Saturday, June 7, 2008
Friday, June 6 and a day sightseeing in Elgin. Above are pictures of the cathedral from 1270 mentioned in the last blog as well as pictures from the Biblical Garden. There are a group of volunteers that decided one day to create a garden that would include every plant mentioned in the Bible. Today in the garden you will find most of these plants and placards that indicate where they are to be found in the Scriptures. They have also incorporated statues and other Biblical characters into the grounds representing many famous stories and parables. After our tour of the cathedral and the garden, our choir was asked for a sneak preview of the performance, and so they sang for a small audience in the gardens.
After the gardens, we took a short walk over to the Elgin Youth Cafe. This is a place where local youth can come to hang out, get help, stay out of trouble, etc. The boys got to play Wii, foosball, ping pong, pool and don't worry everyone got to check their facebook accounts! I took lots of pictures so that we will be able to convert the chapel basement into a replica of this great space. After lunch it was off to the Abbey.
At Plusgarden Abbey we had a chance to tour the grounds and the real treat was getting to speak with one of the monks. It was one of the same monks that the group met in 2000 on a boat in Iona and Bob and several of the monks recognized each other! Such a small world. He shared a little about himself and about their way of life and then asked again if our group would sing for them. So the choir gathered around again, in the Abbey and sang as the monks all perpared for worship. This was a place truly built for sound and even Gary Adams was nearly brought to tears.
The first performance/worship service was last night and was a huge success. The choir sang before a packed house at St. Giles church and fellowshipped with tea coffee and shortbread afterwards. It was a long and busy day but nice to get in a routine again.
Today it will be off to Inverness where we will tour the town, take a boat tour of Loch Ness, and have a cookout and Ceilidh (dance).
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6 comments:
Hey John, if Gary's asleep, where were you??? Love and miss you, Mom.
I have seen Gary Adams slacking off enough to know when he's faking, but nice try anyway...
Jay, this blog was a great idea, thanks for putting it up and posting. We check it daily, as do Ben's aunts, uncles and grandparents. They're glad to have a way to find out what's going on even though there are no telephones in Scotland.
Gary is a great role model. I hope everyone follows his example and gets lots of rest.
Jay - you are my forever hero for keeping this blog. Thanks for including pictures of Ashley - since we won't hear from her until she's back in ATL!
Hey hannah!!!! I hope you are having a good time. I am so jealous i wish i was there again. Take some good pictures! Love you see you at the Atlanta show.
-Calen
Hey JoJo
Find that camera so I can see you!! Have Fun and Be safe Love Mom
Jay you have really made the trip fun fun for those of us on the other side of the pond, Thank you.
Gary you look like you've lived there all you life