Archive for the tag 'Easter Sunday'

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Winchester 2026

Winchester – Day Four

The breakfast room was still very quiet and lacking atmosphere. The self-service offering was luke warm rather than hot.
After breakfast we chilled out in our room looking out over the Cathedral green before it was time to attend the 11.15 Easter Day service in the Cathedral. The service was excellent and we received communion from [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2026

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, St Albans 2025

St Albans – Day Three

We attended the 9.30 Easter service in St Albans Cathedral which, as we had been advised the previous day, was spiritual and communal. There were processions and presenting of ‘The Book’ and speaking the word, which is moving to experience.
Between the two-morning services, bubbles, juice and tea were served in the Cathedral’s Welcome Centre to [...]

7 Comments CherryPie on Apr 28th 2025

Filed under Faith Foundations, Out & About

Easter Sunday – Great Witley Parish Church

The church was consecrated in 1735 and is the only one of its kind in the country; its late baroque style is more usually found in southern Germany and Italy. It is believed to be to a design by James Gibbs. The exterior was originally plain brick but was later clad with limestone ashlar and [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2023

Filed under Faith Foundations, This & That

Happy Easter :-)

8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 31st 2013

Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About

Lazy Sunday

I had a very relaxing day yesterday pottering around the countryside.  The weather was glorious and surprisingly for a bank holiday it seemed quite quiet.  I took in the mere at Ellesmere, Whittington Castle and Chirk aqueduct.
I then went home to freshen up and visit Mum for an evening meal of slow roasted lamb.  It [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2011