Lighting the Beacons: Kindling the Flame of Faith in our Hearts

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Lighting the Beacons seeks to expand our everyday horizons by daring us to believe that the realities of heaven can break through right here, right now.

Jill: "I hope that the book can be used in mid-week groups, book groups in homes or pubs. It’s written in twelve easy-read chapters, each with questions at the end to get the conversation started. Jill: "Quite simply – I hope it will light beacons, to fire faith in hearts, whether readers are new to faith, disappointed or bruised by faith, or aspiring to be a giant of faith. It means the Prince of Wales will now officially represent his mother at the service. With no Queen procession, the timings of the royal party will have to be adjusted, with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arriving 10 minutes later than previously planned. The sculpture is made of 80 steel branches holding 350 trees in aluminium pots bearing the Queen’s Royal Cypher. My older son dared me to write it so that it could be read by the Dads at rugby. A couple of the school mums read it, and one said: “This has made me want to read the Bible more”.On mountain and cliff tops, on village greens and town squares, a chain of more than 3,000 beacons were set ablaze across the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK overseas territories. For the first time beacons were lit in all 54 Commonwealth capitals. A must read for any who are curious, or on the brink of losing heart . . . - Dr Amy Orr-Ewing, Author, Speaker, Theologian and Honorary Lecturer in Divinity at the University of Aberdeen There are some exceptions, with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Anchor Chain lit at 9.30pm, and the 40 connecting beacons along Hadrian’s Wall at 10.00pm – international beacons are being lit at 9.15pm local time. The Queen will touch the globe, symbolically triggering the lighting of the Tree of Trees beacon outside the Palace. Lights will chase along the Quadrangle towards Windsor’s famous Round Tower, before travelling up the Tree of Trees in London. The newly-announced engagement is an additional entry to the Queen’s busy diary over the four-day weekend.

A beautiful book with engaging stories to warm the soul of those on the edge of faith and those for whom faith is an old, but mysterious friend.' Stourton with Gasper Parish Council and Kilmington Parish Council in partnership with the National Trust – Whitesheet HillThis will be followed at 9.40pm by an official Bugle Call entitled Majesty written especially for the Jubilee and played by bugle and cornet players. Jubilee names will be familiar to many as they follow the same convention as those commonly used to denote significant wedding anniversaries.