Glimpsing God in Sicily

Recently back from a wonderful family holiday in Sicily and, further our recent “Glimpses of God” series, I wanted to share a glimpse I had out there. We took to getting up early to see the sunrise over the Ionian sea… and boy, was it worth it!

The picture below gives you only half the story – standing in the sea, with our backs to the sun, our view ahead was of Mount Etna, huge and still smouldering from recent eruptions. Sicily is an amazing place and rich with history – the Apostle Paul spent three days there (in Syracuse, the old capital – see Acts 28:12) on his way to Rome and famous Sicilians include Archimedes, King Dionysius and his courtier – Damocles. As well as the infamous Cosa Nostra, of course!

Anyway, it’s a special and beautiful place – and looking at Etna with that amazing sunrise behind me was very definitely a ‘glimpse of God’ moment! Do keep sharing yours with us too!

Sunset

Arrivederci!

Simon

Simon Lace, 10/08/2023

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What do I have to wear?

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What time do I need to be there?

We run two Sunday morning services which start at 9:30am and 11:00am.
On the 4th Sunday of the month we run our All-sorts service which starts at 10:00am.

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Services

We would recommend you turn up 10 minutes before the service starts so you have a chance to say hi!
If you have children that need signing in to the children and youth work, they need to be signed in from 10:50am.

Parking

There is plenty of parking both out the front and at the back of the building. Just follow the signs!

How safe is my child in your care?

We run separate children and youth work during our 11:00am service, which is run by a group of volunteers who have all been DBS checked.

Children ages 11 and under must be signed in and out by their parent/carer. The youth can sign themselves in and out.

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