23 Mar 07
Drawing of St. Laurence's Church - Circa 1850
St Laurence's Church - 2006
Gargoyle - St.Laurence's Church - 2006
St.Laurence's Church's - South Face Looking West - 2006
Pulpit - St. Laurence's Church
St Peter Window - St. Laurence's Church
West Window - St. Laurence's Church
What does church mean to you at this time? Is it just an empty building left to run down or is it more than that? With the lockdown, the church has been alive and well, because the church is people. Service...
It is with great pleasure that I would like to welcome you to St Laurence. Frances, my wife, and I have received a very warm welcome ourselves, so you will not be disappointed when you visit St Laurence. I am also the Curate of the other churches in Ansley and Arley – St John’s, St Michael’s and St Wilfrid’s.
Being in a rural and farming area in the north part of Coventry Diocese is like coming home for us. A number of years ago I pastored a church in rural Norfolk which was mainly surrounded by arable farms with some pigs and chickens. The strong sense of community life was something very special. This should be particularly valued in these days when many folk live such individual, separate and often lonely lives.
We have just had hot off the press a visiting card which I hope reflects what our church stands for: ‘You will not walk alone. Together we are with you on life’s journey’. Over these next weeks, months and years, I hope we can get to know you better and that you will find Frances and myself not just ‘churchy’ people but friends as well, who enjoy life and plenty of laughter!
The way to spell St Laurence’s or St Lawrence’s has been a point of contention for many centuries. For instance, this is a reproduction of an article first published in the Parish Magazine of January 1894 : -“The Editor has been at some pains to di...