It was great to see the Guardian prominently featured on its front page a photograph from the Wintershall performance of the Passion of Jesus played out in Trafalgar Square on Good Friday.The photo presentation was vivid and for those of us who believe mainstream media see Christianity - and our major festivals - as of little interest, the Guardian’s editorial judgment was indeed a pleasant surprise.However, there was a drawback. There was no article in Saturday’s paper about the powerful event - just that large colour photograph on page 1. So the photo caption was all the readers were given to explain the event. Given an editor decided it was a page one photo, surely it merited some editorial content too?
Our Lady of Walsingham is a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus, who is the patron saint of our parish church.The title 'Our Lady of Walsingham' refers to an apparition of Mary that was experienced by Richeldis de Faverches, a devout English noblewoman, in 1061 in the village of Walsingham, Norfolk.According to tradition, Lady Richeldis was instructed to build a replica of the Holy House—the home of the Holy Family in Nazareth. This structure became a shrine and a significant site of pilgrimage, later entrusted to the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine sometime between 1146 and 1174.Our Lady of Walsingham is venerated by Anglicans and Roman Catholics.
Our family Funday@4 service will be back on Sunday April 13th at Dunsfold Church.Join us for a great Bible story about Palm Sunday, some songs and craft work followed by a light tea. Everyone is welcome - young and not so young.The fun starts at 4pm - of course!
It's the first Saturday of the month so our ever-popular Pop-Up Stall will be appear outside the village shop this weekend. Please come along to meet our friendly team, make some well-priced purchases and donate any children's toys that we can sell at the village fete on May 10th.We'll have some freshly baked homemade cakes and marmalade available. We'll be open from 10am to noon. So call in to check out our goods and have a chat.
