Pentecost 2009
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me ...
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Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me ... |
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Team Service for Pentecost - 31 May |
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| The church was bedecked in red and orange flowers for Pentecost | Detail of the flowers by the rood screen, showing lilies and freesias. | ||
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Bring and Share meal |
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| The team churches joined together for a party in the Rectory Garden on a gloriously sunny day. Seventy adults attended following the Team Pentecost service at St John's | Some of the choir and others sitting chatting together, obviously considering a serious topic ... | ||
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| ... the children playing at one end of the garden - there are two games going on here. | The families using the gazebo for shade out of the unseasonal sun while others soak up the rays. | ||
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| Sitting chatting in the sun, enjoying the company | ... or choosing to sit in the shade. | ||
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| The adults also had a game - to identify the country where some treasure was buried | Geoffrey choosing the winning ticket - he was the nearest to Jordan. | Partygoers ranged in age from very young to ... | ... those reliving their youth with Wham bars (handed out to the children) |
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While Bryony joined the ladies who had sensibly chosen a place in the shade ...
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... other guests found it all too much. |
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| The sandpit that was moved under the gazebo after lunch proved popular with the younger guests. | Eventually, even those who'd been supervising the buffet inside got a break and joined the revellers outside. | ||
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