Where We Live, Part Five: Village Cinema

Our little village is rural and, well, little. We have a pub (which we have not yet tried out), we have a playground, and we have a village hall (which is currently being renovated so we haven't actually been inside). And we have a village church. This church serves as church, coffee shop, concert hall, and movie theater.

The first Tuesday of every month is village cinema night. The organizers choose one movie per month and it costs three pounds for a ticket to watch it at the church. So far, the movies have looked tempting, but it's usually too late at night for us to go due to sleepy kids. Last month, though, they showed Paddington 2 and since it was a kids' movie, they gave an extra matinee showing at 2 pm. Kids got in free. A movie in our backyard for three pounds? Not a bad deal!

We went, and the kids had a good time, although they didn't love the movie due to the suspense. (They get that from me--I hate suspense. I always want to know the ending before I watch.) They did, however, like the ice cream that was served during the intermission!


Here is a seek-and-find challenge for you...Can you find the Bible in the picture below? I'll give you a hint: I found it to be a rather non-traditional use...


We had a good time, and it was nice to see a bunch of kids gathered together. I'd say about a dozen kids from our village and the neighboring hamlets and villages came. We've now met most of the kids who live here permanently (rather than just on weekends) and they all seem nice and friendly.
All in all, despite the suspense, it was a fun way to spend the afternoon, and it was extra fun because we had just read about villagers watching a movie in their church in a World War II historical fiction we read together. So the kids liked reliving the story in real life.

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  1. din 'illahi1 May 2018 at 13:41

    I like when buildings get used in various ways.
    Speaking of uses for churches, we recently learned there in an Orthodox Church in a nearby town that is also a pub. Apparently church attendance was down and the church leaders thought a pub might be a good way to draw peopl3 in. 🤔

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    1. Rachel2 May 2018 at 04:55

      Ha, that's funny! They are trying to experiment with ways to draw people in here in the Anglican churches, too. They have started doing "family church" like the Good Friday service we went to, and also "messy church" with projects for children and stuff. I'm not sure they've expanded to "pub church", although that would probably be fairly popular!

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