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MURAL Mania!
In April, Cranhill Primary School was awarded funds for playground
improvement initiatives. The Headteacher invited WGRG’s
JO LOVE to co-ordinate the painting of a huge environmentallythemed
mural on the end wall of the school building. Consultation
with pupils elicited ideas for six scenes - beyond the skies; in the
jungle; up the mountains; under the ocean; on the wing; park and
pond. Throughout the summer term, Jo and student Katie Tuff prepared
the picture outlines, masked the design piece by piece, and
then took a deep breath and put spray cans into the hands of 5-12
year-olds! Go on, be impressed!
Edinburgh 2010 Earlier in the year, an international missionary conference was
held in Edinburgh to celebrate the centenary of a similar event
which many regard as marking the beginning of the contemporary
ecumenical movement.
Among many differences was a much more global representation
of participants. The 1910 conference had less than 5% of its
delegates from the developing world. 2010 had people from all
continents and included Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Pentecostal
participants.
This more holistic ecumenical mix was reflected in the worship. Of
the 40 songs and chants sung over the four day event, very few
came from the previous ‘imperial’ nations. Of particular charm
was the experience of watching Dr Swee Hong Lim, a Singaporean
Methodist, teach a liturgical response from Romania, and hearing
Mairi Munro, a former member of the Wild Goose Resource
Group, exhibit her considerable skills as an animatrice in French.
Solas 2010... and 2011!
The last issue featured an introduction to Solas, the new Scottish
festival celebrating, exploring and developing connections between
art, faith and justice, this June. Well, it happened, gloriously and
surprisingly under some splendid Scottish sunshine. Morning and
late night worship was led by members of the Holy City team and
WGRG had a wee stall in the traders’ area, excitingly for us, selling
a record number of badges!
Solas 2011 takes place on 24th - 26th June at Wiston Lodge,
Lanarkshire. For more information & updates, see: www.solasfestival.
co.uk
