First up, was our Heritage Access Morning at St James. With the repairs on the belltower, and associated restoration of the Clock and dragon weathervane, we had an open morning, as part of the conditions for the grants we have received for this project, to display the work to the public.
Four new displays have been produced by our architects, two of which are shown here. They tell the story of the original state of the stonework, the clock, and the weathervane, and then they show the work that has been done and how it has been done.
We are very grateful for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Heritage of London Trust, and St James's PCC for this restoration work on St James's building.
Members of the public were also able to view parts of the church not normally open to the public including the crypt, the ringing chamber and the paupers' galleries.
The latter are high up, just below the ceiling of the aisles, long since disused but orginally designed to accommodate the poor of Bermondsey in the days when you had to pay for a seat downstairs.
Thankfully, all seats in the church have long been free to everyone.
After that it was time to get ready for the wedding of Abbie and Kevin who were married at 2.30pm.
Every blessing to them as they begin married life together.
With Harvest just round the corner - Harvest Thanksgiving is at St Anne's tomorrow and at St James next Sunday - both churches met this evening at St Anne's Hall for a bring and share Harvest Supper.
We enjoyed some great food, prayed together, sang 'All good gifts around us' and watched this telling video about the challenges of life Malawi and the wonderful work of TearFund in sharing God's love in action in partnership with local churches in Malawi. You can contribute to their work here
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