Dove Carving at St Chrysostom's Church
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Dove Carving at St Chrysostom's Church
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 1 Sep 2022
In 2015 Ricky, a local wood carver, created a beautiful and unique carving of the dove symbol from the trunk of a tree outside St Chrysostom's Church Image that had to be cut down. The dove is a universal symbol of peace, and a sign of inclusion. For Christians the dove is also a sign of God’s care and love for all creation (from the story of Noah) as well as being a sign of the Holy Spirit of God. Much of the funding for the carving was provided by donations given in memory of Tommy (Thomas Moore) a local man who lived at the Victoria Nursing Home and who regularly came to Church on Sundays and during the week. Tommy loved to call by whenever he saw the church door open, and loved to chat to people, and take an interest in them. https://stchrysostoms.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/the-dove-on-our-church-corner/
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Image Location
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53.457581
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