For this installment of Blessed Buildings, we feature one of Hollywood’s most notable historic churches – the First Presbyterian @ 1760 North Gower Street. The Presbyterians were Hollywood pioneers, coming here the same year Hollywood gained it’s brief cityhood in 1903. In September of that year, the Rev. Dr. Henry A. Newell called the faithful to join him to meet in the still unfinished Masonic Hall on Highland Avenue. By December, they had officially organized with a total of 23 congregants. It was said that Dr. Newell made over 1,500 house calls, wearing out a buggy in the process, in the search for new parishioners. His efforts were a success and soon the flock was looking towards building a church structure of their own.
The Presbyterians purchased a large plot of land at the corner of Gower and Carlos Streets just below Franklin for $3,000 and built, at a cost of $15,000, a low slung, one-story plus basement structure that was so low-slung in appearance it was soon dubbed the “Presbyterian Storm Shelter.” This was always intended as a temporary structure until the funds could be found to complete the full church. And the funds were found. On November 6, 1909, the cornerstone was laid for a beautiful Gothic church structure designed by the noted Los Angeles firm of Eisen & Son, which was completed the following year.
By the dawn of the 1920’s, the congregation had grown to such an extent that plans were put in place for a new and grander structure to accommodate the rapidly growing flock. To design the new church there was really no question as to who it should be – Henry M. “H.M.” Patterson was virtually the “in house” architect when it came to Presbyterian churches in Southern California. A church member himself, Patterson would design literally dozens of Presbyterian churches from Lomita to Hemet beginning with one in his former home of Butte, Montana up until his death in 1928. For the Hollywood church, Patterson took his cue from Eisen & Son’s original and carried on with the Gothic theme faced in red brick and artificial stone except on a much grander scale. The grand new church would have seating for 1,592 spread out through the bowl-floored auditorium, choir loft, mezzanine and balcony. Pews and other interior details were finished in Philippine mahogany and an art stone known as Zenitherm for a handsome effect. The main church auditorium was to be only part of a complex that included Sunday School, study and lecture rooms, church offices and a cafeteria. The most dramatic element was to be an imposing 150-foot high Tower-steeple that would house a $25,000 set of bell chimes. Like a Hollywood super-production, costs on the church continued to rise from its original $150,000 in 1922 to more than $450,000 in 1924. But the cost was justified in the look of the beautiful new structure.
Dedicated on November 16, 1924, the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood immediately became one of the area’s most notable landmarks and one of its most popular churches with attendees coming not just from Hollywood but surrounding communities as well. In fact, by the 1960’s the church had grown to become the largest Presbyterian church in the world with a congregation exceeding 8,000 with nationally/internationally known pastors at its head. One of the best known, Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, left the church in 1995 to become Chaplain of the United States Senate. Ogilvie was the second former pastor from Hollywood Presbyterian to be accorded the honor, the first being Dr. Richard C. Halverson. The church was also renowned for its missionary work
Although the days of overflow crowds at the church has passed, at least at the present time, the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood remains one of Hollywood’s most visible, beautiful and historic landmarks. And for me it was a great thrill to discover that the original church structure, Eisen & Son’s charming Gothic edifice from 1910, still exists today! It was not demolished to make way for the new church, but rather, was sensitively blended by H.M. Patterson into the new structure as an annex and has been used for many years as a gymnasium. Correct me if I’m wrong (and I’m sure you will!) but this would make it the oldest extant church structure still standing in Hollywood – a real treasure of more than a century ago, even predating the arrival of the movies.
The First Presbyterian stands as one of Hollywood’s most important and historic ecclesiastical structures, but it is also an excellent example of the work of the very talented, but little remembered today, H.M. Patterson. Patterson has the unique distinction of having left a notable mark on two communities – Los Angeles (and environs) and Butte, Montana. Born in Ohio in 1862, Patterson came to Butte, Montana in 1881 at the peak of its fame as copper & silver bonanza town. Opening an architectural practice in the still wild and woolly frontier town, Patterson rose to become its most preeminent architect, bringing a sense of respectability and permanence to the town through a series of beautiful and carefully designed structures that ranged from the William Andrews Clark Jr. mansion to the First Presbyterian Church to the Mantle Block/Liberty Theater. At the turn of the Twentieth Century, Patterson relocated to Los Angeles where he would again rise to prominence becoming president of the South California chapter of the A.I.A., designing dozens of buildings throughout the Southland over the next quarter century. While Patterson is correctly remembered mostly as a church architect, he also designed many other structures including the Hotel Snow at 605 South Flower Street, schools, apartments, theaters and fine residences including one, the Rev. A.G. Fessenden Residence, that’s currently for sale. Although his church designs were mostly for the Presbyterians, Patterson did work for a variety of denominations from Jewish to Lutheran to Methodist to Episcopal. One of his best regarded works remains the beautiful edifice he designed for the First Congregational Church of Long Beach, which was completed in 1914. Patterson died on October 20, 1928 from complications resulting from a recent surgery. I thought you might enjoy a small sample of some of the work of H.M. Patterson.
One of H.M. Patterson’s earliest L.A. commissions was for the Rev. Alvah Grant Fessenden, pastor of the Grand View Presbyterian Church, which was also designed by Patterson. Located at 1051 North Avenue 64 in Highland Park and completed in 1905, the Fessenden House is currently for sale for $788, 500. More pictures of this beautiful house here.
I love the post. A lot of older apartment buildings in Chicago’s residential neighborhoods look just like the Mantle Block/Liberty Theater in Butte, MT, especially the windows and round “hanging tower” (or whatever it’s called in architect design) feature on the corner. I wonder if there’s a connection to Patterson or if it was a common design for the era.
H.M. Patterson was strongly influenced by H.H. Richardson and his “Richardsonian Romanesque” style of architecture. I know HHR designed at least a few buildings in Chicago, so the similarity is likely more than just coincidence.


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Invictus is exactly right. DR, you're treating Christianity as a monolithic movement and you really couldn't be more wrong. Going back to the New Testament, Christianity is about the OT law being completed in Jesus Christ. Thus, the Christian is free from the law. Paul calls it a harsh taskmaster. He also writes that for the Christian, "All things are permissable, but not all things are profitable." The Christian faith is not about obedience to a law, it's about acting out of love in a relationship. Let me explain that further by illustration. I am married. Because I love my wife there are several things I choose not to do. One of those things is to never get into a car with another woman, alone, and drive to a destination. Would it be morally wrong to do so? No. Absolutely not. I don't do it simply because I love my wife so much that I choose to never put myself in a situation where I am tempted to cheat on her, or where someone else could question my fidelity. And that is true, and even more so, with the reason I choose to keep fidelity with her. It isn't because it is immoral not to, but because I love her too much to do so. Applying that to Christianity, the heart of Christianity is a relationship with God based on love. I choose not to act in ways counter to my faith because of a loving relationship with God, not because I fear consequences or because of a set of moral laws that I must follow. In fact, the NT is very clear that any break of morality is forgivable, so there is no "You Must Do" laws within the faith. The problem is man's proclivity to black and white; to want hard and fast rules. As such, institutions have created moral laws and rules such as you have mentioned in the Catholic church. But a simply read of the NT would show you that is not the intention of Christianity.


