![]() ![]() Jock was Bursar of Magdalene and Pauley was, among other things, a trainer of Samaritans and churchwarden St Mark’s in Newnham. So I decided to go and call on my very close friends Jock and Pauley Burnet who lived in Selwyn Gardens, just off Grange Road. I had rehearsed the readers and John had the choir well prepared. That Sunday afternoon I felt that all was ready for the evening. I chose the Bible passages and John chose the choral pieces and hymns to fit in with them. Starting in the Old Testament the readings led through to the predictions and finally to the awful reality of the crucifixion. ![]() The structure was a bit like a Carol Service. In place of evensong on the last Sunday of the Lent term, as Passion Sunday and Good Friday approached, I got together with the organ scholar (John Rutter) and we compiled a service of readings and music which led up to the crucifixion. In the late 1960s I was Chaplain of Clare College. This is the story of an incident which gave a fresh dimension to my understanding of the Christian faith. ![]()
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