by Julie Turner | Jul 7, 2010 | How We Got Here
After the Open Day and tea, the rooms had to be tidied somewhat and chairs put back out in the main hall so that we could hold the evening celebration there.Here we are, practising for the meeting:People arriving:Chatting before the meeting started:Are these two...
by Julie Turner | Jul 7, 2010 | How We Got Here
Beryl and Paula worked hard to decorate the church with flowers and did a great job:
by Julie Turner | Jul 7, 2010 | How We Got Here
Man doesn’t live on bread alone, and neither did we on Saturday! After the Open Day finished, church members and friends who had worked so hard with us on this faith journey had a meal together. In our area, this kind of meal is often known as a ‘faith...
by Julie Turner | Jul 7, 2010 | How We Got Here
Names in the Bible generally have far more significance than in our Western society. Abram (‘exalted father’) became Abraham (‘father of many’). Jacob (‘he grasps the heel’, figuratively ‘he deceives’) became Israel...
by Julie Turner | Jul 7, 2010 | How We Got Here
At the start of the planning for the Open Day, it was decided to use the corridor space to host a photo gallery to show people how the work progressed. We spent one evening looking through hundreds of photos to try to narrow them down to the 46 we could have. In the...