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November 2, 2020
Daily Bible reading: Ezekiel 8-11 and Hebrews 8
“Abraham Paid Tithes”
(Hebrews 7:1-10, ESV) “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, (2) and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. (3) He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever. (4) See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! (5) And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. (6) But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. (7) It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. (8) In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. (9) One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, (10) for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.”
Abraham paid his tithes (10%) to Melchizedek, the king of Salem (Jerusalem). There are some people who say that paying tithes was only in the Law of Moses. However, we read that Abraham, who was 600 years before Moses, paid tithes. After Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek, Melchizedek blessed him, verses 6-7. Then we read that tithes continues in the Law of Moses, verse 5. In Malachi we read that we will be blessed when we pay our tithes, (Mal 3:10, ESV) “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”
Jesus spoke about tithing in the New Testament, (Matthew 23:23, GW) “How horrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give God one-tenth of your mint, dill, and cumin. But you have neglected justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the most important things in Moses’ Teachings. You should have done these things without neglecting the others.”
Therefore, tithing was before the Law of Moses, in the Law, and in the New Testament. Tithing is God’s financial plan of supporting the church and the ministry.
If you are looking for a blessing from God, then follow His financial plan of first, supporting the House of God. Then watch God pour out a blessing upon you as He promised in Malachi 3.
By Mark Starin


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This summer I started reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. I started rereading it shortly after school started this fall. In the course of my life, there have been 3 books that have really, truly changed my life. The Bible, Breaking Free by Beth Moore, and One Thousand Gifts. The premise is seeing each moment of your life as God's grace, a gift from a good and loving Father. Even when its chaotic and overwhelming, or scary, or sad, or hurtful, there is grace to be had. For me, its just not the way I looked at each second of my life. I've never been one to allow myself to see the good in difficult. I don't think that comes natural to anyone. But since this summer, I've been challenging myself to change my thinking.
I can see God doing good things in my heart with regards to thankfulness. When you are on this search for all these gifts in the every day, you heart is always more open and receptive and willing to see. See the good, the beautiful- even when it's ugly. I can feel the change in just the peace and joy I do have. And I am really only at the threshold of this journey.
I've listed gifts since this summer. I think I'm on about 470. But the truth is, I see all these gifts all the time I never remember to write down because I'm in the car or I'm not by pencil and paper. It's still beautiful because even though I am not physically writing these things down, my heart is stopping. Stopping to smile, to thank God for the moment, to be all in right where I am receiving the joy of the now. And just worship this loving God who fills my life with grace upon grace upon grace. My eyes are so much more open now to all He's doing around me, to the way he loves me, to the way he blesses us all.
Thanksgiving is just not supposed to be once a year. Christians are called to a life of thanksgiving. We just seem to forget that. It's a hard way to live. Constantly choosing to thank God when it's hard and when it's easy. Life gets busy and you forget. I'm still struggling with thanking God in the midst of the crazy that is my classroom at 1:30. (my kids just don't have the attention span past then. things become overwhelming. but there are still gifts to be had.) But I have seen the difference thanking God through the moments has made. The littlest things now bring me the greatest joy. I've missed so much in my 28 years, but praise God, my eyes are now open to the little gifts, the big gifts, and hopefully one day soon, the painful gifts and the busy gifts.
Thankful for a little boy who's creative and playful. I'm thankful to have my house full of his life. Thankful that even stickers on my dishwasher remind me of him and all the gifts he is....
Thankful for my family, the way we have traditions, that holidays have this predictable flavor each year. I love knowing Thanksgiving and Christmas will be full of food followed by games and laughter. I'm thankful that we are actually really close. That my siblings are some of my best friends. That I know my entire time on this earth will be blessed with them.
Thankful that sometimes Jude pulls me aside to read to me. I'm thankful that I've gotten better about allowing myself to stop 'doing things around the house' to just sit with him and soak up all his preschool beauty. Because this moment I can never get back. And I could have passed it up to clean. I'm realizing how being Martha vs Mary like does not just apply to Jesus, but so many things in life. Taking time to be present with Jude is worshipful and leads me to thank Jesus for all I'm blessed with.
Thankful for those little moments that make you laugh. Jude snuck a whole box of Cars bandaids under here. I guess he knew he wouldn't be given them to play with. But it makes me laugh to see all he thinks of to do. I' m thankful he's usually such an agreeable kid. God has really blessed me with him.
I have a million of these little moments that just come along and I enjoy them and thus worship God. Life is full of them. Oh how I challenge you to list the good in your life- even if it seems trivial. (examples- post its of every color, cows in a field at sundown, black crows on a fence, steam from a hot tea cup...) It's amazing the change in attitude that comes with thankfulness. You are surrounded by grace upon grace. You just have to open your eyes to see it...
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you...
~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18


GRAMSod has many attributes. There is His Love, His Grace, His Mercy, His Longsuffering, His Benevolence and so many others.Attribute. It's hard to describe all the things that God is. This is what God does, but there is an attribute of God that is above and beyond all that He is. What is it?
Is love the greatest attribute of God?
God is love
This is the first attribute that most people think of as God.God is loveand that love shines through all eternity through the greatest act of love in all the history of eternity. John 3:16 says so„God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life..“This is the most famous of all scriptures and the one most people know by heart. It is the most quoted of all scriptures...but it is not God's greatest attribute.
God's mercy and grace
I think the best definition of grace and mercy is this:GraciaThis is where we get what we don't deserve, and mercy is where we don't get what we really deserve. Grace is unmerited forgiveness that is entirely the work of God. His mercy is the withholding of His wrath, which we deserve, but for those who are His, He mercifully turned His wrath against Jesus instead of us. Grace is a gift from God. It is not earned or deserved. We cannot do works to obtain it, and it certainly would not be merciful if we did works to obtain it. Paul makes this clear in his letter to the Ephesians:„For by grace you were saved through your faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; not by works, lest anyone should boast.”(Ephesians 2:8-9). This is a spectacular teaching. The fact that we cannot be saved by works, so God had to stoop to give us the free gift of grace. When you give someone a gift, they didn't do anything to deserve it. They gave it to him freely and without obligation. This describes the grace given to the born-again.
