Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, the beginning of a series of events leading to the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. During the lead up to Easter I will be reblogging my Easter posts from last year.
The Bible Gateway shares an informative infographic of Holy Week. The chart displays the people and events that form the Easter Story.
Leading up to Easter I will be sharing more of the Easter Story through Vision & Verb.
*My sources for the series of posts are; The Gospel of Matthew, Andy Rau (from the Bible Gateway blog) and images from ‘Our Christian Heritage’ (Universal Text Books)
Tags: Christ, Easter, Holy Week, Jesus, Passion Week
The Chapel was formerly known as the Resurrection Chapel. In 1951 it was dedicated to the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, a regiment which recruited from the people of Halifax.
Laid up in the Chapel are colours given to the Regiment, many of which record major battles. In the frames on the wall are colours from the Battle of Waterloo and other conflicts. The final colours were laid in the Chapel on 31st March 2007 and the Regiment is now part of the Yorkshire Regiment.
The Carpet bearing the regimental crest, was one of the last wove by Crossley Carpets of Halifax and the chairs by, Robert ‘Mousy’ Thompson, have the same crest and a signature carved mouse.*
* From an information board outside the Chapel
Tags: Halifax, Halifax Minster, Weekend away, Yorkshire
Located in the heart of Halifax, Halifax Minster is a handsome 15th Century Grade 1 listed Parish Church; a site of major historical importance, a place of worship, prayer, of civic engagement, education and culture; with a year-round programme of events for you to enjoy. The church of St John the Baptist Halifax was given its Minster status in 2009 in recognition of its important role in the civic life of the town and borough.
Visit Halifax Minster to enjoy a tour of the beautiful and historic interior of the building, the beautiful stained glass and painted wooden ceiling panels. Look out for the mice carved into the Thompson chairs in the Wellington Chapel!
Tags: Halifax, Halifax Minster, Weekend away, Yorkshire
To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.
Mary Davis
Tags: Apley Woods, Cherie's Place Thought, Shropshire
I was home alone today and expecting a parcel delivery so I had to wait at home despite the morning sunshine tempting me to embark on a mini adventure. The delivery arrived a little later than I hoped but after the parcel had arrived I decided to step out from my house and go on a short walk. By this time the sunshine wasn’t sure if it had its hat on or not so I chose not to take my main camera with me in case it rained.
It turned out to be a lovely sunny walk accompanied by beautiful birdsong. I heard a woodpecker tapping in a distant tree, saw two nuthatches scuttling up and down a tree trunk, watched blackbirds getting ready for nesting and squirrels doing what squirrels do. I regretted not having main camera with me…
The thirty minute walk I set out on turned into one hour and thirty minutes of enjoyment.
Tags: #walk1000miles, 1000 miles, Apley Woods, Shropshire, Walking Challenge
