On June 25th St Paul’s held their 140th Anniversary Choral Evensong followed by Afternoon Tea.

Despite the warm weather a heavy shower just before the service started meant that the afternoon tea had to be held in the Hall.

A large congregation attended the Service including many old friends of St Paul’s who had travelled to be present. The Choir had been augmented by friends and contributed to the many choral numbers during the service. The sermon was given by Canon John Sutton.

After the Service the event moved to the Church Hall where extra tables and chairs had to be set out to cope with the numbers. A special cake, made by Carole, included the names of all the Vicars of St Pauls during the past 140 years. The cake was cut by John who is our longest serving member of the congregation and who has been at St Paul’s for over 80 years.

The slideshow below shows photos taken during the afternoon and below that is the Order of Service.