Even his mercy will remain forever. We receive mercy the moment we place our trust in Jesus Christ after we repent and believe in Him. justice. Again, this is something we don't deserve, but it was given to us through Christ. It is the gift of His only Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:16-17).
god is patient
This attribute of God is why He waits patiently before sending His Son to judge those who have not yet come to saving faith in Christ. Peter says: "The Lord does not hesitate to fulfill his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you and does not want anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”(2 Peter 3:9). What this seems to say is that the only reason Christ has not yet returned to judge unbelievers is that He is patiently waiting for others to come to repentance. How long-suffering is God? Remember that time is not for God, for„With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.”(2 Peter 3:8). That's itpatienceunusual. Noah preached 120 years before God sent the flood and His judgment. God didn't have to wait. He would have been fully justified in sending the flood after 1, 5 or even 10 years, but for 120 years he patiently waited for the possibility that someone too might repent and believe in Noah (and therefore God).
God's Greatest Attribute
The absolute greatest attribute of God is that He is holy. The only time a quality of God is mentioned three times is that He is holy. In Jewish literary and written culture, some things are mentioned twice. This should give absolute priority and indicate the highest importance of something. Isaiah saw God on His throne in a vision, for no man can actually see God and be in His presence and not perish. It says so in Isaiah 6:1-3„I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Above him [God] were seraphim, each with six wings: with two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two wings they flew. And they cried out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of his glory.„
First, a king's retinue represented his power and majesty. The larger the king's entourage, the more glorious or powerful he was perceived. Therefore, the fringe of God's robe filled the entire temple, which means that He is the King of kings and over all dominion and power. So we see that there were six-winged seraphim hovering over the throne of God. Interestingly, two wings covered their faces, because even for holy angels, God is too holy to even look at him. The angel's other wings covered his feet and, as you remember, God told Moses to take off his shoes, because he was treading on holy ground. The other wings covered the throne, like those of the cherubim that covered the ark and the great mercy seat. Finally, the holy angels repeated "holy, holy, holy". Maybe it's because there are three in the family of God (the Trinity), or maybe it's because God is infinitely holy and the number three represents God's omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence. The number three also represents the past, present and future. In the Bible, the number three also means divine perfection, which is obviously God.
No man can see God and live as God told Moses in Exodus 33:20, and even when Moses asked to see God, God hid Moses in the cleft of the rock and Moses only saw God's ass, otherwise Moses would have died ( Exodus 33). :18-23). In fact, as John said„No one has ever seen God, but God, who is after the Father, has made him known.”(John 1:18). God is the„Who alone is immortal and lives in the unapproachable light that no one has seen or can see”(1 Timothy 6:16). Remember that before he became Paul, Saul was blinded by the light of the intimidating glory that Paul saw in the streets of Damascus. Isaiah, after seeing God's vision, could only say:„Woe is me!” I exclaimed. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty”(Isaiah 6:5).
Revelation 4:8 tells us what is currently happening at the throne of God:„Each of the four creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes everywhere, including under the wings. Day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.".“These angels are constantly praising God and declaring that He is holy, holy, holy. Holiness is difficult to describe. Holiness is complete "otherness," a clear transcendence of all others and everything else. So far is His Holiness that anyone who beholds God will die, and surely on the Day of Judgment all will fall and bow their knees. It is my prayer that today we will bend our knees in willing submission and believe in our Lord and our God, Jesus Christ. If not - for those who today refuse to bend their knees -willingbend the knee one way or another (Rom 14:11, Isaiah 45:23, Philippians 2:10). In fact, "Every hand gets weak and every knee gets weak as water”when one day they shall see God (Ezekiel 7:17).
God is holy, holy, holy
God's greatest attribute is his holiness. He is love, mercy, grace, patience and much more, yes, but most of all He is holy. Holy is the Lord our God. There is no blemish, no impurity, no imperfection... nothing but pure perfection and holiness. This holiness is why God will hold every sinner accountable for every work he has done in this life. For every idle word he will demand an answer. God is so holy that he cannot let sin go unpunished. His righteous indignation and wrath will be poured out on all the unrepentant (Rev 20). For those who have placed their trust in the living God Jesus Christ, the wrath of God has been placed on the perfect Lamb of God for them. Without this atonement, no man will ever see heaven. You will see the fire of hell. Today can be the day of your redemption (2 Cor 6,2). Tomorrow could be too late. When Jesus returns, it will beyour savioror your judge? If he returns before you have entrusted your eternal destiny to him, then your eternal destiny will be in total darkness, completely separated from him forever. You will be in a place that has a great chasm that cannot be bridged. You will be completely alone the entire time. Decide your vocation now: your savior awaits you with open arms and pierced hands. God can see you dressed in the righteousness of Jesus or in your own filthy rags. If you refuse to repent and turn to Him for salvation, He waits to judge you and condemn you to a place of eternal weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:42, 50). It's his decision. I pray that you will choose life, eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord and our God. Because he is holy, holy, holy. And we are not.
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
'Tis The Season To Give Thanks
"Thanksgiving... thanks and giving. What do these two words mean? Giving . . . the . . . the act of imparting or bestowing. Now, putting these two words back together . . . we have . . . we have . . . Thanksgiving. The . . . the bestowal of gratitude. . . and . . . and looking around I see that we . . . we have so much to be grateful for. Just the fact of . . . of being together is . . . is something to be grateful for." -Perfect Strangers Thanksgiving Episode, where they think a turkey ate Jennifer's ring and crash the neighbor's family Thanksgiving to find it. The quote sounds so serious... but if you have seen the episode you know it was anything but... and hilarious!
But onto a more serious note, there is so much to be thankful for everyday in life! Unfortunately, I tend to fall into the trap of comparing myself to others and their things, instead of looking at the abundance of what I have and being grateful. Often I find myself easily stressed out and focusing on the negatives more than I like, but when I stop and think about it... I have so much to be thankful for and do not deserve all the blessings God has bestowed upon me. So, at this time of year I am taking a moment to stop my madness and take note of all I have to be thankful to God for.
What I am thankful for: My handsome husband who will do anything for me, my loving and fun family and all the beautiful new editions we welcomed this year, having the opportunity to spend quality time with my niece and nephew who crack me up and are so smart, in-laws who I love, a new job that provides for my needs and doesn't leave me emotionally exhausted anymore, my husband's job and all the good things he does for Fluor (even thought he has to travel sometimes), a beautiful home with a yard and deck in a great location and just blocks from the river, a warm delicious meal every night (even if it means being lazy and eating out), my car I bought this year, vacations, being able to do home improvements, my new photography hobby, my H1N1 vaccine, the opportunity to get a college education, and most importantly God's grace and peace when I don't deserve it! Thank you Lord!


