England, Scotland & Wales - Stratford-upon-Avon to Wales
June 30th, 2008Yesterday being Sunday, we decided to walk to the Parish Church in Stratford-upon-Avon for morning worship. We received a warm welcome at the Baptist church, which was full for a baptism service. Dottie Hathaway said the sermon was Anabaptist one and Mel was heard saying “Amen.” Karen Birt reminded the group that William Shakespeare, in addition to writing “Taming of the Shrew” which we enjoyed on Saturday night, is also known for his assistance in translating Psalm 46 for the King James Bible.
This morning, on our way to Wales, we visited Tewkesbury Abbey and Walter Dick was thrilled the organist playing during our stop. The music was beautiful and made the setting very worshipful. Elsie Dick was surprised to discover that visitors could make donations with their credit card!
Wales is a beautiful country and we learned much about Welsh life during our visit to St. Fagans National History Museum. Cardiff is a very clean capital city and many of the warehouses at the old wharf have been converted for other uses. Marg Fast expressed her enthusiasm for the scenery as we traveled through small Welsh towns.
~ Wilmer Martin
