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Welcome to St Hilary's!
As my late mother, also named Hilary, (spelt the male way) was equally unerring in her faith as her namesake saint, even through terrible pain and long chronic illness, we feel that naming this lovely realistic miniature church St Hilary's is a very fitting tribute to a brave lady. Hilary saw this church for the very first and last time at the end of August 2003 before we had receipt of the furniture from Sharon and Mark Stockton. We will never forget the admiration and love she had for it even though she didn't have the strength to see it close up. We have added considerably to the original "children" (ie: Emily, Benedict, Thomas, Clara and Amelia) who were part of my mother's Jane Davies' porcelain doll collection. The children originally all had pride of place in the family Welsh Cabinet in her downstairs hallway and were amongst the first collector's items visitors would see on arrival in her house. (Ambrose is seen here on Easter Sunday morning giving Alice one of the white Easter lilies the flower ladies let him have in order to impress his girlfriend, Alice) Visit our Who's Who page and find out more about all of St. Hilary's characters, wildlife and pets! We like to think that my Mum is enjoying this church even as she is in heaven.
The Reverend Gyles Ponsenby-Smyth, St. Hilary's vicar, and Rev Ken, his curate, welcomes you all to St Hilary's and hope you enjoy your visit. Read the vicar's letter to you all. LATEST NEW AND UPDATED PAGES BELOW........................
Sunday School teachers and church youth workers will find lesson plans on our Activities page. These have been especially created for us by our friend, Lorna F Webb, who is a fully trained primary school teacher. Lorna belongs to the Lutheran church. Her lesson plans are non-denominational and, therefore, can be adapted to suit the church or organisation using them. They are free for non-commercial use only. Please join with us in an act of remembrance for Hilary Davies on our Memorial Service page. Hilary passed away on 26th November 2003.. We have produced a little act of remembrance for her with the children playing their instruments in her memory. Remember and reflect too on those loved ones that you too may have lost and add their names to our Book of Remembrance if you so wish. Please visit our many other pages by following the links below our weekly collect.. Before leaving us DO sign our Guest book We love to have your comments about our site. Thanks to Vic Newey for putting this Dollshouse Direct village church kit together for us, modifying it and most of all, for adding his own personal decoration to it. Emily, Clara, Benedict, Thomas and Amelia were all originally bought by Hilary so they really ARE St Hilary's children. We wanted them to live in a church dedicated to the lady who had owned and loved them so much....... Collect (Prayer) for 4th May 2008The Sunday after Ascension DayO God the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: we beseech you, leave us not comfortless, but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. This site is dedicated to Hilary Doreen Davies who departed this life 26 November 2003 aged 71 after 23 years of chronic illness with strokes, cancer and arthritis. St Hilary's Church is our tribute to a brave lady who was mother to Sarah, Catherine, the late Rachel, the late John and wife to the late Owen Williams Davies. [Guest
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This is our miniature one twelfth scale church dedicated to St
Hilary of Poitiers. St Hilary was a saint that we understand was unerring in his
faith. 