We would love to invite you to participate in one of our most important events of the year, the annual gathering. The 23rd Christian Surfers UK National Gathering will be a great time for fun, food, fellowship, hearing from God's word and worshipping together; maybe even a surf!
There will be inspirational stories about how surfers are reaching surfers with the Gospel, and news of the exciting plans for the year ahead, as well as looking back at some of the events of the previous year. We will also get to hear about what is happening in Christian Surfers across Europe and the rest of the world.
Very excited this year to welcome as our key note speaker, Sarah Yardley, organiser of Creation Fest and so much more. She will be speaking on the CS verse and theme of the year based on Proverbs 16 v 3, &lquot;Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans&rquot;
As Christian Surfers UK grows and develops, we are aware that our membership is changing too! With lots of families and young kids in tow we will be providing some form of children’s activities on the Saturday morning to allow parents to enjoy the meetings, so everyone can get the most out of the weekend. We would love to see you and ALL of your family.
For more details or more about Christian Surfers UK, go to the CSUK website
We will be based at the Valley Caravan Park and camping all together so bring a tent or van. If you wish to bring a caravan/motorhome the cost should remain the same if you have at least three sharing (contact us for more details). The cost of camping is included in the standard conference fee. If you wish to stay in a mobile homes please contact us directly.


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Many religions are represented on Bonaire.
Religion is an integral part of the life of many Bonaire residents, as well as a strong part of the cultural history of Bonaire, and there are quite a number of churches of all types on the island. Most Bonairean churches are Christian, but there is also an Islamic mosque. Further below, you will find a list of the various place of worship on Bonaire.
As of 2018, 59.7% of the island’s population is Roman Catholic, 6.5% is of the Pentecostal Church, 2.9% Protestant, 2.8 Evangelical, 2.1% Jehovah’s Witness, and 1.9% Seventh-Day Adventist.
Visitors are always welcome at any of Bonaire’s churches.
We’d like to remind visitors to our website that Bonaire’s churches are always delighted to see island residents and visitors attending their church services. However, they do ask that visitors respect the hospitality of Bonaire’s spiritual community and wear appropriate attire when attending services. No beachwear, shorts, T-shirts, or flip-flops, please.
|Churches on Bonaire||Services|
|Assembly of God (Asemblea di Dios)|
Kaya Triton (Den Cheffi)
|Sunday at 10:00 AM in English, Dutch, and Papiamentu
Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7:30 PM
|Iglesia di Cristo (Church of Christ)|
Kaya Msgr. Nwndt. 25
|Sunday Services at 10:30 AM and 7:00 PM
Wednesday Services at 7:00 PM in Papiamentu, English as well if needed
|International Bible Church|
Kaya Papago 104, Hato (behind Bon Bida)
|Sunday service at 9:00 AM in English, at 10:45 AM there is a Sunday School for all ages.|
|Kingdom Grace International Church|
Kaya Casique (in front of the Sentro di Bario Noord Salinja)
+599 782-4564 or +599 788-3597
|Sunday Service at 10:00 AM
Midweek Service (Communion) 6:30 PM
Children Bible Club every Saturday at 4:00 PM
Services in English and Papiamentu
Facebook: Kingdom Grace Bonaire Church
|Our Lady of Coromoto Roman Catholic Church in Antriol|
|Saturday at 6:00 PM in English|
Sunday at 9:00 AM 6:00 PM in Papiamentu
|San Bernardo Roman Catholic Church in Kralendijk||Sunday Mass at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Mass at 7:00 PM
Saturday Mass at 7:00 PM
All services in Papiamentu
|San Ludovico Roman Catholic Church in Rincon||Sunday at 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM and 7:30 PM
Weekdays at 7:30 PM
|Seventh Day Adventist Church|
|Antriol: Kaya Maria #3
Saturday 9:30 AM, Spanish and Papiamentu service
Rincon: Kaya Hoba
Nikiboko: Kaya Pos di Amor #1-A Papiamentu service with an English translator
|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|
Kaya Sabana #26
|Sacrament Services on Sundays at 9:00 AM (translation to English and Papiamentu upon request)
Sunday School at 10:20 AM
|United Protestant Congregation of Bonaire||Kralendijk, Plaza Wilhelmina: Sunday service at 10:00 AM in Dutch
Rincon, Kaya C. D. Crestian: Sunday service at 8:30 /AM in Papiamentu/Dutch
For information on dialing a Bonaire phone number from off-island, see the Phone page.


One of the most incredible motivations that Gina and I have behind the scenes that spills out into everything we do is that of our children. These two blessings truly help bring out the heart in us and help to shape who we are, how, and why we do things. It is by these two little rugrats God has blessed us with that, I believe, helps make our work that much richer and authentic. The joy of life as exhibited from our children helps remind us that those special moments we all share (fill in your most special life moment here _______________) are awesome life experiences and that we shouldn’t ever take them for granted, but instead, cherish them deeply. To see our little guys’ eyes light up at the little things that we as adults take for granted is just plain awesome. Too many times during the day or week we get lost in the hustle-bustle of life and sometime might possibly miss out on those things that are most important after all. Don’t do that. Take a minute to slow down, listen in a new way that you haven’t before. See your loved one for who God has made them to be, and treasure every second with them.
I saw that both my boys were in a wonderful mood, full of joy and giggling like only kids can. I couldn’t help but laugh with them and of course, take full advantage of their beautiful smiles! Thanks for sharing my joy with me here on this post. Now get out there and look for an opportunity to invest in your loved ones – or even in a stranger – and soak up life.


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Beautiful day, blessed day? Of course it sure is because we are well alive and healthy another day of endless possibilities. Lets get out and lead all others around us by a Godly example. We all aren’t perfect but Jesus but we are to go out and show Gods love to all we come in contact with.
“The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted”.
As I sit here this morning with my car alone in another state with hopes of getting fixed I’ve been going over this mornings Sunday school lesson and its taking thoughts from the book of Luke in chapter 22:1-30. The title for this morning is Being served or Serving?
