a fundraiser for the cathedral’s project in Chennai in the Madras region of India. It was a good time to meet new people and the film itself was an excellent film – a film about how the mixing the new and the traditional was affecting this one particular family. It’s probably best described as a comedy drama which chooses to deal with tragedy, but preferring to concentrate on the joy of love and the wedding occasion.

AS well as being an excellent idea for a fundraiser, Bev is an amazing cook so the food was simply amazing too – I just wish I could have eaten a lot more of it (but I ate a fair bit!!)