Old and new

Published 13th July 2010 by lucy moore

Isn’t it delightful to feel part of a Church that has worshipped God for centuries and will carry on worshipping him in new and old ways into this century? Margaret McDermott wrote in an email:
‘By the way I recently went in an ancient church in Southwold and they had a lovely Messy Church banner among decorations from the Middle Ages!’
Mind you, I bet a medieval Messy Church would have had some fab crafts.

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