ST GEORGES CHURCH MALAGA

Podeis ir en paz....

City of Malaga

As we have said previously, one of the few things we miss from our past life in the UK is attending church.

As our life has now been restored to some semblance of normality, after a whirlwind first year here and being labelled ‘slipped Christians’ by Roger, during his and June’s recent stay here, we decided it was time for action.

We researched ‘Anglican Churches in Andalucia’ on the internet and discovered 4 churches that were all located on the coast, where there is a much larger ex-pat community.

Well, last Sunday we attended the Holy Communion service at St Georges Church, situated in the English Cemetery in Malaga. We both found the service very uplifting and it was comforting to be back in direct contact with our faith.

It was the first time we had shared in the Eucharist since the Pilgrimage Service at St Albans Abbey on Easter Monday 2007 and it brought back so many beloved memories of our beloved All Saints Church in Datchworth Village and all of our dear friends of the congregation there!

The Revd Peter Wolfenden

The Chaplain at St Georges is The Revd Peter Wolfenden whom we both liked very much. He was down to earth, frank and his sermon was spoken from the heart, not read from notes and it reflected on current World issues and problems of the Third World

Enjoying wine and tapas after the service!

St Georges Church, Malaga

After the service on the ‘first Sunday’ of each month wine and tapas is served outside of the church! Makes a nice change from coffee and biscuits!

Ironically, on the morning of the 5th October we were listening to the Sunday Service on BBC Radio 4 and I (Mike) became very tearful listening to the hymn ‘I the Lord of sea and sky’ You can imagine our amazement when we arrived at St Georges to discover that the Final hymn of the service was ‘I the Lord of sea and sky’ It was all obviously meant to be…….

As it is a 5-6 hour round trip to attend church on a Sunday, the plan was to go to a service once a month. However, we enjoyed last Sunday so much that we are going again this week to the Harvest Thanksgiving service!

Collect of the Day: God, the giver of life, whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church; by the Spirit's gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ and make us eager to do your will, that we may share with the whole creation the joys of eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.