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When we first started this blog, I’d often share pictures of local churches on Sundays. I don’t think I ever featured this one, and thankfully Leonard Howlett took these great shots on a trip out here (and got much better pictures than I would have!). It’s of the lovely United Church in lovely Cavendish.
We’d love to feature more local churches on here, so if you have one from your community, please send us an email and share!
I told you watching the sunset is my version of church – and I even have the stained glass – ain’t it beautiful? Glorious sunsets here bring Doreen’s (The Berry’s mother) beautiful gifts to life. They remind me of the days I went to an actual church ( I was Altar Boy of the Year for 5 years in Torbay) when the sun would pour in through the stained glass windows and set my imagination to flight.
Thanks Doreen for the beautiful panes – they are gorgeous and we notice them every day. It is hard to believe so much pane can bring so much joy.
I’ve been neglecting my Sunday Church Blogging duties – mostly because I have so many other duties around here and have depleted my stash of photos. So this might be the last church for awhile, and hopefully you can do me the favour of naming it! All I know about this one is that it’s right outside Corner Brook, and it has the most stunning location of any church I’ve seen – especially on a sunny day. So come on – I hope someone out there from the west coast will be able to tell me what it is!
I was amazed how quickly I got response to my mystery church post last week that I thought I’d through the challenge out to the Newfoundland blogging community again, this time with not one but two churches. They’re both on the Port au Port Peninsula, and were pretty enough to be snapped, but their identity it unknown to me. So, people of the west coast, history buffs and Newfoundland aficionados – can you help me out by naming either of these two churches? I’d love to know – leave it in the comments!
Of course the Port au Port Peninsula is a pretty and little area on the west coast, near Corner Brook. One of its points of distinction: an alpaca farm! 
That’s my daughter’s hand!
And look below – I told you it was pretty!
I’m running out of pictures of churches I can place – before I was blogging, I just took pictures without paying attention to names and denominations, so I’m turning to you, trusted reader, to help me out! A few years ago I was driving home from Twillingate, somewhere on Route 340 I guess, and had to stop to get pictures of this eerie but still beautiful abandoned church. So locals, or those who just love it up there, help me out! Do you have any idea the name of this church or its history? I’d love to know!
And if you need help placing it, this is it’s setting. What a beautiful spot!
This is a pleasant first in my Sunday Church Blogging series – Zion Pentecostal in New Harbour is the first Pentecostal church I’ve showcased. And it’s about time! As The Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador explain on their website, Alice Belle Garrigus (from Connecticut) brought Pentecostalism to St. John’s in 1911, and the movement has had a rich and important history since then. A very important part of our island’s faith community, indeed!
Of course ‘St. Matthew’s’ could refer to any number of countless churches – there’s at least two on the Baccalieu Trail – but today I’m highlighting the beautiful one in Green’s Harbour. Beautiful, and old. The Anglican community has records from the region dating to the early 1800s, and this church was built in 1880. Over 130 years old and still going strong!
Last week showcased the Salvation Army Trinity Bay South Corps. Today I bring you the Salvation Army Green’s Harbour Corps. Similar building but smaller, I have no doubt these soldiers make great contributions to their community.
After a brief hiatus, Sunday Church Blogging is back, this week featuring The Salvation Army Trinity Bay South Corps in New Harbour. Since starting this blog I’ve been learning a little bit about the different churches in the area, and I have to say that I am continually impressed by the online presence of the Salvation Army – I’m sure a good way to support and encourage new and young members – and by their outreach and programs. No doubt, they are pillars of the small communities they serve.
As you may know, I reserve my Sunday posts for highlighting Newfoundland churches. So I’m changing things up a bit, now that I have on my ‘tourist’ hat as The Berry and I explore Victoria. Here is Christ Church Cathedral, right in the sunny downtown. This church has a long history, starting in the mid-1800s, and the Queen attended a service here in 2002. I love the green space on either side – so ‘Victoria’!