2019 St Mary's Church Carol Service
It was the first of our two carol services at St Mary's Church, Portchester last night. Such a beautiful place to sing in. As a Saxon church built in 1130, those walls must have heard many styles of singing over the years. Not sure if the Augustinian monks clapped along to their plainsong - but we did manage to encourage the congregation to clap along to "In Excelsis Deo". It was the first time we'd tried clapping and singing at the same time to that song, but most of us managed it!