A few questions in this mornings lesson asked when this earthly life is over how would we wanna be remembered? How we think we will be remembered and what actions and attitudes would we need to change to make the way we wanna be remembered possible? It’s one of those things that we worry what others think of us but in my way of thinking its what The Lord thinks. I want to be thought of a child of God, people to say he wasn’t popular, not rich, but rather he was rich with the love of God and he did his all to let people hear about Jesus and how awesome of a God we have to love us through all our imperfections. Do I wanna be rich in all these earthly possessions? No, I wanna be glorified in knowing after this life there’s my reward I’ve been dreaming about since the day I accepted Him as my lord and savior because nothing I received before compared to the awesomeness of what living forever with The Lord brings! Before I am finished let me give u a verse from chapter 22 of Luke quickly…think about this…”But ye shall be so:but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve”. Think about this, don’t worry about being the most notified person or the most popular among your peers but rather remember that to be great is to serve others not always having the mind set of if I serve other then something good will come from it but to just do it out of the greater good to others. Think less of worldly honor but more in serving The Lord through caring about others and spreading Gods love like His followers did so in the Bible. God bless and make each day forward a Special blessing to those around you and other that come your way.
When a man falls, one must find the courage to get back up, pick oneself up from defeat and carry onward if success is ever to be achieved, in anything.
Hard to get up outta that warm and comfortable bed isn’t it? Hard to go into work when it’s beautiful outdoors? Hard to sometimes get the will-power to do the daily deeds that many of us had huh? I get asked, why so hyper? Why so happy and full of joy? One word, one simple tiny answer…Jesus! Our Lord and Savior is what keeps my drive to be the best i can be, the happy, perky, joyful person that i am everyday for the past twenty-three years that i’ve been blessed with so far. It’s a wonderful feeling to have Him at our side, when i mean all, i am talking about those even that think He isn’t. God watches over all His children because He loves us. When each and every one of us is feeling alone, depressed, go to Him, talk to Him because just having His love in your lives, it can be that one “thing” that’ll get us a going each and everyday. He’s here to guide us through each moment so let His love come in a shine bright throughout your life will ya…God Bless and Make each and everyday a blessing one in His holy name!
“In very truth he was, the noblest work of God — an honest man”. -Abraham Lincoln
This powerful quote should be shouted aloud to us all, to be true brings light but to bring lies, false statement only brings destruction. Give a man power and be sure to see his true colors come before us all. A man with power should use it for the better of the people, to help bring our beloved nation back together, to piece the once great Godly nation back to it’s glory that we once knew! To be part of something great, lasts forever, in our hearts we will never forget a once great leader that walked in the White House, one that never gave up to bring justice to the people, one that did what he thought was right to bring fairness, to bring freedom to so many that were looking for, one that with power did what was right, using this power to bring justice, to be a leader not to rule but to be a leader of the people….As always, Good afternoon, God bless and go about your day making a difference.
Sometimes we I feel like i’m slowly slipping away from you, going the other way and I keep looking back and every time i do, you become more and more unnoticeable to the eyes.
Why i keep thinking of you in such a special way has been eating me more and more everyday as I want to know you more and more every moment we spend together.
Our talks, they are as sweet as the taste of coffee on my lips each morning, which i become more interested in each of our planned or unplanned encounters. Your words to my ears are kind, soft, special, trustworthy, bright, full of insightful knowledge that makes each moment with you that more special when i’m alone and is scared or just needs something positive to get me through a situation and or the day.
To be united we must first ask ourselves the question, are we willing to put our own ego’s aside and come together? It’s hard to see if we will ever come together for the goodness of our once great nation, but i mean it’s like all we do is fight against one another for power and we all know where that has brought us right? Right into debt, into a place where it’s gonna take a pure miracle to get us back up onto the top. Will we ever have a great Leader like Lincoln to bring the broken country back to it’s Godly ways? So many questions are out there than answers and sometimes i do wonder but to wonder is to give up but rather than take action, us the people needs to stop having the mind set of, “it’s all about me” attitude and get to realize that it’s not about us at all but rather it’s our country cause without unity all is lost, all is broken.


The County Longford village of Abbeyshrule famously takes its name from the abbey that existed there for centuries on the banks of the Inny, a tributary of the Shannon. The Annals of the Four Masters refers to it as ‘Mainister Shruthra’ (‘Monastery of the Stream’) in 1476, and the Irish word ‘Sruthair’ is sometimes translated as ‘a stream abounding in fish’. Raymond Hickey’s The Dialects of Irish: Study of a Changing Landscape, among other sources, examined the evolution of the word, with the final letter gradually changing from ‘r’ to ‘l’. Thus, in Irish, the placename is recorded early on as Mainistir Shruthair (Foras Feasa ar Eirinn by Geoffrey Keating), but nineteenth-century Irish scholar Dr. John O’Donovan’s research noted that “Sruthair is now corruptly called in Irish Mainistir Sruille”, and today the official Irish name is Mainistir Shruthla. Similarly, in the Anglo-Irish administration ‘Fiant’ decrees it is referred to (in English) in 1542 as Srure, in 1565 as the Monastery of Shrowl (Place Names of the County of Longford by Rev. Joseph MacGivney), in 1567 as the Church of Shrule, in 1569 as the Monastery of Strowell [sic], in 1612 as the Abbay of Shrowle, in 1620 as the Abby Shroill alias Shroyr, in 1659 as Abbeyshroole and in 1682 as Abby Shrewell. Since that time it has been known as Abbeyshrule or occasionally Abbeyshruel.
The precise history of the abbey is unclear and research is contradictory. On-site information, credited to Fr. Colmcille, Cathal McGoey and Deirdre Murphy, suggests there may have been an abbey hereabouts in very ancient times, the death of whose abbot was recorded in 904 in the Annals of the Four Masters, and an inscribed early Christian cross surviving here may date to the eighth or ninth century. According to Rev. MacGivney, writing in 1908, a monastery was “erected here about the end of the 9th century, but it was destroyed by the Danes. About the middle of the 12th century O’Fearghail [O’Farrell], Prince of Anghaile [Annaly], erected a Cistertian institution here and enriched it with 20 cartrons of land, or about 1600 acres. In the founding of Mainistir Leathratha (Abbeylara), Richard Tuite proved himself a munificent benefactor, but O’Fearghail surpassed him in the erection and enriching of the great monastery of Shrule.” In 1891 the historian James P. Farrell (History of the County Longford) stated that the Danes who destroyed the old abbey came up the Shannon from Limerick, and that the O’Farrell Prince of Annaly raised the new monastery for the Cistercians in 1340, its first abbot Maceatalius dying in 1365. In his 1942 Album and Memorandum of the Parish of the Two Abbeys – Abbeyshrule (Mainistir Sruthair) and Abbeyderg (Mainistir Dearg) – and of the Two Sineachs – Taghshinny and Taghshinod – and of Carrickedmond’s Glean na hAltora, 1142-1942, Rev. Edward O’Reilly clears up this contradiction by pointing out that O’Donovan had reported the foundation date as 1340 in error; that while the exact date of its foundation is uncertain it was most likely founded in 1150 and was the fifth ‘filiation’ (daughter) of Mellifont Abbey, the first Cistercian monastery in Ireland founded by St. Malachy and St. Bernard in 1142, that it was known as ‘De Benedictione Dei’ [Blessed by God], and that the abbot Mac Catalius or Mac Cahal died in 1355. Although Lewis Topographical Dictionary (1837) states that “Abbeyshrule belonged to the Canons Regular” (Augustinians), The Traveller’s New Guide Through Ireland (1815) reaffirms the general view that it was “founded by the family of O’Farrel for monks of the Cistercian order, under the invocation of the Virgin Mary”. The 1848 research of Rev. James Lyster indicated either that “the Abbey of Shroule was founded in 1150 for monks of the order of St. Bernard [Cistercians], by O’Ferral of Analy” (Ware, de Antiq. Hib. c. xxvi) or that “it was not founded till 1200, and a branch of Mellifont” (Allemand, Hist. Monast. d’Irlande p. 180. Ingelinus), and that the abbey “had the Rectorial Tithes and large possessions in the Parish”. The information plaques at the site state that the abbey of Abbeyshrule, known as ‘Flumen Dei’ (‘River of God’), was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary around 1150 but that the current abbey ruins date to about 1200, the affiliation having switched from Mellifont to Bective Abbey after Stephen of Lexington’s visitation in 1228.
