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A calm morning walk around St Aidan's Thorneyburn before...
...children arrive walking from Greenhaugh School for...
...a different kind of Harvest service.
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Friday, October 11, 2019
Morning in the churchyard
Friday 11th October 2019
Traditional and unconventional
Sunday 4th October 2019
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| Ready for Harvest Thanksgiving with the baker's Harvest Loaf on the altar at Bellingham |
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| Symbols of harvest and donations for the Food Bank in Falstone Village Hall... |
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| ...with harvest hymns followed by a shared lunch |
Sunday, October 6, 2019
The first of the Harvest stories
Friday 4th October 2019
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| The unproductive fruit tree was given a second chance and bore plenty of fruit the next year: Jesus' story for Bellingham toddlers.
4th October is St Francis' Day. So the Middle School's slant on Harvest started with a reference to Francis, who regarded all creatures as his brothers and sister, preaching to the birds and showing his great reverence for the natural world.
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Inspecting the new ford
Wednesday 2nd October 2019
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| No access to the River Rede by this route today -- and not much chance of testing the stepping stones with the water three feet higher than usual. |