A wet weekend and the Christmas pageant

I began the weekend buying groceries in the rain.  Te bus trip wasn't bad, but walking a from shop to shop was a rather drenching experience.  This is the first time I've really had to spend time in the British weather.

In the afternoon, I went into the city center and heard this band come around the corner.

When they realized I was taking a photo, several of the band members posed.

     

  

                

I spent a couple of hours sitting at the SAGE table at the Green Fair in the Oxford Town Hall.  I am not very good at engaging people in this type of setting, but I enjoyed the venue, wood paneling and impressive portraits around the walls.

That afternoon I went to the church Christmas pageant with Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus.  A donkey was also in attendance.

When the angels and shepherds arrived, chaos reigned.

This angel is the daughter of one of my  work colleagues.

The weekend was completed with caroling through the neighborhood around the church.  I discovered the reason for the Victorian pictures of caroling have the singers at the base of a lamp post.  They need the light to read the words.

We also left leaflets telling the people about the church calendar for the Christmas season.  One woman said that she had gotten one earlier.  Her daughter exclaimed, "I got a Christmas card from Jesus."