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Yr 6 Trip To Walsingham

I really enjoyed the Walsingham trip.  The best bit was the visiting the Holy House because we got to light the candles, I lit one for my mum’s granddad and the other for my dads’ granddad.  We went to Walsingham to learn about pilgrimages, different denominations within Christianity and to see how each one worshiped God.  Cameron

The Roman Catholic church was my most interesting church, because it was very modern, and different to most other churches. It wasn’t cross shaped like most other churches. When we looked round the church I lit one candle and said a prayer. When we went to the gift shop I bought a holy water bottle and filled it up.  Edward

I really enjoyed the trip to Walsingham, When we got there we went to a room to discuss what we were going to do that day, we had to fill out a sheet. Then we set off to a Roman Catholic church , it was very modern and peaceful inside. My favourite church was the Russian Orthodox church. When we went in it was very small it could only fit about 20 people in.  I enjoyed listening to a man who came in and sung to us. It was fascinating. There were a lot of Icons and pictures on the walls. In the Holy House we could light a candle, it looked amazing. The Methodist church looked like an old house, the only fact that it looked like a church was the door. It was black and white. My best bit of the trip was the Holy Well, it was so cool to see that people could drink the water and the fact that it had been blessed.  Bronte

My favourite aspect of the day was when we went to the Methodist Church.  I really liked it because it was simple but beautiful and the pulpit was huge so you could see everyone on the first floor sitting near the organ.  I also liked that they drank non alcoholic wine in the church and the sanctuary was really small but pretty. The church looked nothing like a church it actually looked like a house.  Ben

I really enjoyed the trip to Walsingham and thought it was a very pretty old place. I enjoyed the people singing to us in the Russian Orthodox  church.  I loved the Holy House and all of the chapels around it, the Methodist church altar was really high, you felt like you were on top of a building.  The holy water collecting was also great fun.  I learned all about different types of Christianity as well as the Walsingham legend and a lot about pilgrimage.  In the Roman Catholic church, there were some pictures of Madeline McCann, many people had lit candles to show respect for her.  The thing that I most enjoyed was lighting a candle in honour of other people and saying a prayer.  It made me feel really calm and relaxed and makes you forget about your life and other people around you, you forget about all your worries and enjoy being calm and quiet.  Gus

On Tuesday we went to Walsingham.  We went to four different churches, the Roman Catholic, the Methodist, Anglican Shrine and the Orthodox church.  Our guide was called Mrs Howard.  Walsingham is where some Christians go on a pilgrimage.  Inside the Anglican church the was a copy of the Holy House that was built and then burnt down.  We were allowed to light a candle in the Holy House and make a wish.  The Catholic church was the biggest one, it had lovely stain glass windows in it.  The Catholic church was my favourite because it was big and I felt very calm and relaxed in it.  The Methodist church was small and old.  There was a top part to it which was like a maze and the pews were uncomfortable and cramped.  The Orthodox church was quite small, it used to be a train station ticket office, it wasn’t even big enough for everyone to sit down on a seat. Our trip to Walsingham was great; the teachers even let us spend some pocket money in a gift shop.  Over all it was a great trip.  Thank you for taking me.  Maddie

Mr. S. B. Coulthart