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For those with an interest in Church History
Topic Started: Thursday, 24. November 2011, 10:15 (168 Views)
garfield

I watched Churches and how to read them last night and thought that some of you might enjoy it
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Penfold
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Thanks I have downloaded it and set the series record on the BBCIplayer.
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Angus Toanimo
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Thanks, I have just finished watching it.

I find it sad that with their primitive construction skills, Anglo Saxons and Normans could build such churches for the glory of God, yet our modern technology and thinking produces monstrosities like "Paddy's Wigwam". Interesting series, I shall do the same as Penfold.

Thank you.
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K.T.B.

Thanks, Garfield. I'm one of those people interested in Church history...any history, actually. :grin: One of the things I like to do is poke around pre-Reformation churches to look at the features, and try to imagine the faith and outlook of the people who worshipped in them.
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K.T.B.
Thursday, 24. November 2011, 14:59
Thanks, Garfield. I'm one of those people interested in Church history...any history, actually. :grin: One of the things I like to do is poke around pre-Reformation churches to look at the features, and try to imagine the faith and outlook of the people who worshipped in them.
Same as that, KTB! There are some lovely pre-Reformation churches that I have visited in Cornwall - each and every one well worth a visit. Even though they're now run by the CofE, I still get that feeling that I get when I walk into an old Catholic church. I sit there, in a pew sometimes, just feeling that connection with Catholics prior to the Reformation, seeing around me what they saw (many have not been modernised/vandalised). Of course, they would have been worshipping in the Old Mass, I often wonder how cramped things would have been at a pontifical High Mass in some of these churches, but how beautiful nonetheless.
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Patrick

The old Parish C of E Church in Padstow is now back "shared" with the Catholics - just since this month!! :)
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Emee
Thursday, 24. November 2011, 23:02
Patrick

The old Parish C of E Church in Padstow is now back "shared" with the Catholics - just since this month!! :)
Next year when I'm down in Cornwall again, I shall pay Padstow a visit! Thanks, Emee! :)
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Patrick, this is the Parish Church:

http://www.padstowparishchurch.org.uk/padstowchurch.htm dedicated to your Cornish namesake!

Click on the link "Home" for information also on the historic Church Sharing Agreement - the first of its kind in Plymouth Diocese.
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I found a link to the history of premises used by the Catholic community in Padstow.

http://stmarysbodmin.org.uk/st-saviour-and-st-petroc-padstow/

Apparently due to the summer influx of holidaymakers they have outgrown their church, built only about 40 years ago.
Keep the Faith!

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tomais

For those with a panoramic view of Church history-
Doctor Harry Schnitker.
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