Calvin College was founded in 1559 by John Calvin. Boys as young as seven were able to learn Latin, Greek, logic, rhetoric and Calvin's catechism. With the huge influx of French Huguenots after the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Calvin's College played a vital role in their training as pastors, as well as many other young men who flocked to Geneva to receive tutelage there. At the time of the Calvin's death it boasted fifteen hundred students. It's still used for education today.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Zurich's Police Station
You don't really expect to see flowers decorating a Police Station! While I was on a guided city tour of Zurich a week or two ago, we were able to see some of the colorful murals painted by local artists. Personally I preferred the medieval colors of the side chapel in St. Peter's Cathedral in Geneva and it's lovely to see some restoration work going on. We've still got some room on our Reformation Trails tour leaving in June and in September, so if you'd like to see Geneva and Zurich yourself, let us know!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Lausanne Free Church
Last Sunday I was delighted to visit Lausanne Free Church, which is a delightful congregation serving the English-speaking population in the Lausanne area. Pastor Derrick and his wife Ann invited me to a fabulous home-cooked lunch with the family, along with two other British couples. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and I look forward to my next visit there. If you are in Lausanne, the fellowship meets on Sunday morning and also has a coffee morning on Wednesdays. The web address is www.lausanne-english-church.com.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
The Queen visits Jamestown and Williamsburg
As a Brit living in the States, I'm excited about the Queen of England being on a visit to Virginia to help celebrate the 400 year anniversary of the founding of Jamestown."My visits to Jamestown and Williamsburg, separated by 50 years, symbolize for me the warmth and welcome Prince Philip and I have always received during our many visits to the United States over the years," the queen said during a private luncheon Friday in Colonial Williamsburg, the restored 18th-century capital of Virginia.
If you've not been to the Jamestown/Williamsburg/Yorktown area in awhile, it's definitely the year to visit! We'll be hosting a clergy retreat there in August called "Reclaiming the Joy of Ministry" and would love to welcome you there. If you'd like to do a family or group tour, just let us know and we'll be happy to arrange it.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
New D-Day Center at the Normandy American Cemetery in France
Sixty-three years after Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to turn the tide of World War II in Europe, a new visitor center at the Normandy American Cemetery in France will open on June 6 to tell the story of the 9,387 Americans buried there and put the D-Day landings and follow-on battle in Europe in perspective. The $30 million visitor center will be dedicated and opened to the public on June 6, 2007, during the annual D-Day commemorations. The center is sited in a wooded area of the cemetery approximately 100 yards east of the Garden of the Missing. Normandy is the American Battle Monuments Commission's most visited cemetery, receiving approximately one million visitors each year. By relating the global significance and meaning of Operation OVERLORD, the center will pay tribute to the values and sacrifices of the World War II generation. Visit http://www.abmc.gov/ or http://www.franceguide.com/.
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