Fire drill, banns and fans
https://openclipart.org/detail/178273/fire-alarm-by-mi_brami-178273 Last Sunday didn't include our usual Sunday routine. It was the only opportunity we had to hear the publication of the Banns of Marriage of our daughter an d her fiancé, so w e caught an early train to travel to the parish where they live. We got there in time to meet them for the 'Parish Mass'. It was our first visit to that church. I thought I knew what to expect - organ, choir, vestments, lots of candles and incense. Having checked the website I even knew what the hymns and other music would be and the names of who would be doing what in the service. What we had not expected was a (planned) fire drill during the service. This was a first for me - and also it would seem for the regulars. How did I get to be so old and never once had to evacuate a church during a Holy Communion service? It was carefully timed with respect to the liturgy, after the 'Intercessions' and before 'The Pe...