The monastery itself was relatively large, containing a cloister arcade along with a chapel, sacristy, pantry refectory and kitchen. The river was the principal mode of transportation and communication, and the monks built water-driven mills, starting an industry that lasted for centuries along this part of the Inny. The Cistercians also taught more advanced agricultural methods and operated free schools for the local population. In 1682 Nicholas Dowdall described its legacy thus: “at a place called Abby Shrewell, here is the ruines of a great Abby and is not built altogether after the forme of other Abbeyes but like a Colledge where tis said the Famousest College in this Kingdome was once. It is situate close on the river, and was called Monaster Fluminis Dei. It was of St Bernard’s Order governed by an Abbot. It is planted in the most fertile land of this county.” (TCD Ms 883). The abbey later came under the complete control of the O’Farrell chieftains; when Abbot Gilbert died in 1430, Kenan O’Ferrall unlawfully replaced him and took possession of the abbey, and he was still abbot when a monk of St. Anastasius accused him of misrule in 1455. In 1445 the O’Farrells split Annaly into two rival states, the O’Farrell Bui of Upper Annaly having an important settlement at Pallas, very close to Abbeyshrule. In 1476 the abbey was burned and Pallas occupied by an Anglo-Norman army from Meath en route to Roscommon, but it was subsequently restored. Local information adds that “Momhnall O’Fearghaill (appointed 1485) may have been the last abbot as monastic life suffered a sharp deterioration at this point in history”. Although there are few traces of the outlying monastic buildings, the abbey church structure itself survives relatively intact, particularly its slightly later modifications. During the fifteenth or sixteenth centuries the central dividing arch of the original church interior was completely blocked up, halving its size, and three small barrel-vaulted chambers were built on to the western side of this new wall. Above this wall, a double bellcote was added over the roof, providing the modern ruins with their most recognisable feature. By order of Henry VIII all monasteries were dissolved after the 1530s, their properties inherited by the newly-established Church of Ireland and sold or awarded to loyal nobles, this change happening only gradually outside the areas under direct English control. At its dissolution, the Abbey of Shrule possessed a vast estate of between 4,000 and 6,000 acres stretching beyond Colehill and to the eighth-century chapel of Agharra, close to where the Inny forms the Longford-Westmeath boundary. However, it is also reported that the monastery had been plundered by the O’Farrell lords ‘long before the dissolution’ of 1540-41, and that if monastic life had even survived until then it is unlikely to have continued beyond dissolution. In 1848 Rev. Lyster claimed that “the seal of the Benedictines [sic] who possessed the Abbey is in possession of the Very Rev. Dean Butler of Trim”.
Quoted by Rev. O’Reilly (1942), Father Paul Walsh stated that “the earliest lease of Abbeyshrule Monastery after the suppression was made to Thomas Nugent of Dublin in 1541. In the reign of Edward VI it was made over to the baron of Delvin [presumably Richard Nugent, 5th Baron Delvin].” Rev. MacGivney cited a “Lease under commission at Westminster, 8 Oct, VII of Elizabeth , to Thos Bryam, gent, the site of the monastery of Shrowl in O’Ferral’s country, in the Annale, lands of Urre in the great moor of Monedonoghue, four eel weirs on the water of Eyne [the river Inny], the lands of Cranaghe, Ballemanagh, Knockaghe, the Rectory of Shrowl alias Urre, three coples of corn and the Altarages due to the vicar excepted… To hold for 21 years, at a rent of 12 pounds 18 shillings 8 pence for Shrowl” (Fiants of Elizabeth). Rev. Lyster noted that “By lease dated 7th March 1567 (9 of Elizabeth), there were demised to R. Byam Esq., for twenty one years, the site, etc., of the Monastery of the B.V.M. [Blessed Virgin Mary] and the Rectory of the Church of Shrule, alias Urre, saving the Vicarage” and also “2nd May 1569 – granted to Sir R. Dillon, Knt., the temporal possession of the Monastery of Strowell at the yearly rent of £8 0s 9p, late Irish currency”, the latter date confirmed a century later by Father Walsh. Sir Robert Dillon was an Anglo-Norman Tudor loyalist from Meath who served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, and who had a bitter and poisonous rivalry with the Nugent family of the Barons Delvin, and this may or may not have had something to do with these lands changing hands. James P. Farrell dated the suppression of the Abbey of Shrewle and its conveyance to Dillon to the later date of 1578 but, writing in the Ardagh & Clonmacnoise Antiquarian Society Journal (‘Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford’ – Vol.2 No.8), Right Rev. Mgr. Langan quoted Archdall’s Monasticon Hibernicum in full: “Abbeyshrule, May 2nd, 11th of Queen Elizabeth , the site of the monastery, with its appurtenances, 24 cottages in the town of Vore, 180 acres of land in the vicinity of same, 80 acres of pasture and underwood adjoining the same, one messuage, 4 cottages in the town of Ballnemanaghe, and 64 acres near the same, 2 messuages, 3 cottages in the town of Knockaghe, and 64 acres adjoining the same, were granted to Robert Dillon and his heirs in capite, at the annual rent of £10 12s, and 4d”. Sir Robert’s grandson, James Dillon, was created ‘Baron Dillon of Kilkenny-West’ (which is actually in County Westmeath) in 1619 and ‘Earl of Roscommon’ in 1622. A later Earl took the side of James II in 1689 and may have sold the abbey lands in support of the Jacobite cause at that time. Whatever the sequence of events, much of the former monastic property eventually became part of the Newcastle Estate based farther along the Inny near Ballymahon.
