The Open Church Network OPEN CHURCH NETWORK • St Dunawd - Bangor-on-Dee • St John the Baptist - Bettisfield • Holy Trinity - Bronington • St Mary - Chirk • The Lord • St Hilary - Erbistock watches over • All Saints - Gresford • St Chad - Hanmer all who love him • St Chad - Holt • St Marcella - Marchwiel • Psalm 145 verse 20 • St Mary the Virgin - Overton • Christ Church - Rossett • St Mary - Ruabon • St Mary Magdalene - Tallarn Green • St Deiniol - Worthenbury • Our Lady of Sorrows - Wrexham Cathedral Church St Giles - Wrexham Parish Church
Visitors Pilgrims We welcome We welcome visitors to our open churches pilgrims to our open churches St David of Wales At Wrexham Parish Church St Asaph, At Hanmer
Worship Preaching
Centuries of worship Jesus has been have happened in our preached in these churches of the open churches for Open Church Network. centuries
Triple deck pulpit St Chad, At Holt St Deiniol, Worthenbury Prayer Open Church Network Prayer Almighty God, may the hearts of our visitors be open to you. Holy Trinity, Grant peace to the troubled, Bronington healing to the sick, comfort to the sad, These churches are peaceful and guidance to those who seek you. beautiful places that help you Hear their prayers and answer them, pray and think about God. through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Prayer • Let the peace of this place surround you as you pray. Prayer • Let the hurry and worry of life Lord, thou knowest how fall away from you. busy I must be today. • You are God’s child he loves you If I forget thee, do not and cares for you. Thou forget me Amen. • He is here with you now and always. Lord Astley at the battle of Edgehill • Speak to him thoughtfully and allow him time to speak to you.
Prayer Prayer
Day by day we Pray in this way: magnify Thee Our Father in and we worship heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy Name Your kingdom come. Your will be Christ Church, done, on earth as Rossett St Mary, it is in heaven. Overton Matthew 6:9 Preaching Christian Life - The word Baptism of God is read in the Open Church • Font at Network • St Chad, • Holt
Christian Life– Christian Music Life
• “Do this in • remembrance • of me”.
Altar at St Marcella, Marchwiel Organ at Christ Church, Rossett
Christian Christian Life Life- Remembrance
War Memorial • In sure and certain hope of eternal life. at St Chad’s, Hanmer • St Marcella, Marchwiel Christian Symbols of the Christian Symbols of the Open Church Network Open Church Network
Art in glass We invite you to commissioned 2007 discover faith for Kempe Centenary. around our Now touring the churches. churches
Christian Symbols of the Christian Open Church Network Symbols The fish was an early Jesus died Christian on the cross, Symbol and rose again
St Mary, Holy Trinity, Overton Bronington
Christian Christian Symbols Symbols
The Trinity Rose and Lily • Father are symbols of • Son St Mary • Holy Spirit the Virgin Mystic Rose Bangor-on-Dee Christian Symbols
All Saints, Gresford
The lion is a symbol Christian of Saint Mark, Symbols the Gospel writer St Mary, Overton
Matthew - Winged man Luke - Winged ox Open Church Network
Christian • The life of Jesus is Symbols shown in artwork around the churches The Four Gospel • St Dunawd, Writers • Bangor
Mark - Winged lion John - Eagle
OPEN CHURCH NETWORK House of David • Artwork tells of • Artwork tells the the Prophets life of Jesus Hear, O house of David! The Lord will give you a sign. The young woman shall bear a son, and name him Immanuel - God is with us. Isaiah 7:13 Elijah Nativity All Saints, Gresford St Mary, Overton 1 Samuel 17:34 Annunciation Nativity The angel said, • Good news of great joy Do not be afraid, for all the people: Mary, you have found • to you is born this day favour with God. in the city of David a You will bear a son, Saviour. Luke 2:10 and name him Jesus. Luke 1.30 St Mary, St Chad, Holt Chirk
Ministry Ministry of Jesus of Jesus Jesus saw him at Immediately the tax booth. they left the “Follow me.” boat and their And he got up and father, and followed him. Jesus calls followed him. Matthew 9:9 Matthew 4:22 James & John Jesus calls Matthew St Chad, Hanmer St Chad, Hanmer
Ministry of Jesus
A great crowd of people had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Luke 6:17
Jesus and the crowd Lake Galilee. At St Giles, Wrexham Life of Jesus Ministry of Jesus
Who is this, even the winds and the waves, obey him? Luke 8:25 Jesus heals a blind man St Mary, Overton
Crucifixion Crucifixion We are witnesses to all that he did. Then he said to John, They put him to Here is your mother. death by hanging John 19:27 him on a tree. Acts 10:39 “It is finished.” St Dunawd, Bangor-on-Dee St Dunawd, Bangor
Pietà Resurrection Mary, the mother of Jesus, He is risen holds his dead He is not here body across her Luke 24.5 knees.
The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Wrexham The Early Church The Holy Spirit Peter said, `Repent, and When the day of be baptized in the name Pentecost had come of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be All of them were forgiven; and you will filled with the Holy receive the gift of the St Deiniol, Holy Spirit’. Worthenbury Spirit Acts 2:38 Acts 2.1-4 St Giles, Wrexham
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Consecration Cross St Giles, Wrexham Carved Cross St Mary Overton
Tour of Open Church Network St Giles, • A journey of discovery Wrexham where people have experienced the nearness of God for countless generations.
We believe that God is present through our life journeys. St Giles, Wrexham
St Giles, Wrexham
Cathedral, Wrexham
Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Wrexham
Cathedral, Wrexham All Saints, Gresford All Saints, Gresford
All Saints, Gresford
Christ Church, The Chi Rho Rossett is the first two letters of XPICTOC the Greek for Christ
Christ Church, Rossett
St HIS and IHC Chad, are from Holt IHCOYC Greek for Jesus
Christ Church, Rossett St Chad, St Chad, Holt Holt
St Marcella, Marchwiel
St Marcella, Marchwiel
St Marcella, Marchwiel
St Deiniol, Worthenbury St Deiniol, Worthenbury
St Deiniol, Worthenbury
St Dunawd, Bangor-on-Dee St Dunawd, Bangor-on-Dee
St Dunawd, Bangor
Winged lion of St Mark defeats evil St Hilary, Erbistock St Hilary, Erbistock
St Hilary, Erbistock
St Mary The Virgin Overton
St Mary, Overton
St Mary, Overton
St Chad, Hanmer St Chad, Hanmer St Chad, Hanmer
Holy Trinity, Bronington
Holy Trinity, Bronington
Holy Trinity, Bronington
St John the Baptist, Bettisfield St John, Bettisfield
St John the Baptist, Bettisfield
St Mary, Chirk
St Mary, Chirk
St Mary, Chirk St Mary, Ruabon St Mary, Ruabon
St Mary, Ruabon
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• Bangor-on-Dee • Overton Lord grant that • Bettisfield • Rossett • Bronington • Ruabon as we leave your house • Chirk • Tallarn Green • Erbistock we do not leave your presence; • Worthenbury • Gresford but abide with you always. • Hanmer • Wrexham Cathedral • Holt • Wrexham Parish Amen. • Marchwiel
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