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Thirdly, the team hopes to create a faith history of the
village through stories of its residents, past and present,
in words, pictures and sound.
“The message we want to give is one of unity within
diversity, celebrating St Mary’s history and relationship
with other churches and faiths within the same village,”
explains Elizabeth.
“Above all, we want to bring people together in and
around St Mary’s, to worship, to enjoy arts and heritage
events, and for a tranquil space.
“We believe that the church’s mission in the community
is best achieved by welcoming presence, enjoyable
activities, and a sense of faithful continuity over time,
supported by prayer.”
The project is still in its early stages. Volunteers have been
researching and writing heritage guides for the church
and are working on a website project to share the work
with the wider community.
St Mary’s celebrated the Victorian church builders with
a themed Christmas Mince Pie and Christmas Tree morning, which was well attended by villagers, and are about
to commence recruiting and training volunteer church
welcomers and helpers to create Wymeswold stories.
They also have music, art and heritage events planned
across the Summer.
Picture above, courtesy of Diocese of Leicester
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