Page 9 - Moravian Messenger September 2019

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Fetter Lane Moravian Church is set to participate for the third time in the Open House London weekend, giving us a chance to showcase our Moravian heritage through the history of the Close. Information boards will take visitors through major events - its ownership by Sir Thomas More in the 16th century, its sale by Sir Hans Sloane to Count Zinzendorf to create a Moravian settlement and its use as a home and studio for renowned sculptors Ernest and Mary Gillick. Children especially like hearing about Christian the Lion who used God's Acre as a place to exercise. We'll also talk about our present-day involvement in the community, our plans for the future and the importance of the Chapel as a place of regular worship today.
Open House London takes place on Saturday and Sunday, 21st and 22nd September and the Close will be open to visitors from 1pm to 5pm. https://www.openhouselondon.org.uk
Sr Cynthia Dize
Cliftonville 8th and 9th Sept
Cliftonville is planning to take part in the Heritage Weekend this year - on 8th and 9th September in Northern Ireland. The theme is 'The art of Sharing'.
We will use a display of illustrations of Moravian History and of the earlier Perth Street premises that was a school on the ground floor with church above. In 1909 the congregation moved to the present building on the Oldpark Road. We will also do a display of the history of the Oldpark area which I researched some years ago and produced a small brochure on the computer.
Sr Edna Cooper
Tytherton 21st Sept
The Leonora Casey Carr Lecture
Prof. Alan Rice, University of Central Lancashire, Memorials and Black Identity
Soloist : Alison Johnson, Real Deal Ministries, Wade in the Water
The Harriet Maynard Exhibition
7.00 pm., 21st September 2019
at Calne Heritage Centre SN11 0SQ
and
10.00-4.30pm., at the Moravian Church, East
Tytherton SN15 4LX
for guided tours and an exhibition Both events are free
Contact: Pococks@rockuk.net for details
Gomersal 15th Sept
GOMERSAL MORAVIAN CHURCH Quarry Road, Gomersal HERITAGE DAY SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER
1 – 4 pm
• Displays:
• History of the Church
• Links with the Taylors of Red House • Links with the Brontës & Jane Eyre • Gomersal and the Great War
• Moravian Traditions
• Children’s activities
• Refreshments
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