The visit of Archbishop Moses and five other bishops from South Sudan to Poole and North Bournemouth Deanery has been an joyous event. There is a full report of the week on our News page: https://www.poolewaupartnership.com/news.html
Below are some photos of what our visitors have been doing day-by-day.
A recording of the Question-&-Answer meeting with all our bishops at St James's Church Poole on the evening of Thursday 11th August 2022 may be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64bRgGxwrW4
Monday in Salisbury:
Gathering for a group photo at the west front of the Cathedral. Right: Bishop Peter Garang & Mama Roda.
Below are some photos of what our visitors have been doing day-by-day.
A recording of the Question-&-Answer meeting with all our bishops at St James's Church Poole on the evening of Thursday 11th August 2022 may be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64bRgGxwrW4
Monday in Salisbury:
Gathering for a group photo at the west front of the Cathedral. Right: Bishop Peter Garang & Mama Roda.
Tuesday around the Deanery:
Top row: Group photo in Ian and Els Jolly's garden; Elizabeth, Archbishop Moses & Bishop Joseph; Rev. Clarice Achieng Owino and Rev Howard Page-Clarke
Bottom row: Bishops and their wives deep in conversation at the viewpoint; Bishop Joseph Mamer really enjoyed his swim in the sea!
Top row: Group photo in Ian and Els Jolly's garden; Elizabeth, Archbishop Moses & Bishop Joseph; Rev. Clarice Achieng Owino and Rev Howard Page-Clarke
Bottom row: Bishops and their wives deep in conversation at the viewpoint; Bishop Joseph Mamer really enjoyed his swim in the sea!
Wednesday in churches:
Bishop Joseph Mamer and his wife Rev. Clarice Achieng Owino at St Dunstan's Church, Upton with Rev Matt Simpson; coffee at St Dunstan's; three bishops with the volunteers who prepared lunch at St George's Oakdale.
Bishop Joseph Mamer and his wife Rev. Clarice Achieng Owino at St Dunstan's Church, Upton with Rev Matt Simpson; coffee at St Dunstan's; three bishops with the volunteers who prepared lunch at St George's Oakdale.
Thursday: Covid testing, Q-&-A meeting & fireworks:
Top row: Covid test samples collected and safely delivered to Salisbury by MG at 1025; listening to South Sudanese music in Claire & Helen Chauncy's garden; chatting before the Q-&-A meeting, St James' Church, Poole.
Middle row: Q-&-A meeting: chatting beforehand; Rev. Lucy Holt, Rural Dean of Poole, opens the meeting; Jeff Neagle, PWP Chair introduces the bishops. Bottom row: Rev. Clarice Achieng Owino; late-night fireworks on Poole Quay.
Top row: Covid test samples collected and safely delivered to Salisbury by MG at 1025; listening to South Sudanese music in Claire & Helen Chauncy's garden; chatting before the Q-&-A meeting, St James' Church, Poole.
Middle row: Q-&-A meeting: chatting beforehand; Rev. Lucy Holt, Rural Dean of Poole, opens the meeting; Jeff Neagle, PWP Chair introduces the bishops. Bottom row: Rev. Clarice Achieng Owino; late-night fireworks on Poole Quay.
Friday: lunch at Routes-to-Roots, followed by a boat trip around Poole Harbour on a beautiful hot sunny afternoon.
Top row: Eileen Traylor, Archbishop Moses, his wife Elizabeth & Bishop Joseph serving lunch at the homeless charity Routes-to-Roots; a boat trip around Poole Harbour on the 'Purbeck Princess'; Bishop Peter Garang and his wife Roda.
Bottom row: PWP Trustee Rev. Chris Strain, Bishop Joseph and Rev. Clarice; Archbishop Moses and Elizabeth meet Sam Tomlinson-Mynors, whose great-grandfather was one of those who set up the Salisbury-Sudan Link in 1972; also in the photo are Rev. Jean de Garis, Rector of St Francis Church, Salisbury and his wife Sue; a farewell photo in St George's Oakdale, with Bishop Peter Garang, his wife Roda, PWP Secretary Rev. Penny Draper and Shaun Draper.
Top row: Eileen Traylor, Archbishop Moses, his wife Elizabeth & Bishop Joseph serving lunch at the homeless charity Routes-to-Roots; a boat trip around Poole Harbour on the 'Purbeck Princess'; Bishop Peter Garang and his wife Roda.
Bottom row: PWP Trustee Rev. Chris Strain, Bishop Joseph and Rev. Clarice; Archbishop Moses and Elizabeth meet Sam Tomlinson-Mynors, whose great-grandfather was one of those who set up the Salisbury-Sudan Link in 1972; also in the photo are Rev. Jean de Garis, Rector of St Francis Church, Salisbury and his wife Sue; a farewell photo in St George's Oakdale, with Bishop Peter Garang, his wife Roda, PWP Secretary Rev. Penny Draper and Shaun Draper.
