by Julie Turner | Aug 17, 2011 | What's Happening
I do apologise in advance for the randomness of this post. My Internet home page is set to Google and as you may know, they put pretty pictures on there of things of general interest. It’s a bit like having an automatic calendar. Birthdays and anniversaries (see...
by Julie Turner | Aug 16, 2011 | What's Happening
People have very different attitudes to birthdays. Some love them. Some dread them. Some are indifferent to them. In a similar manner, people have very different attitudes to the birthday box at church, and this was very definitely demonstrated this last Sunday. We...
by Julie Turner | Aug 16, 2011 | What's Happening
All our historic ramblings last week led me to thinking about legacies. We looked round so many historic buildings, which generally only became historic because somebody had the vision and determination to want to leave behind something that would make a difference to...
by Julie Turner | Aug 15, 2011 | What's Happening
“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in...
by Julie Turner | Aug 15, 2011 | What's Happening
On holiday last week, we visited Gloucester Cathedral, and got to see the amazing Whispering Gallery there. A whispering gallery is a gallery beneath a dome, vault, or enclosed in a circular or elliptical area in which whispers can be heard clearly in other parts of...