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St. Matthew’s and St. Luke’s Church, Darlington

Catherine Lee

One of my wonderful CMS Link Churches, St. Matthew’s and St. Luke’s Church in Brinkburn Road, Darlington, is now linked up with my home church in Heighington and has the same vicar, Lissa ~ so I was there last Sunday morning to share with them, and to thank everyone for their support…. Delighted to have my first experience of Cafe Church, it was wonderful. Such a blessing! The congregation sits around circular tables at the back of the church and the style is informal – but still very much a service.  Just before my talk in the sermon slot, there’s a … Continue reading St. Matthew’s and St. Luke’s Church, Darlington

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Heighington, Co. Durham

Catherine Lee

What a wonderful village ~ and what wonderful memories! Heighington, Co. Durham is where I started teaching (Reception Class, aged 4-5) way back in 1985, and although I was there only 4 years, it was home ~ and a great place to be.  And it was from there that off I went to join CMS and so to Tanzania and Taiwan ~ so it’s my home church too…. Fast forward to last week, and there I was back in Heighington for a whole week, yippee! Staying with lovely friends, Anne and Nev, meeting up with new vicar Lissa, speaking in Heighington … Continue reading Heighington, Co. Durham

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The Angel of the North

Catherine Lee

Off to Newcastle yesterday so I went, but in the middle of the early morning rush hour and heading straight into a traffic jam on the A1, there was the chance to turn off and visit the Angel of the North instead.  Right by the motorway.  And my first ever visit actually to it, rather than just driving by. Big big big, 10m high and almost as wide as a jumbo jet, and up on a hill…. Must admit, from a distance I don’t like the sculpture and never have, but y’know, from close up, and in the early morning sunshine, I … Continue reading The Angel of the North

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Durham City – soooo beautiful!

Catherine Lee

A visit to the NE of England is never complete without a must-go visit to Durham and especially Durham Cathedral ~ and yesterday was the day!  The cathedral was looking great, even covered in scaffolding, and the views and reflections from the river were stunning. Even got to Evensong which was a treat! My good friends, Mike and his daughter Harriet, who came to visit Taiwan in the summer, also live in Durham.  Check out their visit to Taiwan here – what a great time we all had! And here they are last Saturday, all the family, along with Chen Yin-an, … Continue reading Durham City – soooo beautiful!

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From SJU ~ UK: Welcoming David Li to England!

Catherine Lee

David Li (yep we have the same surname, just a different way to write it!) is one of our former students at St. John’s University, Taiwan, and he was also an active member of our Chaplaincy student fellowship group. He graduated only a year or so ago and now with his military service all over, he’s had the chance to come to the UK to study English for 6 months.  He’s landed in Stratford-upon-Avon, and guess what? Until yesterday I’d never even been there. Disgraceful, indeed.  Home of William Shakespeare and all that, so thought it was about time I … Continue reading From SJU ~ UK: Welcoming David Li to England!

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Burford, Oxfordshire Cotswolds

Catherine Lee

And voted by Forbes Magazine as the 6th best place to live in Europe! Ah, Burford, such a beautiful place, quaint country town, charming in every way!  And right in the Cotswolds too.  Had an hour to spend there on Thursday afternoon – and guess what? The parking’s free, the town’s small, the weather was good, and there’s lot to see.  There’s lots to buy too, but it’s not the cheapest place in the world, window shopping only! The church was preparing for a concert at the weekend, but is clearly a lively place, both past and present, with a long history … Continue reading Burford, Oxfordshire Cotswolds

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Dentdale, Cumbria

Catherine Lee

The ‘Visit Cumbria’ website says that Dent is maybe the finest of the Cumbria dales, even though until 1970 it wasn’t even in Cumbria, but in the West Riding of Yorkshire. And like Sedbergh, it may be in Cumbria now, but it’s also in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.  Ah well, the best of all possible worlds!  Anyway, Dent is just over the hills from Sedbergh, so near in fact that I have only been there, well, once. Yes, just once. And even then, only to Dent Village.  Isn’t that just the way it often is?! Dent is also famous … Continue reading Dentdale, Cumbria

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Sedbergh Church Christmas Fair :) ^_^ (:

Catherine Lee

Yippee, Christmas is coming and I love Christmas!  A bit early I know, but hey, gotta be ready! Yesterday was the Christmas Fair at St. Andrew’s Church, Sedbergh and of course along I went ~ what fun!  Met lots of people I knew (including Father Christmas himself) and lots I didn’t and of course always lots of interesting things to see and do and buy.  Guess the Teddy’s birthday, Guess the Weight of the Cake, listen to the brass band, shop shop and shop, but the highlight, so everyone says is always the lunch, especially the puddings, and yep I … Continue reading Sedbergh Church Christmas Fair 🙂 ^_^ (:

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Remembrance Day 2014….

Catherine Lee

Poppies everywhere these past few weeks, and especially at the Tower of London…. these were in a church in deepest Surrey…. All of us remembering the start of the First World War 100 years ago this year, plus all the other wars since then, and more recently Iraq and Afghanistan and Syria and Ukraine…. Of special local interest here in Cumbria is that the paper for all those red British Legion poppies comes from a paper factory just up the road in Burneside, Kendal – see the article here…. Continue reading Remembrance Day 2014….