On the 30th of March the R.M.E group went to the Middle Parish Church. The Reverend was called Reverend Rogers and the church was in King Street, Coatbridge, just along the road from our school.
He talked about the history of the church and other decorations in the church. The church was moved because the old one burned down due to an electrical fault in 1941. The church got rebuilt in the east end of Coatbridge. The reverend had other jobs in Barlinie Prison, Glasgow to preach to the inmates. He talked about other churches and ways to be baptized. And he says that being a priest was good. The items in the church was the baptizing bowl and a table and a stand on the table and it had a large bible on it, and a stand with a normal sized bible to read from. Mr Rodgers told us how important Easter was and why. The church had stained glass windows. And said than a cross with nothing on it is just a cross if it is a cross with the body of Christ on it is a crucifix. And the story of when and why Christ was crucified and said that he wore a sine that said king of the Jews. Some of the stained glass windows were to remember something or someone. When Mr Rogers finished his talk he gave us a post card with a special message.
by Jamie (S3)
Willowbank pupils’ would like to thank Reverend Rogers of Middle Church, Bank Street, Coatbridge for his time and providing us with the opportunity to visit his church and learn more about Easter.
