Pilgrims Hall Worship Weekend

So many have said that they are looking forward to my posting on the outdoor Praise and Worship weekend at Pilgrims Hall. First I will clear up some misconseptions that I am picking up when reading comments. This is not my church. What I said about my church (and that is the wider grouping of the 10 house churches) is that we were meeting every week night for the foreseable future for a time of praise, worship and prayer and that this was happening in conjunction with many places around the world as a result of the outpouring in Florida at this time. Pilgrims Hall is a ministry that I am involved with. It is a 20 minute drive from my home and in a different geographical area to where I live.It is a Christian Recource Centre where people go for retreats, conferences and counselling etc. This weekend we celebrated 40 years of this ministry. Before that Pilgrims Hall was a private home. It's present name is the result of it being a stop over for pilgrims on their way to Canterbury in the distant past.You can see much more on Pilgrims Hall by clicking on same on my sidebar.

In order to celebrate the last 40 years of the ministry we had a weekend of outdoor praise and worship. On Saturday (and for me this was the best bit) there was continuous praise and worship from 12.0 midday until 7.30 pm. Different worship bands/groups from surrounding churches took part so that this was a continuous event. From 7.30 pm until 9.0 pm there was a Celebration service and then from 9.0 pm until 10.0 pm more worship. During the afternoon people came and went and/or stayed and brought a picnic or bought a meal from the outside caterers that we brought in and just enjoyed themselves in an atmosphere of worship.

Sunday morning there was a service which included communion with folk from a number of local churches present and this was followed again by live worship from several groups until 3.0 pm. One of the difficulties in arranging an outdoor event in England is the unpredictability of the weather. I began the day in a teashirt, later followed by a blouse on top. As the day wore on I added a fleece waistcoat, then a fleece jacket and by evening a mac on top of all of that. Many people had more sense than me and brought a blanket. The weather fluctuated between getting burned by the sun to light rain to shivering.It was a great time though so come with me and I will take you around some of the grounds before everyone arrives.

Haystack seating


Says it all

The Prayer Tent in the Sunken Garden

This was for people who needed prayer

Looking out of the tent

I wish I had photographed inside the greenhouse as the flowers were beautiful

We are now in the Walled Kitchen Garden

Bridge over one of the many ponds

This is ornamental, the others are in the wooded areas and larger

Beehives in the Orchard

Just one hen showing by the tree but lots more in a previous post

The homemade cakes from the outside caterers were delicious

Have never seen slices so big and prices so cheap

WORSHIP

The Rainbow after the Rain

The sunset at the end of the day

Hope you were Blessed and thanks for coming with me