For comparison, the interior of Agharra Church as sketched by Du Noyer and today
Some sources state that, notwithstanding the earlier grants, the Abbey of Shrule was only officially suppressed by Elizabeth I in 1592. Mgr. Langan states that an inquisition of 26th January 32nd of Queen Elizabeth (1590) found that land in Moyltenny and Clanawly (near Abbeyderg) to the annual value of 3s., and in Killenboy, Rathsallagh and Tullenan to the value of 27s., were parts of the abbey property and, he continues, “An inquisition taken Jan. 22nd, 1592, found that at the time of the surrender of this Abbey, the abbot was seized (that is, possessed) of the Church of Agharye [Agharra], and the tithes of two quarters or eight small cartrons, of land, belonging to the said church in the village and lands of Agharye, in this country, the said church, with its rights, etc., being of the yearly value of 4s. Irish money, besides reprises, till then concealed from the queen”. The Traveller’s New Guide confirms, “At an inquisition held in 1592, it was discovered that on the surrender of this abbey, the abbot was seized of some possessions then concealed from the visitors, which were now forfeited on a more accurate scrutiny”. Father Walsh reported that in 1593 part of the abbey property came into the hands of John Lye, an Englishman who was interpreter for the Dublin Government. The abbey itself was attacked a second time and partially destroyed when the army of Red Hugh O’Donnell and Hugh Maguire invaded Annaly shortly after Easter of 1595, during the Nine Years’ War (1594-1603). As they marched they destroyed Longford Castle and any properties held by the English, reputedly leaving the entire area shrouded under a dense cloud of smoke. About 100 feet south of the abbey ruins is a four-storey tower with the remnants of a stone spiral staircase, probably built at around this period, which may have been a private residence. Rev. Lyster further noted, “19th June 1611 – Rectory granted to Robert Nangle [of County Kildare] for eighty years, saving the Vicarage, subject to £1 13s 3p Crown Rent”.
The Tower in 2020, with foliage cleared: remnants of a stone spiral staircase seen from the south; a first-floor fireplace seen from the west
Part of the surviving abbey structure was turned into a chapel at some point, with two new walls (still standing today) built inside the former chancel to create a more compact space of less than one quarter of the original church, though still retaining the original East Window. This was likely a Church of Ireland parish chapel, given the proscribed status of the Catholic faith at that time, and as the townlands of Rathsallagh and Ratharney fell within this parish, the Moxhams who first lived there as far back as the 1680s may well have worshipped at this chapel initially. Among the testimony collected for the 1641 Depositions is that of a Robert Colden, dated 26 August 1642, who is described as “late viccar of Abiscruell and Curate of Archra & Rathreagh in the County of Longford”. Colden swore that in the 1641 Rebellion he was expelled by the rebels and deprived of clothes, books, ‘household stuff’ and two horses belonging to himself, his wife and his four children, and also of (so far) one year’s worth of church income and tithes, for which he sought government compensation. Colden was among 220 people who took refuge in the besieged Castle Forbes until starvation forced them out. Also of note among the Depositions is John Coles of the “Parrish of Abbey Shrowell” who, on 1 December 1641, had his hay, newly-built house, turf, clothes, linen and credit notes, totalling £265, destroyed by the Daltons of Dungalmow, County Westmeath; while John Cropley, late of “Abby Shrewle”, on 1 November 1641 similarly lost his corn, cattle, clothes, hay, turf, butter, cheese and other household provisions, and a valuable lease, totalling £560, to rebels from neighbouring Kilglass, Tenelick and Cornamuckla who claimed to act on behalf of a newly-Catholic King Charles I. There are also historical references from the 1640s and 1650s to abbots of Abbeyshrule, but it seems very unlikely that the holders of these titles had actual possession of the abbey by that period.
The smaller chapel seems to have fallen into disuse by the 1700s, after which the Church of Ireland parish of Abbeyshrule was merged with those of Tashinny and Taghshinod. The exact date of this union is not recorded; Rev. Lyster, who became rector of the united Church of Ireland parishes in 1848, noted, “Lease dropped in 1691 to Crown, and, under the Act of Settlement, became vested in the Bishop of the Diocese, subject to £1 10s 8½p Crown Rent” … “I cannot exactly ascertain when it was episcopally united [with Tashinny], but most probably at that time. The Church of the B.V.M. [Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as St. Mary’s Chapel] has fallen to ruins”. Lewis (1837) pointed out that in Tashinny there was “a rectory and vicarage… united by episcopal authority to the rectory and vicarage of Abbeyshrule”. The resulting united Church of Ireland parish was generally referred to as ‘Tashinny & Abbeyshrule’ until 1932 when it was, in turn, united with Shrule (Ballymahon) parish, and these were further united with Ardagh & Moydow in 1965 and Kilcommick (Kenagh) in 1971 to become the ‘Ardagh Group of Parishes’. (The name of the parish of ‘Shrule’, though nearby and along the course of the Inny, does not appear to be directly connected to ‘Abbeyshrule’.) In the parallel Roman Catholic system the parishes of Tashinney, Taghshinod and Abbeyshrule were similarly amalgamated to form the present ‘United Parish of Carrickedmond & Abbeyshrule’, with chapels at Carrickedmond and Abbeyshrule. The Church of the Sacred Heart at Carrickedmond is actually in the townland of Killeendowd, but retains the name of a previous church at neighbouring Carrickedmond, which itself replaced the disused original church in adjoining Taghshinod. The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes at Abbeyshrule was dedicated in 1980, replacing the earlier St. Mary’s Church which stood by the canal bridge in the village and was possibly built with the assistance of the Royal Canal Company in the early nineteenth century.
