tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26925082.post1581949882291718582..comments2024-02-06T01:14:46.107+05:30Comments on Shimla Gallimaufry: i am a little church (no great cathedral)Geetalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10058285302290050058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26925082.post-75941982336318687672010-05-06T15:54:19.956+05:302010-05-06T15:54:19.956+05:30I will be visiting Shimla in two weeks time and I ...I will be visiting Shimla in two weeks time and I would like to attend mass in this little church. By any chance can you tell me if they have a saturday evening service and what time it is ?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541088639347696509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26925082.post-34497089076724179952010-04-23T19:05:47.911+05:302010-04-23T19:05:47.911+05:30Yes it is what I like best about them and in think...Yes it is what I like best about them and in thinking this we are not alone. When reading through the old visitors books for Shimla's two main churches one of the most striking things is the amount of times that people of all faiths say that they were struck by a sense of peace upon entering the building. To paraphrase Cummings:<br />I am a little church (removed from the frantic world <br />with its rapture and anguish) at peace with nature<br />Of course temples can have this as well, especially outside of the city, my favourite around Shimla is the new temple behind Tara Devi for precisely this reason, but the Churches seem to manage it even in the heart of the city. I wrote about such a peaceful experience in Christ church in my own blog once, you can read about it here if you like: http://shimlaproject.blogspot.com/2009/03/back-online-again.htmlDr Jonathan Miles-Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146911789091308756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26925082.post-11940697254707624232010-04-22T20:26:21.432+05:302010-04-22T20:26:21.432+05:30Wow, Dr Miles-Watson, thank you for that piece of ...Wow, Dr Miles-Watson, thank you for that piece of information. I love churches... they bring a lovely sense of peace, don't you think?Geetalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058285302290050058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26925082.post-85393638616970034122010-04-22T18:01:12.934+05:302010-04-22T18:01:12.934+05:30St Michael's is a wonderful church with a love...St Michael's is a wonderful church with a lovely and warm congregation, if you get a chance to drop by on a Sunday I am sure that they would welcome you. The Chancel window that you talk about above was originally designed in the late 19th C by a Bavarian (German) company which was destroyed in the Second World War. However, by the late 20th C it had fallen into severe disrepair and was lovingly restored by Vijay Kaushik, a Delhi based craftsman, over a period of 2 years. In its present form then I see it as a great example of European and Indian collaboration.Dr Jonathan Miles-Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146911789091308756noreply@blogger.com