Filmed on 27 November 2014; published on 3 December 2014; republished on 12 October 2017
Previously titled: Church Grounds as Sanctuary
- VIDEO BY ALICE
- SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
Dear Ones,
This video is about Trinity Episcopal Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and about the founder of the church, Thomas Claggett, who was the first bishop ordained in the United States.
Also: how church grounds can provide sanctuary for the spirit. And a little about my family. There’s a Summary after the video …
VIDEO BY ALICE
SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
As I recall, Thomas Claggett (1), who founded Trinity Episcopal Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was a distant relative of ours …
Image: Placard about Bishop Thomas Claggett, at Trinity Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: Placard about Bishop Thomas Claggett, at Trinity Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
My mom served on the Altar Guild at this Trinity Church. I always admired her skill at flower arranging. She taught me how, too.
Some of my relatives on my mom’s side of the family are buried here …
Image: Graveyard at Trinity Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: Graveyard at Trinity Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
I find there is something special about church grounds … In medieval times, churches offered ‘sanctuary’ from pursuit by enemy forces.
Image: Sunlight on window of Trinity Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, , CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: Sunlight on window of Trinity Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
But ‘sanctuary’ comes in many forms. Church grounds also offer protection for the spirit, sustenance for the Soul, though no words be spoken.
Image: Trinity Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: Trinity Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
… [sound of church bell tolling] … The ‘3 pm’ bell toll …
In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars
This blog has been added here … Link: “Compendium: My Childhood and Family, and Later Years,” by Alice B. Clagett, compiled and published on 21 March 2020; republished on 29 March 2020 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-haj ..
See also Link: “Descent of Grace: Sanctuary from the Demon Realm at Trinity Episcopal Church,” a story by Alice B. Clagett, Happened on 26 November 2014; written and published on 21 March 2020 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-haq ..
Image: Window of Trinity Episcopal Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
Image: Window of Trinity Episcopal Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, photo by Alice B. Clagett, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0
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FOOTNOTE
(1) Link: “Thomas John Claggett,” in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_John_Claggett ..
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–from Link: “Trinity Episcopal Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland,” a story by Alice B. Clagett, filmed on 27 November 2014; published on 3 December 2014; republished on 12 October 2017 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-7Ob ..
Alice B. Clagett
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