This is a very special card. My village has been fund-raising for some time in order to be able to do all the necessary repairs to keep the church open - the church was built in 1355, damaged in the English Civil War in 1642 and has only had one major restoration, in 1879. The theft of the lead from the roof (a sad sign of the times) revealed a lot of other damage and "wear and tear" and we needed nearly a quarter of a million pounds to fix it all! Well WE DID IT!!!!! Many thanks to all my fellow embroiderers who so generously gave of their time and skills to help with our fundraising. Much of the money came in grants and charities, but my little village, of just 550 adults, raised the amazing sum of £81,000 between them!
We have invited the Archbishop of York, the Very Reverend and Right Honourable Dr. John Sentamu, to conduct the service of Blessing and Thanksgiving tomorrow, and this is the card I have made to give him as a small memento of the occasion, signed by all the members of the church council. It shows the church's East Window, above the altar. Just say a prayer or two that he actually makes it, as the snow is thick and frozen and York is 60 miles away, along country roads, although his driver has rung today and assured us that he WILL be here! (Obviously his Hot Line to the Almighty comes in handy at times like this!) Love, hugs and many thanks from Dianne x x x
11791Dianne, this turned out great, *4u
I saw in your other post that he did make it for the service. And congratulations to the whole village for been able to raise that kind of funds. Thanks for sharing with us - Hugs Yvonne
132773Beautiful work you have done and it this shows that if we keep our eyes on the "prize" we can accomplish much.;)
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158718Congratulations to whole congregation.Superb achievement.
Your design is stunning.God luck with a weather *4U
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15289Your card is beautiful Dianne. Glad you all were able to raise all the funds needed for such a great project. What a wonderful feeling you must have.
27683The card is eautiful and I'm so glad you reached the goal! I hope the church will not need such major work done for another hundred years. I ope you have (or had) a joyful service!
145304the card is beautiful and I do not have words to say how great is the work for the church
28916What an achievement to raise all that money. Your card is just so special too and am sure will be treasured.
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8767What a wonderful blessed thing u & your fellow villagers have done. *
145791Dianne, so happy to hear that the fund raiser was such a success - what a lovely card - I am sure you have nothing to worry about - he will be there.
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by dianned
10 Jan 2010
Well, the Almighty must be listening, because there hasn't been any snow overnight, for the first time in four weeks, and the main roads are clear! I'm about to go to the church now (we need to be there before he is) so I will let you know how it goes. Love and hugs, Dianne x x x
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1390This design is very beautiful but to say that is not enough it is what it has taken to get you this far.You and the people of your village are a credit to one another. I hope you have a very nice time when the archbishop gets there.
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