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INTERVIEWER |
PAUL |
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How long have you attended St Andrew's? |
37 years |
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What do you do? |
Retired Civil
Servant (Hydrographic) |
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What church activities are you involved in? |
Sacristan,
Choir member, P.C.C. member, Diocesan Synod representative |
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What are your five favourite things? |
Porridge; the
flight of swifts; rain after drought; silence; St. David's (Pembs.) |
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What is your favourite television programme? |
Almost any
wildlife programme |
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If you could have lunch with two well known people, who would
you invite? |
Dante and Prof.
Penrose |
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What is one of the most important things you have learned in
life so far? |
A smile is
usually returned |
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Why is your Christian faith important to you? |
Because it puts
me in touch with Jesus Christ, without whom I could not believe
in a god. With him and his church, I can know myself to be
loved, understood, and forgiven my failures and disbeliefs; and
am set free to enjoy all God's gifts and trust him to make all
things good. |
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How does your faith affect the way in which you live your life
day to day? |
It makes it
easier for me to see other people as God's children, and
therefore my brothers and sisters. It encourages me to
persevere with work that I believe to be worthwhile. It
(surprisingly often) renews my ageing heart with praise and
wonder. |
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What is special about St. Andrew's for you? |
I've been
coming too long to be able to say, but particularly appreciate
St. Andrew's when I return from time away from this, my home
church. |
