just started english speaking chruch in stockholm. small now but will grow. last year they had 1 meeting a month, and this year, its now every week! great, now no need to go swedish church.
as usual, im doing sound.
Had a picnic last Sunday with the Church gang. It was midsummer day and so it was decided that we should meet the sun at the park.
vertical bbq!
Their charcoal there are reconstituted wood all of the same size, and the fire starter is made of paraffin.
my version of fried rice. those attending gave it rave reviews :)
hot dogs
kid 1
Kid 2
The gang
cold pasta
The long awaited chorizo (spicy sausage)
kids on a trampoline - ordinary:
large adult on trampoline - extraordinary!!!
desert: frozen strawberries and krispie, a puff made with marshmallow and butter.
kid 3
in Sweden, do as the Swedes
noticed a new weird form of transport.
I'm part of this group of Christians that gather every Sunday evening and are planning to start an English speaking church in Stockholm.
We're using the premise of Filedalfia Church, who bought over a castle, tore half down, and built a church. Since we are such a small group, the remaining castle part is where we gather. So here are pictures from teh different rooms on one of the levels.
notice the ancient porcelain fireplace?
the fireplace in this room has a mirror over it.
chandeliers retrofitted with bulbs.
triangle chair
the ceiling pattern is painted, not real wood.
four long rooms one after the other in a row. Its a huge place
biggest cathedral in scandinavia, the uppsala cathedral.
carl linnaeus was burried here, in the church, thats where the term 'over my dead body' came from. without him, we wouldnt have scientific genus and species names
the chruch is full of little nooks and corners for various famous people, and each has chapel dedicated to that person. probably something like patron saints in catholic churches.
lots of tapestry telling stories that im not familiar with.
this sight really intrigued me. the two with weapons are full figure, but the peaceful one with a book like thing, doesn thave his head. Blessed are the nerds who dont know how to use a sword for they shall not bother with heads anymore.
the arches are very majestic
tomb with decorated wall, marble carvings of the person asleep
the alter area
looking at teh entrance of the chruch from the alter
stained glass. there is one big one at each corner of the chruch corresponding to N, S, E and W.
a statue of Mary awaiting the second comming.
teh tomb of Gustaf Vasa, Sweden's first king. and his consort.
his corner is special, blue ceiling
looking up from under a chandelier
