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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">A Journey in Faith<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </em></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">‘We want to see where this experience takes us, emotionally and spiritually’ </span></em></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This year our summer holiday will be a little different! We plan to follow the route taken by the Apostle James on his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, a total journey of some 500 miles (which we aim to complete in two stages.) Having spoken to others and read about the film ‘The Way’ we know that it has the potential to be a life-changing experience. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will certainly take us out of our comfort zone as we will not know where we are sleeping from one day to the next and will be hoping to stay in refuges along the way.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">We are inspired to do this firstly because it is a major challenge to us personally and secondly because it is an opportunity to raise money for two very important causes – Brain Tumour Research, which desperately needs funding to improve 5 year survival rates and St James’ Church Cardington, especially to help sustain its rare and wonderful <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tradition of choral services.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Further information can be found on the Cardington website<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(</span><a href="http://www.cardington.org.uk/"><span style="color: #800080; font-family: Times New Roman;">www.cardington.org.uk</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">) including a route map and historical background. It will provide regular updates once we are underway.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">In the meantime keep a lookout for us in the local hills - fitness training and practising our basic Spanish!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ed and Clare </span></span></strong></p>
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