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St Francis
of Assisi
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St Francis
of Assisi Church was built in 1961 as a mission church to the
new London estate being built by the Greater London Council and
to serve the Castleview estate. Only the church hall was ever
completed; this now serves as a multi purpose building which is
used to serve the local community in practical ways as well as
for their spiritual needs
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The hall
is a multi-purpose area used by all the groups, with the chairs
(now replaced by more comfortable ones!) set out only for church
services. The sanctuary area is normally curtained off when not
in use. The building is regularly used by members of all the
religious faiths represented in this culturally mixed area. |
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St
Francis view towards the altar |
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St Francis
view towards the stage |
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The stage
is at the other end of the main hall. In the picture it shows
the cross made for the first "Genesis" service, an all
age service held each month at St Francis church. Everyone made
a person with their name on it, and at a later service we
decorated crosses. The building provides us with a bright and
cheerful atmosphere in which to encourage children and adults to
spend time with God. |
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A detail
from the altar frontal, which is a St Francis cross made for us
by the nuns at Clewer Abbey. It reminds us that the church is
dedicated to St Francis of Assisi, whose dedication to God
inspired a whole generation of younger Christians to follow his
Way and founded the Franciscan order. |
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Detail from
Altar Frontal |
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last updated 10 February 2003. Contact the
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