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A large congregation gathered outside the new Southlakes Parish church building at noon on Saturday 2 December 2006 for the dedication of the building under the patronage of All Saints. The Bishop of Newcastle, the Rt Rev'd Dr Brian Farran presided over the service, during which we were reminded by The Bishop that the real church is us, the people of God in this place. The service was attended by Regional Bishop Graeme Rutherford, Bishop Johannes Angelo of the Kenyan Diocese of Bondo, our Area Dean Selwyn Dornan, former parish priests, clergy from other denominations, Mr Jeff Hunter, our local state member of parliament, former parishioners and visiting clergy and lay people from this and other dioceses. It was a wonderful service with well-deserved acknowledgements made to all the people who put in countless hours of work to bring the project to fruition. Fr Stephen Pullin, whose dream it was - Fr Glen Pope, whose nightmare it became for a time - building supervisor David Peterson and his right-hand man Barry Hanger - the multi-skilled construction gang of willing workers and the back-up crew of many support helpers who fed and encouraged the team and upheld them in prayer throughout the project. Also acknowledged were the contractors, not only for their cooperation, but also for their generosity.
I have put together a selection of pictures taken by Geoff Wooden. Click on a thumbnail image to view the enlargement. |
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