Church Mission Society CMS Conference @ Northampton ~ YES!
Lots of smiling faces at our Church Mission Society conference last week – and my new variation on a group photo… Hey, why all stand in a long boring line when you can do oh so much more? The conference was held at the King’s Park Conference Centre in Northampton… And it was great! Great to meet so many old friends and make so many new ones, catch up with what’s what and who’s who, and listen and share and learn and enjoy. And be inspired too. The Bible studies were led by Rev. Anita Smith, former CMS mission partner … Continue reading Church Mission Society CMS Conference @ Northampton ~ YES!
Holy Trinity, Huddersfield Celebrates 200 Years: 1819-2019 ~ and 200 years of supporting the Church Mission Society!
Just spent the weekend at one of my favourite CMS Link Churches: Holy Trinity, Huddersfield, and this year, they celebrate their 200th anniversary, YES! Congratulations and thanks be to Almighty God! I’ve been supported by Holy Trinity ever since I … Continue reading Holy Trinity, Huddersfield Celebrates 200 Years: 1819-2019 ~ and 200 years of supporting the Church Mission Society!
Snow, Sun & Smiles @ University of Chester Chaplaincy & Chester Cathedral ~ YES!
Spells of sleet, hail, snow, rain and sun accompanied me on Tuesday as I drove north up the A41 through Shropshire and Cheshire, passing signposts to places I am sure I had never heard of before, let alone ever been … Continue reading Snow, Sun & Smiles @ University of Chester Chaplaincy & Chester Cathedral ~ YES!
Cathedrals and Cars: Beating the ‘Blue Monday’ Blues @ Coventry: UK City of Culture 2021!
The third Monday in January is known as Blue Monday – and is supposed to be the northern hemisphere’s most depressing day of the year due to ‘weather conditions, debt level (the difference between debt accumulated and our ability to … Continue reading Cathedrals and Cars: Beating the ‘Blue Monday’ Blues @ Coventry: UK City of Culture 2021!
Stonehenge & Salisbury ~ Wiltshire Wonders of the World!
Y’know, you can’t beat a good ruin! And Stonehenge, in wonderful Wiltshire, well, that is some ruin. Possibly the world’s most famous prehistoric monument, constructed between 3000 BC to 2000 BC, possibly originally as a burial ground. Many of the … Continue reading Stonehenge & Salisbury ~ Wiltshire Wonders of the World!
With All the Saints at All Saints Church: CMS Link Visit @ Hurworth, Darlington, Co. Durham!
Cross the meandering River Tees from N. Yorkshire into Co. Durham at its southernmost point, before the river starts to head north again on its way to Teeside and its arrival at the North Sea, and the first village you … Continue reading With All the Saints at All Saints Church: CMS Link Visit @ Hurworth, Darlington, Co. Durham!
Following the Star on Epiphany: CMS Link Visit @ Sedbergh, Cumbria!
And what a great weekend it’s been! The lovely little town of Sedbergh, book-town and home of the famous Sedbergh School, nestles at the foot of the Howgill Fells in Cumbria ~ but is also part of the Yorkshire Dales … Continue reading Following the Star on Epiphany: CMS Link Visit @ Sedbergh, Cumbria!
Happy New Year 2019!
New Year’s Day in the Lake District ~ and the sun came out, all day long! So did all the people. The secret is to get out early, while everyone is recovering from their New Year celebrations – or don’t drive too far and stay nearer home. So this is a mix of photos taken yesterday morning at Coniston, and in the afternoon sun on Wansfell Pike with the fell ponies. Enjoy! A wonderful start to 2019 ~ hope your New Year also got off to a sunny start, and long may it continue! Continue reading Happy New Year 2019!
Farewell to 2018!
The end of 2018, and I’m here in the UK’s Lake District for Christmas and New Year, and looking at mountains and lakes and spectacular scenery. People pay thousands of £ € ¥ $ to come here on holiday, and, … Continue reading Farewell to 2018!
Catherine Lee 