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St Monica's Catholic church in Palmers Green, North London, has one of the largest congregations in the diocese. What has the day in store for Father Roger Taylor?

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The day starts formally with morning Mass but Father Roger's day began at 6am when he woke early to pray.

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Time for a cup of tea and a chance to discuss plans for the day in between the phone ringing and visitors arriving. Father Roger will be counting his steps on his pedometer.

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Improving church security is on the agenda at the parish team meeting after thieves attempted to steal the tabernacle.

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Also discussed is how to ensure only children whose parents regularly attend church get into the Catholic school. A meeting later that day will focus on activities for young people. Nearly 900 steps done on the pedometer.

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Father Roger pops in for a quick coffee in an Italian restaurant run by a parishioner. His food shop took longer than anticipated because he kept meeting parishioners along the high street.

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One of the first things Father Roger did was get rid of the answering machine saying callers would be greeted by a human voice, according to Sister Joyce Dionne.

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Father Roger visits parishioner Jack Cozens, a talented local artist, who has never exhibited his work in public before. They agree Jack will show some of his ink drawings at the church.

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Paperwork beckons with a wedding on Saturday and three baptisms on Sunday. The marriage certificates need to be filled in correctly if the couples don't want to be called back another day. Father Roger must have done 5,000 steps.

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Another meeting - this time he and Sister Eileen Toomey discuss how to get parents more directly involved in their children's spiritual upbringing.

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Another Mass beckons before a meeting to discuss how to better serve young people in the parish. Another 12 hour day over and sunny weather is forecast for the happy couple's wedding the next day.