Our new Easter Pulpit Fall
We meet together this Sunday at 10.30 a.m. to celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter and to continue our Easter celebrations.
So far we have listened to what Mark had to tell us about the first Easter (and we also celebrated Easter communion and even went egg-rolling after the service)! Last week we were guided both by the words that Paul wrote to the church at Corinth and by what Matthew shared with his readers and this week we shall listen with expectation to Luke’s Easter message. We shall also continue to sing and celebrate our way through this wonderful time of the year.
Things will be a little bit disrupted this Sunday because we have embarked on the final stage of removing damp from our ancient building. Our air-to-air heating system has done a magnificent job not just in keeping us warm all winter but also in gradually removing centuries of damp from the walls. Now we are tackling the final three areas of remaining damp. Lath and plaster has been removed and the stone walls exposed to the elements; ruble (which has been holding the damp) has been removed and by Sunday we hope that everything will be dry to enable the work of re-plastering to be undertaken next week. Exciting times!
The remaining area of damp in the south aisle with plaster removed
A discovery!
When the plaster was removed from the south aisle a gravestone was discovered built into the wall. We don’t know if this was its original position or if it was used by the builders because it was available. It would be good to find out.
We hope to have the building back to normal for the Sunday after this — but normal service will continue whatever. Remember: “You are always welcome at Fogo Parish Church.”
Up date: The contractors have made even better progress than expected and, as a result, the walls in the Church will all be replastered for Sunday. Next stop will be a complete redecoration of the interior of the church but we’ll have to wait a little while until the plaster has dried out. It will be wonderful to have a damp-free and newly decorated church in which to worship.