Tom's Summer Flower Festival Photo Shoot!

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Tom's Summer Flower Photo Shoot!

Tom was thrilled when the vicar asked him if he would like to bring his grandfather's camera to church to take some photographs of the Summer Flower Festival arrangements. See how he did............

Tom has just arrived! Oh dear! Tinker thinks that he can join in this photography session . Tom will have to explain to him that the camera is a VERY old and special one and used to belong to his grandfather. So Tom has to look after it and is very careful about letting anyone else hold it. Next
Tom is trying to make sure ALL of this very big flower arrangement representing "God the Son" fits in to his view finder! Shame that Tinker is STILL hoping that Tom will relent and let him hold the camera! If you think that the antics of Tinker is ALL poor Tom has to contend with as he takes photographs see what happens next......... Next
The font flower arrangement is very fittingly representing "God the Holy Spirit" as this is where people are baptised when they join the church family. Tom is doing very well..........but he has missed some little problem here in the form of Sepp, Homer's pet rat, who has decided that SHE would like to be in the picture too! We hope that she jumps off the font very soon so that Tom can take a picture without her in the way. Naughty Sepp! Next
Tom is attempting to focus in on the flower arrangement on the pulpit. He is really concentrating hard isn't he? You can see Tom and Ben's arrangement here on the floor next to the pulpit. It represents "God the Father" and they both used the theme "Father's Day" Ben's father LOVES liqorice allsorts so he always buys a packet for him on EVERY Father's Day. The card was bought by Tom for his father. Next
Tom just loves the solo lily in this lovely arrangement. And the vase is just SO pretty too! Next
Tom ponders how he can photograph these small arrangements decorating the chancel choir stalls. Robert Alexander's "God the Holy Spirit" arrangement is looking very good now he has finished it. He used the Holy Spirit headband he made and coloured in as part of Miss Webb's Pentecost lesson. Amelia's arrangement representing "God the Father" is in the middle. See the picture of the "praying hands" she cut out to represent the fatherhood of God. Oh dear who have we here? It is our mallard duck couple, Ernest and Esme, who live in the local village pond near to the church. Esme pleads with Tom to be allowed to be, with Ernest her husband, in the photograph as part of the arrangement. Poor Tom is in quite a quandary. He is not sure that the vicar would be very pleased if photographs of the flowers included the local wildlife too! However he didnt' need to worry because the vicar said that it was a great idea to include Esme and Ernest as God loves every living thing! Next
Whilst Tom is taking photographs Priscilla Jane and Megan are admiring the flowers in the sanctuary! Next
Tom is VERY pleased with this photograph of the altar and sanctuary. Top

Many of the flowers seen here today were purchased from a a flower stall at the Friday Market in Stratford upon Avon. Some are actually arranged in wax. (a tub of "mini-hold wax" purchased from a dollshouse shop to be precise!) and some in green plastercine!. The floral arrangements in the sanctuary and on the altar are both placed in Stokesay Ware porcelain.
Many thanks to Catherine Davies for making us this most beautiful white lily out of fimo for us!
This image was taken from the website http://free-holiday-ideas.com/ which provides free holiday ideas - this card was available as a free print out pdf file.

Collect (Prayer) for 24th August 2008

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

Almighty God, whose only Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence: give us pure hearts and steadfast wills to worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, 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.

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