Rev. Lyster was not just an amateur historian but also an amateur artist, as his vestry minute-book from 1848 contains sketches of the abbey ruins looking much as they do today. The abbey was also the subject of a series of detailed paintings by the nineteenth century antiquarian George Victor Du Noyer during the same era, and James P. Farrell’s 1891 History of the County Longford featured a number of photographs of the then quite overgrown ruins. The most noticeable difference on viewing Lyster’s and Du Noyer’s sketches is that the level of the ground outside reached up to the base of the east windows, meaning the ruins were partially buried. Indeed, writing in 1943 in the Ardagh & Clonmacnoise Antiquarian Society Journal (‘Monuments – Abbeyshrule’ – Vol.2 No.9), V. Rev. M.J. Canon Masterson says that “under John Farrell of Corn Mills, Ballymore, … a great deal of loose debris was removed, uncovering a large number of human bones and skulls under the end window”. This discovery led to local speculation about the monks having been massacred, though there is no evidence to support this. Adding to the legend were stories of ghostly hauntings at the ruins, including a published account of an 1875 night-time encounter between G.H. Miller and an otherworldly ‘Monk’ at the graveyard. John Farrell is also credited with securing the base of the adjacent tower and preventing it from complete collapse, presumably during years recent to Masterson’s article. Rev. Edward O’Reilly’s 1942 history of the parish congratulates the County Longford Board of Health – the authority then responsible for the upkeep – for “their good, religious and patriotic work in preserving what remains of a famous monastery”, by way of repairing and cementing the still standing gable end with its three lancet windows and the eastern side wall with two windows in 1939. The cemetery and abbey were enclosed within the current boundary walls during the nineteenth century by, according to Canon Masterson, “King-Harman, father of the former member for County Dublin” (meaning Lawrence Harman King-Harman, father of Home Ruler-turned-Unionist MP Edward King-Harman, and the major local landlord at the time). These walls do not represent the extent of the original monastery, which covered a much larger area incorporating surrounding fields. Today the ruins at Abbeyshrule are well maintained and accessible, although the precarious-looking tower is fenced-off for public safety and remains as completely obscured by ivy now as it was in 1891. By way of comparison, Du Noyer also made paintings of the ruins of the associated churches at Agharra and Taghshinod in the nineteenth century, preserving details of their very ancient architectural features. As of 2014, the grounds at Agharra are well-kept, but the building itself is almost entirely covered by ivy. Taghshinod, which O’Reilly states was the subject of some preservation work by the Longford Board of Health before 1942, is now completely overgrown to the extent that it is no longer recognisable as a building, and only a few square-feet of the stone work admired by Du Noyer is visible even on close inspection.
Rev. Lyster also noted that the burial ground at Abbeyshrule contained several tombstones of a great age, including one to an abbot, and one extremely old highly decorated coffin-shaped stone (outside the south wall of the abbey) inscribed, “Pray for the soul of Father Farrall, Parish Priest of Abbeyshrule, descended of the family of Bacon, who caused this monument to be erected in memory of his father and grandfather, being both Lewis, and also his mother Marg. Ferrell, alias Fox”. Rev. O’Reilly stated that some Roman Catholic lay people have been buried within the walls of the ruined abbey, though the burial plot immediately outside the abbey walls has been used by both Protestants and Catholics. A fifteen feet high memorial crucifix was erected in the cemetery opposite the entrance gate in 1940, sculptured by James Plunkett of Lisnadarragh and supporting a bronze figure made in France. Abbeyshrule Cemetery proper is on a slight hill close to the road, very near, but separate from, the abbey ruins. Rev. O’Reilly dated the oldest headstone in Abbeyshrule to 1640, with some of the inscriptions dating back to the first part of the eighteenth century. In particular, he noted a tombstone dedicated to the very Rev. Dr. James Brady of Knockagh House or Hermitage, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise from 1758 until his death in 1788. His successor Dr. John Cruise was buried at Abbeyshrule in 1812. Other Catholic clerics interred here are parish priests Father Rhatigan who died in 1686 and Father Patrick Dillon who died in 1817, Father Matthias Kilchrist of Carrickedmond who died in 1810, Father Brady, a nephew of the bishop, and Father Thomas Kearney, a native of Abbeyshrule who died in 1814.
The central wall and bellcote circa 1891 and 2014


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I’m writing this “hot on the heels” of a very important meeting of the Wheat Ridge Board of Directors. During this meeting, our Board enthusiastically committed to a new strategic business model that will, God willing, significantly increase our mission impact over the next four years. More about our plans for the future appears elsewhere in our June eNewsletter.
The in-depth planning process in which we have been engaged for the past 12 months has served as a reminder to me of God’s amazing way of providing the right ingredients at the right time to accomplish His purposes. Here are three of the ingredients for which I am so very grateful:
A Community Dedicated to our Mission – The initial step in our strategic discernment process was to invite 25 “thought leaders” from among our many stakeholders and constituents to join our Board of Directors and senior staff for two days of intensive thinking, sharing and prayer. This “Future Summit” took place in April, 2012. During the Summit, we considered Wheat Ridge’s history of service from our roots as the Wheat Ridge Tuberculosis Sanitarium to our current work as seeders of new health and human care ministries. We explored the challenges and opportunities that face our organization today and into the future. And we identified trends in the church and world that may impact the future pursuit of our mission. It was an honor to be in the room with gifted leaders and to listen and learn as they shared their ideas, expertise and hopes for the mission of Wheat Ridge. A specific product from this gathering was a collection of seven “common ground statements” that represent the participants' best collective thoughts about what the staff and board should consider as we planned for the future. These statements served as an important base for the ideas and plans that we developed. Words of support and encouragement from the participants have continued since the time of the Summit, serving as a great reminder to our staff and board of the thousands of individuals and organizations who care about our mission and who want to be involved in pursuing it.
Leaders – If you have engaged in a planning process at your workplace or in your church, you know how important it is to have skilled consultants and facilitators guide the work. Extraordinary leaders blessed us throughout our planning process. Thanks to Chuck Dull, Les Stroh and Kurt Bickel for guiding us through the rigors of the Future Summit. Another very talented consultant, Gary Hubbell, used his unique talent and experience to help us develop our ideas and plans during the months following the summit. The chair of our Board of Directors, Kevin Boettcher, invested a great deal of his time and generously shared his expertise in strategic planning to help our plan come together. Likewise, our board members provided input and insight along the way, especially those who served on our board planning committee. Last, but not least, I have been inspired, but not surprised, by the tireless efforts of our staff planning team to develop a focused, creative and realistic plan for our future.
Prayer – As we were in the midst of our planning efforts last summer, I was contacted by Rev. John Denninger who, until recently, served as Senior Pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Springfield, Virginia (John now serves as President of the Southeastern District of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod). For years, the Southeastern District Board of Directors has wrapped their decision-making in a very intentional discipline of focused prayer. This process has had a powerful impact on their work and they were looking for opportunities to share the process with other ministry organizations. John and Phil Morrow, a past chair of the Southeastern District board, generously agreed to come to our board meeting to help use focused prayer in our discernment efforts. John and Phil drew from specific portions of Scripture as the basis for meditation and prayer before, during and after the discernment and decision process. Instead of asking for God’s blessing after we made decisions, we asked God to speak to us during our discernment process. Doing so was a profound experience. It changed our discussions and helped us stay focused on discerning God’s Will for our ministry. Our board decided that this important process needs to be a central component of future meetings. Indeed, focused prayer was used again this past April as our board prayerfully committed to a plan for the future.
Ingredients God provides: people, community and prayer. God’s resources offered and invested for the sake of seeding new ministries of health and hope. Awesome!


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