Churches

This is the pretty stone church in the Foulon Cemetery where we held the funeral for Catriona:
                                                                         

The Island of Guernsey has 10 Parishes (cities), with St. Peter Port being the capital and largest with a population of about 15,000.  Two other Parishes have 8,000; the rest are smaller ...and all total  about 65,000 people on the entire island.   Each Parish has an old stone church, with a tall steeple one can see above the trees.

  

This is the Vale Parish Church:

We are told that attendance at these churches has declined over the past few years.  Several of the churches have been turned into other venues ... such as charity shops (used clothing)  or art and homemade crafts shops.  

This one in St. Peter Port - called St. James - has been restored/repaired and is now also used as a concert hall.  Last spring, we attended a performance of  the Messiah there.  The acoustics were great.  It is a favorite place for weddings.