After dealing with some official club business, the members enjoyed another good lunch at the Expanse Hotel.
The Chairman, Len Collins, then introduced the speaker, Mr Michael Mortemore, whose subject was “How Christianity came to East Yorkshire”.
Michael began with the well-known story of how Pope Gregory saw some slaves from these islands in the market in Rome and was intrigued by their fair hair and skin. He eventually sent missionaries to Kent where St. Augustine established a church at Canterbury in about 604 AD. At the same time other missionaries were working in the far North and the Celtic areas of Britain but this caused problems later on as the two churches had different ideas about worship.
King Edwin of Northumbria was not a Christian at the start of his reign but his wife was and with the help of Bishop Paulinus, the King converted. This was around the year 625. At Easter 627, large numbers of people were baptised in York.
After many setbacks, Christianity became firmly established in Northumbria by the sons of King Edwin. Around the time of the Synod of Whitby (664), where the date of Easter was established, the two churches tried to reconcile their differences.
Michael concluded by reminding us that we know something of these times due to the work of the monk known as the Venerable Bede, who lived at Jarrow on Tyneside, around the start of the eighth Century.
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The Chairman then asked Canon Cyril Dawson to give a vote of thanks to the speaker.
Any retired or semi-retired gentleman interested in joining the club is welcome to contact us through our website: http://probusbridlington.weebly.com.
The Chairman, Len Collins, then introduced the speaker, Mr Michael Mortemore, whose subject was “How Christianity came to East Yorkshire”.
Michael began with the well-known story of how Pope Gregory saw some slaves from these islands in the market in Rome and was intrigued by their fair hair and skin. He eventually sent missionaries to Kent where St. Augustine established a church at Canterbury in about 604 AD. At the same time other missionaries were working in the far North and the Celtic areas of Britain but this caused problems later on as the two churches had different ideas about worship.
King Edwin of Northumbria was not a Christian at the start of his reign but his wife was and with the help of Bishop Paulinus, the King converted. This was around the year 625. At Easter 627, large numbers of people were baptised in York.
After many setbacks, Christianity became firmly established in Northumbria by the sons of King Edwin. Around the time of the Synod of Whitby (664), where the date of Easter was established, the two churches tried to reconcile their differences.
Michael concluded by reminding us that we know something of these times due to the work of the monk known as the Venerable Bede, who lived at Jarrow on Tyneside, around the start of the eighth Century.
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The Chairman then asked Canon Cyril Dawson to give a vote of thanks to the speaker.
Any retired or semi-retired gentleman interested in joining the club is welcome to contact us through our website: http://probusbridlington.weebly.com.