A VISIT TO ROSSLYN CHAPEL
In 1446 Sir William St. Clair founded the Chapel as a Catholic church to
spread intellectual and spiritual
knowledge. It took 40 years to
build. After the Scottish
Reformation 1560 Roman
Catholic worship was brought to
an end. The Chapel was closed
to public worship until 1862
when it was rededicated by the
Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh
and it is today a place of
worship with an active Scottish Episcopal congregation.
The chapel has become known in recent years due to Dan Brown’s book
and film the Da Vinci Code.
Practically every surface is carved in stone in an outstanding display of
craftsmanship with hundreds of individual figures (including a bagpipe
playing angel) complemented by beautiful stained-glass windows.
The Children’s Church at Rosslyn
chapel has recently created a visual
Lord’s Prayer in the form of 5 banners
(very effective)
I feel it is an idea we could replicate
making use of the talents of our artists
and banner makers at St Oswald’s.
Dorothy Nicholson
Behind the Name
Every month, StOM prints the Anglican Calendar of Prayer, but have you
ever thought about what or who lies behind the name and place specified
every Sunday?
In each issue, we will feature some information about the person/place for
whom your prayers are being asked.
On 09 July, the subject is the Rt Revd David Eisho Uehara, Bishop of the
Diocese of Okinawa, Japan.
Consecrated in 2013, Bishop David is a native of Okinawa.
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