{"id":1030,"date":"2013-09-20T12:54:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T12:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2013-09-20T12:56:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T12:56:37","slug":"leswalt-parish-church-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2013\/09\/20\/leswalt-parish-church-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Leswalt Parish Church visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
P5-7 at Leswalt Primary School recently paid a visit to Leswalt Parish Church.\u00a0 This trip was part of their RME in school, as they are currently learning all about \u201cChristianity in our community\u201d.<\/p>\n

Merryn Walker in Primary 6 provides an insight as to what they learned-
\n\u201cLeswalt Church is a Parish church because it serves everyone in Leswalt Parish.\u00a0 On Sundays on average, 45 people come to church.\u00a0 There are 300 members of the church.
\nChristenings happen in the church.\u00a0 Some people think that the holy water is special water from the holy ground, but in Leswalt Church it comes from a tap!
\nAudrey Buchanan runs the Sunday school.\u00a0 She meets the children in the vestry at one side of the church.\u00a0 They do different projects about Easter, Christmas and studying the bible.
\nThe Church is quite an old building.\u00a0 It was built in 1825.\u00a0 So, the building is 188 years old.\u00a0 The steps outside of the church take you into the balcony upstairs in the church.\u00a0 The seats in the balcony are very different to the pews downstairs.
\nIn Leswalt Church there is a mixture of modern and old artefacts.\u00a0 In the corner of the church is a cabinet with Communion silver ware.\u00a0 There are silver plates and cups which are used when the congregation get bread and wine, just like in the last supper.
\nI enjoyed going across to the church and learned a lot about the building and contents.