St Matthew’s Nativity Scene installed

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This is the final stable assembled and installed two days ago; it's doing what I hoped, which is to bring a bit of real Christmas cheer to local people - especially the children! Enjoy! Love and God bless, Andy :)

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 13:14:41

Andrew this is very impressive, well worth what must have been a supreme effort! Well done xx

Posted by Linda Ann Wilson-Barker on Sat 05 Dec 13:17:31

Thank you Linda for that lovely feedback; yes it was, someone's already asked me how much it would cost for their church; mercifully the £3K price tag was way beyond their budget; love and God bless, Andy xx

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 13:24:01

Magnificent Andrew. Well done. Hope it gets all the praise it deserves.

Posted by Jim Morris on Sat 05 Dec 14:05:45

Thank you Jim; I've just been down there as a local contractor are putting solar light in as well to make it even more visible, peace & love; God bless, Andy

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 14:19:41

How lovely to see it all installed. You've done a great job Andrew and the community will be thrilled

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 05 Dec 14:20:45

Thank you dear Heather for your lovely comments; yes, its gone down really well for people of all ages, and a local contractor is adding solar light tonight!; peace & love; God bless, Andy xx

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 14:24:03

I'm utterly speechless, Andrew. I have tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. They are offering peace and love to everyone. Your work portrays that, so much love and joy has gone into this work. Well done and God bless, Andy. x

Posted by Jacqueline Bartram on Sat 05 Dec 14:31:34

Thank you Jacqueline for that heartfelt (clearly) feedback! Lovely!; peace & love; God bless, Andy xx

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 14:33:32

That's great Andrew, congratulations on an obvious 'labour of love' very well done.

Posted by Russell Edwards on Sat 05 Dec 14:39:50

Thank you Russell for that great feedback and yes, you're absolutely right!; peace & love; God bless, Andy

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 14:42:40

Please post a pic with the lights working Andrew. I'm sure we all would love that.

Posted by Jim Morris on Sat 05 Dec 14:59:09

Thank you Jim, I will; I was hoping we would get snow on it too, but its missed us so far

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 15:17:03

This is wonderful, Andrew - a real labour of love - well done! What a lovely gift for all the community.

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Sat 05 Dec 15:20:41

Thank you dear Anne; it was that, and I pray a sign of hope for those hot hardest by COVID and its impact this year!; peace & love; God bless, Andy xx

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 15:27:03

This is wonderful Andrew. So beautiful to see the nativity rather than the more commercial side of Christmas. You must be very proud of this.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sat 05 Dec 15:39:11

Thank you dear Christine, yes, I'm really pleased, athough the stable was adapted by others; peace & love; God bless, Andy xx

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 15:56:24

I sincerly hope no snow appears (except artificial) Andrew. It would absolutely wreck it all.

Posted by Jim Morris on Sat 05 Dec 16:01:44

Thank you Jim for your concern; it's much more robust than it looks; I think it will be ok

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 16:10:42

Impressive. Really beautiful and I’d going to bring so much pleasure.

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Sat 05 Dec 17:33:27

Thank you Diana for those lovely comments; judging by the feedback I'm getting it certainly has fulfilled my hopes on that score! peace & love; God bless, Andy x

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 18:07:50

Well done Andrew!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sat 05 Dec 20:28:13

This is wonderful Andrew. What a joy for everyone to participate in this very blessed scene. You should be very proud of having achieved such a marvellous piece of craftsmanship. Have a wonderful Christmas and a creative, happy, New Year. God bless

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sat 05 Dec 20:28:45

Thank you dear Carole, for your lovely comments; yes, I am; its hugely exceeded my expectations on every front; peace & love but I hope we communicate before Christmas; in case we don;t enjoy yours and a MUCH happier 2021; much love and God bless, Andy xx

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 05 Dec 22:04:22

Thank you for all your lovely feedback; I've been amazed how much of a response the actual installation has had; the real Christmas clearly still matters; Peace and love; God bless, Andy 🙂❤️

Posted by Andrew Smith on Wed 03 Feb 06:38:22

Really thankful for all your lovely reflective responses and feedback on this Nativity ! I really appreciate it! Love and God bless, Andy

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05/12/2020

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This scene was created using a recycled shed and plywood, a friend with a jig saw and acrylic paint

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Andrew Smith

I’ve always loved water, its movement, its colour, its power. I had the privilege of working as a hydrologist for nine years before ordination, necessarily but enjoyably observing the movement of water in full flow or even in floods. That was thirty years ago but my love for moving water has not…

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