Few churches these days can boast a team of servers but St Michael's in Yeovil does. The church is currently without a vicar, and relies on a group of retired clergy to take its Sunday services while it awaits the appointment of an incumbent. This cheerful team, schooled in an Anglo-Catholic church tradition, which is less common today, carries the Sunday rituals out with a sense of duty and satisfaction. It's quite a while since I've swung the incense at the altar, but like learning to ride a bike, you don't forget how to do it. The sweet pervasive smell of incense takes me back to my earlier years, and gives to Sunday church a formality which makes attendance both special and memorable.
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