Page 3 - Ludlow Tower January 2023
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CONTENTS

                                                                 Better to light a candle than              5

                                                                 curse the dark

                                                                 Caring for God’s Acre                      7
          Welcome to the first issue of the
         Ludlow Tower of a new year.  Many of                    Re-Introducing Kelvin Price                9
         us bid a less-than-fond farewell to 2022.               Christ’s Croft                            13
         It was another strange year, once again                 Words of the year 2022                    13
         shaped largely by Covid-19 and the                      Mischief among the misericords  15

         gradual move towards living with the                    Lent course: How to pray                  17
         virus.  It was the hottest year on record               Hope in the face of suffering             17
         yet it ended with the longest cold snap                 Arts@StLaurence - spring                  18
         in a decade, as reflected on our cover.                 programme

         However many of us were able to                         Crisis beyond Christmas                   19
         celebrate a ‘normal’ Christmas and are                  Sunday services in Ludlow                 20
         now eager to move forward into 2023.
                                                                 Ludlow local listing - small ads          21
         Inside this issue we do the same with a                 What’s on in January                      25

         suggestion for a novel new year’s                       From the registers                        27
         resolution (p7), invitations to take part
         in the Week of Prayer for Christian                     Ludlow Palmers                            27
         Unity this month (p29) and to join our                  Be-Longing: Pray for Unity                29
         Lent course on ‘How to Pray’ (p17) and                  amidst Injustice
         details of the spring programme of                      A date with a bird                        31

         Arts@StLaurence concerts (p18).                         God the Creator                           33

         We explore some of the hidden                           PCC update - November                     35
         delights of our church (p15) and our                    meeting
         town (p13) and Kelvin speaks about his                  Good King Charles                         35
         life and his time to date as Rector of                  Yasmin’s story                            37
         Ludlow while looking forward to his                     Upgrade anyone?                           39
         period of sabbatical (p9).                              Children’s page                           40


                                 Lesley Harling (Editor)         On ringing in the New Year                41
                                       01584 318309              Parish directory & copy deadline  42


                                                               Opinions expressed in contributed articles in this
         This month’s cover:                                   magazine are those of the contributor and do not

         Photograph:     Lesley Harling                        necessarily represent the position or opinions of
             Snow scene                                        the PCC or Editorial Committee.

         Graphic design:   Nicky Luck
             Nickyluck@nannolica.co.uk

         Printing :  Signworx Hereford
                Moreton-on-Lugg, Herefordshire


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