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St Mary-at-Finchley Parish Church, London, UK, Sunday 17th January, 2016 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. St Mary-at-Finchley Parish Church, London, UK, Sunday 17th January, 2016. January 18, 2016. February 1, 2016. Entrance to St Mary’s. The last time I had been to St Mary’s was the sunrise Easter morning service at 6am. The service was fantastic, and afterwards we went to the church hall next door for a breakfast of bacon sandwiches, tea and, due to the churches links with a Russian Orthodox Church near St Petersburg, we also were given a shot of vodka each! You are commenting...

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International Baptist Church of Hamburg, Germany, 6th-18th September 2015 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. International Baptist Church of Hamburg, Germany, 6th-18th September 2015. September 21, 2015. Skyline of Hamburg from St Michel’s Cathedral. Hamburg dates from the 9th century, supposedly as a mission settlement to convert the Saxons to Christianity, but due to its location it became for many centuries a wealthy trading town. In a census of 2011, about 66% of Germany (I couldn’t find the figures just for Hamburg! View of the side window at IBC. On my second Sunday at IBC Ha...

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International Church of Bucharest, Romania, 12-23rd October, 2015 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. International Church of Bucharest, Romania, 12-23rd October, 2015. November 15, 2015. February 16, 2016. A recent addition to Bucharest (The Emperor Tiberius holding the Capitoline Wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus) . When they eventually unveiled it, the locals told them to cover it up again! Vlad Tepes, looking suitably grim. Ceiling of Biserica Stavropoleos. Garden of Biserica Stavropoleos. Garden of the Biserica Stavropoleos, with collection of salvaged tombstones.

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International Christian Church of Marseille, France, 6th-18th December, 2015 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. International Christian Church of Marseille, France, 6th-18th December, 2015. December 29, 2015. January 14, 2016. View of Marseille from Notre Dame de la Garde. Century. Its people had a reputation for rebelling against authority, and they even sent 500 volunteers to help in the French revolution of 1792, where they sang a rallying song all the way on their walk to Paris. It became the French national anthem and is called the Marsellaise, in their honour. The population of ...

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England Coast to Coast Walk, UK, 7th – 17th May, 2016 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. England Coast to Coast Walk, UK, 7th 17th May, 2016. May 27, 2016. June 6, 2016. 8216;Big Ralph’, North York Moors. St Bega (praying for cold weather, I expect). Impressive front door to St Bees Church, dating from 12th Century. Luxury camping in the pub garden. Typical awesome Lake District view. After traversing the Lake District, I came across the town of Shap, which has a very impressive ruined abbey, once home to a community of Premonstratensian canons (a catholic order...

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St Patrick’s, Sliema, Malta, 28th February 2016 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. St Patrick’s, Sliema, Malta, 28th February 2016. March 30, 2016. March 30, 2016. View out from Sliema, Malta. View of Mdina from afar (thankfully you can’t see the time of the pacer’s balloon I was following! Interior of Carmelite Church after the service ended. Baroque ceiling in Carmelite church. St Paul’s, Mdina. Ceiling of St Paul’s. Would like to have understood more about what this picture is about. Is it Mary getting the good news? St Patrick’s, Sliema. Although it wa...

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St Andrew’s Church of Scotland, Lisbon, Portugal, 6th – 19th February, 2016 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. St Andrew’s Church of Scotland, Lisbon, Portugal, 6th 19th February, 2016. February 15, 2016. February 15, 2016. View of Lisbon from the battlements of Sao Jorge’s (St. George) castle. Century, and Lisbon itself was only fully recaptured in 1147 as part of the Second Crusade. The Siege of Lisbon was led by Afonso Henriques, who went on to become King Afonso I of Portugal. St Andrew’s Church. Interior of St Andrew’s church. As it was the first Sunday of the month they also ha...

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jonathanwheeler10 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. England Coast to Coast Walk, UK, 7th 17th May, 2016. May 27, 2016. June 6, 2016. 8216;Big Ralph’, North York Moors. St Bega (praying for cold weather, I expect). Impressive front door to St Bees Church, dating from 12th Century. Luxury camping in the pub garden. Typical awesome Lake District view. After traversing the Lake District, I came across the town of Shap, which has a very impressive ruined abbey, once home to a community of Premonstratensian canons (a catholic order...

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St John the Evangelist, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, Remembrance Sunday, 8th November, 2015 – Jonathan's Church Adventures

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Jonathan's Church Adventures. St John the Evangelist, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, Remembrance Sunday, 8th November, 2015. November 16, 2015. December 8, 2015. St John the Evangelist, Parish Church of Corby Glen. St John’s, viewed from the churchyard. Murals on wall of St Johns. Medieval paintings on wall of St John. Corby Glen village green. James father on left, after the service. James is on the right. Stained glass window over the altar in St John’s, the cross wreathed in poppies. Enter your comment here.